Topic: Germany — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Berlin pursues de-risking, hundreds of visa applicants in China are rejected each year, an investigation finds
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Nearly half of Germans believe Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be out of office by the end of the year, a new survey has indicated, as his approval hits record lows and speculation over his future mounts ahead of crucial state elections.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bill Gates turned the vast financial resources of his foundation into political leverage, using its wealth to pressure governments to spend more on vaccination, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Diesel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz is bracing for a fresh barrage of bad news that is expected to intensify questions about his capacity to remain Germany’s leader when results of two regional elections come in on Sunday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The era of unconditional friendship with the US is coming to an end, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said, blaming Washington for the deterioration in relations.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Much of Germany went to bed on Sept. 6 worried as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored a sweeping victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election. The party won nearly 44 percent of the vote but came three seats short of winning control of the state parliament. Support for the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany, buffeted by the low approval ratings of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, fell by more than half.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A third person has died from malaria after a recent cluster of cases linked to Frankfurt Airport, in what German officials have described as an extremely rare air-traffic-related outbreak of the tropical disease.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Kremlin sources are sounding the alarm over increasing NATO flights observed flying closely to Russia's border, amid dangerously heightened rhetoric over alleged Russian drone incursions in the Baltics and Poland, as well as accusations of a Russian-backed UAV sabotage campaign in Germany and central Europe.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A series of mysterious explosions have rocked the central German city of Frankfurt and the surrounding area this week, with police investigating possible links to organized crime.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-18 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jewish students in Germany experience significantly greater psychological strain than their non-Jewish peers, a new study by researchers from the University of Regensburg and the Sigmund Freud Private University Berlin has revealed.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Depois das recentes eleições regionais em Saxônia-Anhalt, que deram vitória ao partido de ultradireita Alternativa para a Alemanha (AfD), chegou a vez de Mecklemburgo-Pomerânia Ocidental, no nordeste do país. Esta disputa eleitoral será mais um teste para a política alemã, já que a legenda AfD lidera as pesquisas de intenção de voto também no estado, desafiando a popularidade da atual governadora de Mecklemburgo-Pomerânia Ocidental, a social-democrata Manuela Schwesig.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 23:12 UTC+10:00] [Berlim] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A poucos dias da eleição estadual em Berlim, o partido A Esquerda aparece ligeiramente à frente nas pesquisas de intenção de voto, abrindo uma disputa acirrada com a conservadora União Democrata Cristã (CDU). Caso a sigla saia vitoriosa da votação no próximo domingo (20/09), a candidata Elif Eralp poderá ser a primeira prefeita da cidade-estado pela sua legenda, que vem perdendo força no resto do Leste da Alemanha.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jurgen Klopp was Liverpool manager from 2015 to 2024
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 20:42 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Comments follow far-right election win in Saxony-Anhalt
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 19:14 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “serious tariffs” and a cut to trade after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member, calling the idea “laughable”.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Head coach of the German national soccer team Juergen Klopp talks to media before the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chancellor Friedrich Merz braces for potential double election blow this weekend as pressure mounts on his leadership
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 16:05 UTC+10:00] [UN General Assembly] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chancellor Friedrich Merz braces for potential double election blow this weekend as pressure mounts on his leadership
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Far right] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces the threat of being ousted as soon as this weekend, just 16 months after entering office promising an ambitious reform agenda and vowing to bring back German leadership in Europe.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: First row, from left, France’s Minister for Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital Security Bruno Le Maire; German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles, middle and back row, from left, Google’s James Manyika, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Tino Cuellar,
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Friedrich Merz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: No início desta semana, o chanceler federal da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, estava em Rovaniemi, na Finlândia, quase 1.800 quilômetros ao norte de Berlim, para debater temas como matérias-primas, geopolítica, segurança e mudança climática com outros líderes europeus.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cole Campbell celebra tras anotar un gol para Elversberg en el encuentro de la Bundesliga ante Bayer Leverkusen, el sábado 29 de agosto de 2026. (Harald Tittel/dpa via AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Friedrich Merz is facing increasing questions over whether he should remain chancellor and continue as CDU leader
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 00:48 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: WASHINGTON — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius came to the Pentagon on Wednesday with a dilemma: Berlin wants a stronger, more self-reliant European military, but much of what it needs comes from the United States.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elversberg’s Cole Campbell celebrates after scoring during a Bundesliga soccer match between Elversberg and Bayer Leverkusen, in Spiesen-Elversberg, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (Harald Tittel/dpa via AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-17 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Freidrich Merz has reportedly canceled his planned trip to the UN General Assembly in New York, as his political future hangs in the balance after a landslide loss to the right-wing AfD in state elections.Merz was scheduled to travel to New York next week, where high-level meetings between world leaders kick off at UN headquarters.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Spitzenkandidat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ein Analyse-Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland. Wöchentlich, in 25 Minuten.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 22:40 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chancellor cancels plan to speak at the UN as far-right AfD target further gains in elections this weekend
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new tactical vehicle for Germany’s special forces, marking the first public appearance of the TAHR, a platform built on IAI’s ELTA ZD chassis and produced by Flensburg Technology Systems (FTS).
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: No início desta semana, o chanceler federal Friedrich Merz (CDU) encontrava-se em Rovaniemi, no norte da Finlândia, a quase 1.800 quilómetros a norte de Berlim, mas nem assim conseguiu escapar à agitação na capital alemã.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Members of Germany's Bundestag visited Korea's National Tax Service for the first time to discuss digital tax administration and the use of artificial intelligence, the tax agency said Wednesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 19:54 UTC+10:00] [Alemanha] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Com pouco mais de 1,5 milhões de habitantes, Mecklemburgo-Pomerânia Ocidental, na Alemanha de Leste, vai às urnas no próximo domingo, numa eleição marcada pelo envelhecimento da população, pela migração e pelas diferenças entre cidades e zonas rurais.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Friedrich Merz opts to remain in Berlin following far-right AfD gains and ahead of crucial regional votes
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Friedrich Merz opts to remain in Berlin following far-right AfD gains and ahead of crucial regional votes
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference after a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new poll in Germany has delivered yet another shocking blow to the political establishment. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reached 30 percent for the first time while stretching its lead over the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) to 10 points, with the Union reaching a historic low of just 20 percent.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 13:30 UTC+10:00] [2040 climate target] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Rixa Fürsen, Maximilian Stascheit und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt – kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis samstags ab 5 Uhr.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The German Defense Ministry has a secretive military unit dedicated solely to facilitating cooperation between Berlin and Kiev, including meeting Ukraine’s weapons demands, the Financial Times has reported. Dubbed Sonderstab Ukraine (Special Staff Ukraine), the unit processes arms procurement contracts signed by Kiev under Berlin’s military support program, which amounts to €11.5 billion ($13.27 billion) this year alone.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIV - Dino Toppmöller, el entonces técnico de Eintracht Frankfurt, previo al partido contra Leipzig en la Bundesliga, el 6 de diciembre de 2025, en Fráncfort. (Jan Woitas/dpa vía AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 05:29 UTC+10:00] [Crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Chancellor Friedrich Merz will not fly to New York next Tuesday to attend the United Nations General Assembly as planned.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: "The people want political change," said Alice Weidel on 6 September. She joined 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund in Magdeburg, the capital of the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, to celebrate an unprecedented victory for Alternative for Germany (AfD).
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-16 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Greece’s Central Archaeological Council advised against letting three Greek museums temporarily loan 12 Parthenon Sculptures to Frankfurt’s Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection, international media reported last week.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-15 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Police said they are investigating death threats made against a senior Jewish leader in Germany, after she criticized the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-15 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are caught between China’s growing competitive threat and its importance as a market, manufacturer and source of growth
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-15 19:09 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are caught between China’s growing competitive threat and its importance as a market, manufacturer and source of growth
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-15 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The budget ministry said Tuesday it shared South Korea's experience in responding to transformation and demographic changes driven by artificial intelligence (AI) with a visiting German parliamentary delegation.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-15 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-15 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Grievance politics has grown in the east of the country where I was born. But west Germans have hard questions to answer too
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-09-15 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The far-right Alternative for Germany party tripled its vote in Lower Saxony’s local elections from five years ago, coming in third in a race won by Germany’s leading conservative party.
--------------------------------------------------------------------