Topic: Germany — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has invoked the history of the Nazi Holocaust as he branded Germany "hypocrites" after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was "deeply concerned" about settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-14 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, recibe al presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, para consultas entre sus gobiernos en Berlín, Alemania, el 14 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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[2026-04-14 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for German-Ukrainian government consultations in Berlin Germany, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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[2026-04-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: German police statistics for 2025 reveal that the number of reported rapes in Germany has reached its highest level in several years.reaching approximately 13,920 cases under the specific legal paragraphs.
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[2026-04-14 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Der Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-04-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had a spring in his step after Hungary’s Péter Magyar stunningly routed incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday.
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[2026-04-14 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has become the world’s most unpopular leader, according to US-based opinion research institute Morning Consult.
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[2026-04-14 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has become the world’s most unpopular leader, according to US-based opinion research institute Morning Consult.
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[2026-04-14 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer was roundly heckled by protesters and victims’ relatives during a commemorative event at the Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday.
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[2026-04-14 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer was roundly heckled by protesters and victims’ relatives during a commemorative event at the Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday.
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[2026-04-14 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German defense giant Rheinmetall is reportedly falling behind smaller competitors in the race to develop a new kamikaze drone, which in its current state is “not dangerous even to inflatable tanks,” according to the Berliner Zeitung.
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[2026-04-14 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German defense giant Rheinmetall is reportedly falling behind smaller competitors in the race to develop a new kamikaze drone, which in its current state is “not dangerous even to inflatable tanks,” according to the Berliner Zeitung.
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[2026-04-14 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Union Berlin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marie-Louise Eta has been tasked with saving Union Berlin from Bundesliga relegation in a groundbreaking appointment
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[2026-04-13 20:07 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — The leaders of Germany’s centrist coalition on Monday announced a range of measures to tackle the fallout of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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[2026-04-13 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Union Berlin’s assistant coach Marie-Louise Eta looks oon before the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and FC Augsburg in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP, File)
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[2026-04-13 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 25 de noviembre del 2023, la asistente del Unión de Berlín Marie-Louise Eta antes del encuentro ante el Augsburg en la Bundesliga. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP, File)
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[2026-04-13 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Isak Johannesson del Colonia celebra con Luca Waldschmidt celebra tras anotar en el encuentro ante el Werder Bremen de la Bundesliga el domingo 12 de abril del 2026. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)
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[2026-04-13 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Koln’s Isak Johannesson celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Koln and Werder Bremen and Werder Bremen, in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)
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[2026-04-12 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Union Berlin’s co-coach Marie-Louise Eta leads a soccer training session on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Matthias Koch/dpa via AP, File)
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[2026-04-12 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Robert Andrich del Bayern Leverkusen celebra tras anotar en el encuentro de la Bundesliga ante el Borussia Dortmund el sábado 11 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-04-12 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Leverkusen’s Robert Andrich celebrates after scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-04-11 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi has told his German counterpart, Johan Wadephul, that Iran is entering talks with the US with "complete distrust", according to the Mehr news agency.
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[2026-04-11 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alexis Claude-Maurice anota de penal un gol para Augsburg en el empate 2-2 contra Hoffenheim en la Bundesliga, el viernes 10 de abril de 2026. (Harry Langer/dpa vía AP)
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[2026-04-11 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Augsburg’s Alexis Claude-Maurice, left, shoots a penalty kick over the bar during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Harry Langer/dpa via AP)
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[2026-04-11 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Explosions lightly damaged an Israeli restaurant in the German city of Munich early Friday, in what police there say may have been an antisemitic attack.
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[2026-04-11 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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[2026-04-11 00:20 UTC+10:00] [Algorithms] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A powerful new AI model unveiled by Anthropic is a “paradigm change in the nature of cyber threats,” the head of Germany’s cyber agency told POLITICO.
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[2026-04-10 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The German football giants FC Bayern Munich announced Friday they will visit South Korea in August for a preseason exhibition match against a domestic club.
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[2026-04-10 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Der Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-04-10 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The dramatic story of the Graf Spee…a German pocket battleship of WW II, was forcibly brought to memory upon reading Admiral Priyantha Perera’s interesting article in the Daily News of March 20th dealing with the neutrality of the seas. I read the story of the Graf Spee in The Reader’s Digest somewhere in the 1950s and was immediately fascinated by the tale of national pride and courage.
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[2026-04-10 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday he did not want Nato to break up over the US-Israeli war on Iran, as US President Donald Trump ratcheted up his threat to impose costs on the alliance if members did not deploy forces to the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-10 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that Berlin won't participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz before the U.S.-Israel war with Iran ends, ruling out concrete steps in the coming days despite pressure from the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-10 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron walks to greet Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-09 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bayern’s Harry Kane, left, and teammate Joshua Kimmich look at the fans after the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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[2026-04-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ein Analyse-Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland. Wöchentlich, in 25 Minuten.
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[2026-04-08 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In 1931, a German publisher released a book titled “One Hundred Authors Against Einstein,” in which the great physicist’s fellow experts argued against his theory of relativity.
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[2026-04-08 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that Berlin welcomes the two-week ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran, calling it an opportunity to pursue a lasting end to the conflict.
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[2026-04-08 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany’s military spending shot up by over 23% to €39 billion ($45 billion) last year, pushing the budget deficit to the highest level in four years, the Federal Statistical Office has reported.
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[2026-04-08 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany’s military spending shot up by over 23% to €39 billion ($45 billion) last year, pushing the budget deficit to the highest level in four years, the Federal Statistical Office has reported.
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[2026-04-07 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany’s continued military buildup could lead to another tragedy on a global scale, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned.
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[2026-04-07 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany’s continued military buildup could lead to another tragedy on a global scale, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned.
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[2026-04-07 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bayern’s Harry Kane during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-04-07 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cologne’s Sebastian Sebulonsen, right, and Frankfurt’s Nathaniel Brown, left, and Arnaud Kalimuendo battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Cologne in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
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[2026-04-07 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El pitcher de los Padres de San Diego Germán Márquez lanza en la primera entrada ante los Piratas de Pittsburgh el lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Gene J. Puskar)
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[2026-04-07 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Friedrich Merz] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The European powers are leading calls for de-escalation but analyst notes ‘the age of soft power as a substitute for hard capacity is over’
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[2026-04-07 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: German males aged between 17 and 45 may need to seek approval for lengthy stays abroad, under changes introduced as part of a new law which introduced voluntary military service.
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[2026-04-06 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bayern’s Harry Kane during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-04-06 22:20 UTC+10:00] [Endangered species] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlife
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[2026-04-06 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A schoolgirl from a low-income family in the Ambepitiya, Anandagama area of the Beruwala Divisional Secretariat has been gifted a bicycle to support her education.
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[2026-04-06 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: German has given English many useful words. Some are valuable in the current crisis: schadenfreude, joy in the misfortunes of others, or Energiewende, the transition to low-carbon energy. We could add another, schwerpunkt, the decisive point of a military campaign. In the war the US is waging against Iran now, this centre of gravity is the Strait of Hormuz – but does Washington know it?
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