The Dachau memorial is hosting commemorative events and dedicating a plaque in honor of the U.S. Army’s 45th Infantry Division that first encountered prisoners alive at the camp 80 years ago.
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Here’s what to know about Germany’s election this Sunday
An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on the minds of German voters. The far-right AfD is polling in second place.
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Elon Musk’s latest foray into politics: a live chat with Germany’s far-right candidate
With Germany’s election in six weeks, Elon Musk was full of praise for his livestream guest on X: Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s candidate for chancellor.
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At least one dead and 50 injured after a car plowed into a German Christmas market
A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg in what authorities suspect was an attack. The driver was arrested.
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Germany’s Scholz loses a confidence vote, triggering new elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.
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France’s toppled government adds to the European Union’s bigger political problems
The political instability in France — and simultaneously in Germany, where the governing coalition collapsed a month ago — could have wide-ranging consequences.
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Germany’s coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament in January that is expected to lead to early elections next March.
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‘End of an era’: Biden heads for a farewell trip to Germany. Here’s what to know
It’s expected to be a meeting of great political importance — especially for Europe.
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In ‘Miss Merkel,’ Germany’s former chancellor is a crime-solving amateur detective
The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom.
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Knife attack at a German festival leaves 3 people dead, police say
Three people were killed and at least five were seriously wounded in a knife attack Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, police said. The perpetrator was on the run, they said.
