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Survivor calls on Germany to fight hate on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher has urged the German parliament to fight the spreading "cancer" of hatred, recalling the suffering she endured at the hands of the Nazis.

Muslim contributions to the Soviet and allied victory over Nazi Germany

Lack of or belated official recognition marked Muslim contribution to the Soviet war effort, even though it was an ethnic Kazakh soldier, Rakhimzhan Qoshkarbaev who was the first to raise former USSR’s flag at the German parliament building.

Germany hits back over US coronavirus vaccine interest

Citing sources close to the German government, a local newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump had offered "a billion dollars" to secure the vaccine "only for the United States".

China summons German envoy over HK activist Wong's visit

Meeting between Germany's foreign minister and Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong will damage Germany's ties with China, Beijing's envoy to Berlin says, in an unusually direct verbal attack on an important trade partner.

Far-right conversions to Islam are a slap to the face of extremism

When Islamophobes convert to Islam, it's an opportunity for everyone to build bridges.

Life for Syrians across Europe remains precarious seven years on

A rise in right-wing nationalism across the European Union has resulted in increased hardship for many Syrian refugees. Seven years after fleeing the war in Syria many struggle to build their lives in a hostile anti-Muslim environment.

What will the new German coalition government mean for Turkey?

Relations between Germany and Turkey—and by extension the EU—are unlikely to improve as the new coalition government in Germany takes shape.

German parliament suspends law restricting refugee family intake

As part of ongoing coalition talks, a new law has been introduced to limit the number of migrants allowed to settle in Germany to 1,000 per month.

Germany's far-right AfD rises after election breakthrough

Chancellor Angela Merkel was Europe's most powerful politician but many of her traditional supporters punished her by voting AfD.

Who's who in Germany’s political crisis?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s future hangs in the balance after her conservative CDU/CSU bloc failed to forge a coalition with the centrist Free Democratic Party and environmentalist Greens.

UK's May pledges to protect Europe from Russian threats

The British government is playing one its strongest cards in the Brexit negotiations by offering to put its defence and security assets at the disposal of the EU in the hope of winning concessions on future trading and economic relations.

Merkel wins fourth term but loses support to surging far-right

Exit polls show that Merkel's conservative bloc slumped to 32.9% of the vote - down from 41.5% at the last election in 2013. It is their worst result since 1949.