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German journalist freed from Syria detention, now back home

German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann, who disappeared in Syria in January and was later confirmed to have been detained there, has returned to Germany, her lawyer told AFP on Friday.

19 Jun 2026-22:36
Auschwitz marks 86 years since first prisoner transport

Commemoration ceremonies have been held to mark the 86th anniversary of the first transport of prisoners to the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.

14 Jun 2026-15:19
EU army dream collapses as Franco-German jet fighter project fails - VIDEO

A long-running plan to build a Franco-German jet fighter seen by European Union federalists as a stepping stone toward a future EU army has collapsed after Airbus and Dassault Aviation failed to agree on leadership of the project.

12 Jun 2026-11:58
D-Day 82nd anniversary commemorated in Normandy - VIDEO

World leaders and the last surviving veterans gathered in Normandy, France, on Saturday to mark the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, with ceremonies held in Langrune-sur-Mer and Colleville-sur-Mer paying tribute to the Allied forces that launched the liberation of Europe in 1944.

07 Jun 2026-11:43
Chancellor Friedrich Merz rules out coalition with far-right AfD

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has firmly shut down any possibility of forming a government coalition with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, branding them a direct threat to the country’s postwar democratic foundation.

02 Jun 2026-16:40
German students demand academic boycott of Israel

Students at the Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin) staged a demonstration on campus on Thursday, demanding that the university administration cut all academic ties with Israeli institutions.

28 May 2026-22:17
How a German teenager landed a Cessna near the Kremlin and humiliated the Soviet air defense system

On May 28, 1987, one of the most extraordinary incidents of the late Soviet era unfolded in the heart of Moscow. On Soviet Border Guards Day, when the country’s security system was expected to be especially alert, a small single-engine Cessna aircraft landed near Red Square. At the controls was not a spy, a military pilot, or a participant in a secret operation, but an 18-year-old West German amateur pilot named Mathias Rust.

28 May 2026-00:15
Accused German Red Army Faction militant sentenced to 13 years

A German court sentenced Daniela Klette, identified by police as a former member of the extreme-left Red Army Faction, to 13 ‌years in prison on Wednesday for a series of armed robberies.

27 May 2026-21:00
5.8-magnitude quake hits Leeward Islands

16 May 2026-19:13
Volkswagen unions reject plant closures amid pressure on German factories

Labour leaders at Volkswagen have reaffirmed their opposition to factory closures in Germany, insisting that agreements reached with unions in 2024 must be respected despite growing pressure on the company to reduce excess production capacity.

15 May 2026-13:36