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Magdeburg Christmas market reopens a year after deadly car-ramming attack

At least €250,000 was invested in new security systems, including concrete blocks that are supposed to keep cars from entering the market, German outlets reported.

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Christmas market in Germany opens after last year's deadly attack in the city of Magdeburg

The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has opened almost a year after a car-ramming attack killed six people

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Germany presented its newly developed Leopard 2A8 tank

Germany unveiled its new Leopard 2A8 tank as the EU announced fresh defense spending, with the first units set for testing in 2026 and several European countries already placing orders.

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German dancing duo, The Kessler Twins, die aged 89 by 'joint assisted suicide'

Widely known in Germany as the 'legs of the nation', twins Alice and Ellen Kessler were found dead in their flat near Munich on Monday. Police have now revealed that the 89-year-old sisters died by 'joint assisted suicide.'

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Germany's Kessler twins, who became dance stars in the 50s and 60s, die at 89

Alice and Ellen Kessler, twin dancers and singers who launched their international career in the 1950s and performed with Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte, have died, police in Germany said

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Make way for the flock! Hundreds of sheep head through German city to their winter pastures

Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through the center on its way to its winter quarters

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Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to constitutional order

The Interior Ministry said Muslim Interaktiv represented a threat to the country's constitutional order by promoting antisemitism and discrimination against women and sexual minorities.

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Museum makes appeal to Taylor Swift after fans flock to see ‘Ophelia’ painting

A German museum has seen hundreds of additional visitors due to a scene in Swift’s new video

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German mayor in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in ‘abhorrent attack’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the attack, which happened just days after the mayor was elected

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Munich Airport reopens after second closure in 24 hours due to suspected drones

Authorities said delays were expected to continue throughout Saturday despite the reopening.

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Munich airport temporarily shut after drone sightings in the area

Officials say Munich airport has been temporarily shut down after a string of drone sightings in the area

The Independent UK

Mystery drone sightings reported over critical infrastructure in northern Germany

German authorities are investigating reports of unidentified drones potentially spying on critical infrastructure in Schleswig-Holstein

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Former aide to German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament is convicted of spying for China

A German man who worked for a far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament has been convicted of spying for China

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Schwarzenegger directs a band in a beer tent at Munich's Oktoberfest

Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken up the baton at Munich’s Oktoberfest

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Danish defense ministry reports renewed drone sightings at military facilities

The Danish defense ministry reports that drones have been spotted at several defense facilities overnight Friday into Saturday

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German court convicts suspect of murder in police killing, sentences him to life in prison

The suspect in a knife attack that killed a police officer in Mannheim, Germany, last year has been convicted of murder

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“We currently have very good sales figures,” the German factory manager said. Registration numbers show the exact opposite.

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Germany lifts immunity of AfD lawmaker and police search his home over China spying allegations

Maximilian Krah also had his offices at the European Parliament searched in connection with one of his assistants who was arrested last year on suspicion of spying for China.

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German parliament lifts immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker and police search his home

Germany’s parliament has lifted the immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker with the Alternative for Germany party, after which authorities searched his home and offices

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Man convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison

The state court in Düsseldorf convicted him of three counts of murder, 10 of attempted murder and membership of the so-called Islamic State, German news agency dpa reported.

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Social media rife with conspiracy theories after 16 candidates die ahead of German local elections

State police looking into the initial four deaths, which were announced on 1 September, told the German Press Agency (dpa) that there was no evidence of any third party involvement.

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At least 30 people killed in landslide as heavy rains batter northern India

Search and rescue operations are under way in response to a landslide near Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra area.

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Netherlands sending 300 troops, Patriot missile systems to Poland

Dutch defence minister announces details of support for Poland as Polish authorities accuse Russia of ‘provocation’.

The Independent UK

3 elves are cycling from the German town of St. Nikolaus to Finland's Santa Claus Village

Three postal workers have set off on a nearly 3000-kilometer bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the small town of Rovaniemi, Finland

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Zoo kills 12 baboons despite protests from animal rights groups

The zoo said the enclosure housing the baboons was almost double the allowed capacity

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