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German FM says ‘purely military approach’ not the solution in Gaza

September 6, 2024 admin

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reacts during a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday (September 6, 2024) that a military approach alone was not the solution to Israel’s war against Hamas…

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Germany’s Far-Right Poised To Win Regional Elections

September 1, 2024 admin

The AfD was created in 2013 as an anti-euro group before it became an anti-immigration party Two east German states have begun casting votes today, with the far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) poised to win a state election for the first time. AfD’s win would mark the first time a far-right party has…

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Woman Attacks Passengers With Knife On Bus In Germany, 5 Injured: Cops

August 30, 2024 admin

The police has clarified that they do not suspect terrorism to be a motivating factor. (Representational) Berlin: On Friday evening, a violent incident occurred on a bus in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, leaving five people injured after a woman attacked them with a knife, local police confirmed, Xinhua reported. Notably, the woman has been arrested….

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Syrian Man Confesses To Killing 3 In Germany Stabbing Attack

August 25, 2024 admin

Police said in a statement that the suspect was a 26-year-old Syrian Solingen, Germany: German police said Sunday that a Syrian man has given himself up and confessed to killing three people and wounding eight others in a knife rampage at a street festival. The random attack as thousands of people gathered on Friday night…

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Several People Dead In Stabbing Incident In Western Germany: Report

August 23, 2024 admin

Several people dead in stabbing incident in the western German city of Solingen. Berlin: Several individuals were killed on Friday night when a man stabbed passers-by at random with a knife at a city festival in the western German city of Solingen, newspaper Bild reported. Bild reported that the event occurred around 9:45 pm local…

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Manuel Neuer Announces Germany Retirement At The Age Of 38

August 21, 2024 admin

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday at the age of 38. Bayern Munich veteran Neuer played 124 matches for Germany, captaining his country 61 times. His final appearance came in the quarter-final loss to eventual champions Spain at Euro 2024. Neuer wrote…

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Germany Captain Ilkay Gundogan Announces International Retirement

August 19, 2024 admin

Ilkay Gundogan in action at Euro 2024.© AFP Germany captain Ilkay Gundogan announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024. “After a few weeks of reflection, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to end my national team career,” Gundogan said in a…

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Ferris Wheel Catches Fire, Leaves 30 Injured At Summer Festival In Germany

August 18, 2024 admin

The fire has been put out, leaving the two gondolas destroyed. A Ferris wheel caught fire at a German summer music festival and injured at least thirty people, including four police officers, as per a report in the New York Post. The incident took place in a gondola at the Highfield Festival at Stormthaler Lake,…

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2 Dead, Several Feared Trapped After Hotel In Germany Collapses

August 7, 2024 admin

A woman and a man were killed in the accident, police spokesman said Berlin: Rescue teams were Wednesday working to free people trapped after part of a hotel collapsed in western Germany, killing two and injuring several others, authorities said. A floor in the hotel in Kroev, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west…

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India Lose Hockey Semi-Final 3-2 vs Germany, To Play For Bronze In Paris Olympics 2024

August 6, 2024 admin

India men’s hockey team after losing their semi-final defeat to Germany at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP India missed a golden chance to enter the hockey final of the Olympics for the first time in 44 years as they went down 2-3 to Germany in a close last-four clash at the Paris Games here…

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