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Germany's Maas says Turkey 'invasion' illegitimate under international law

Germany's foreign minister has described Turkey's offensive against Syrian Kurds as an "invasion" and said Berlin saw it as illegitimate. But the Turkish president's spokesman said Ankara's forces merited gratitude.  

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Germany: No total arms export ban for Turkey despite Merkel's promise

German-made Turkish tank in Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel last week vowed to halt weapons exports to Turkey due to its offensive against Syrian Kurds in northern Syria. But the Economics Ministry now says the ban isn't so far-reaching.  

Kurds, German supporters rally in resistance to Turkish offensive in Syria

Demonstrators in Cologne protest Turkey's offensive in northeastern Syria (DW/C. Winter)

Turkey's military incursion into northeast Syria is reverberating among Kurds in Germany and their supporters. Germany has the largest Kurdish diaspora in the world.  

German defense minister harshly criticizes US and Turkey

US and Turkish troops side-by-side in Syria

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has condemned the US and Turkey for endangering the stability of the NATO alliance. She also called on Germany to be more assertive in helping solve international conflicts.  

Germany: Thousands attend concert honoring victims of Halle shooting

Crowd watches the performace in Halle

Popular German musicians took to the stage in Halle for a concert dedicated to the victims of the recent far-right attack. A heavily armed man killed two people after trying and failing to enter the local synagogue.  

German politicians slam right-wing populist AfD over rising anti-Semitism

A member of the Halle Jewish community stands next to its synagogue after an attempted attack (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Woitas)

Politicians and researchers accuse the Alternative for Germany of complicity in the recent synagogue attack, saying the party agitates via propaganda online and in parliament. The AfD vehemently rejects such accusations.  

German officials present plan to combat anti-Semitic violence, far-right extremism

Police at a synagogue (Getty Images/AFP/M. Tantussi)

Interior officials have presented measures to fight extremism following last week's synagogue shooting. Proposed measures included extra protection for synagogues and fast-tracking investigations of anti-Semitic crime.  

Germany: Far-right PEGIDA and critics hold opposing Dresden rallies

Anti-PEGIDA protest in Dresden

Five years after anti-immigration group PEGIDA held its first rally, supporters have been challenged by four counterdemonstrations. Leader Lutz Bachmann is being probed after calling for his opponents to be killed.  

Strikes at Lufthansa subsidiary airlines cause cancellations

An arrivals board at Berlin's Tegel airport lists cancelled flights

Flight attendants working for smaller divisions of airline group Lufthansa are striking over pay and pensions. The UFO union's extended strike has led to cancellations at airports in Germany.  

Looted colonial art: Germany to set up new contact office

bronze masks fronm BBenin (picture-alliance/dpa/D. Bockwoldt)

Germany plans to set up a central contact office to help facilitate the return of African works of art looted in the colonial era. But will that make the process more transparent? Critics are wary.  

Germany: 'Highly aggressive cow' sparks lengthy police chase in Bavaria

A close up of a cow

A rampaging cow prompted German police to deploy a helicopter with thermal imaging abilities after the animal ripped through a Bavarian town. The cow attacked its owner, smashed a greenhouse and damaged a patrol car.  

Germans happier in a reunified country, 30 years on

East- West German inequality (picture-alliance/blickwinkel/McPHOTO/C. Ohde)

People in Germany are happier than they have been in the last three decades, according to a new survey. Even former East Germans are becoming more optimistic, though they still harbor differing political views.  

Train carrying hundreds of football fans catches fire in Berlin

Two firefighters near Bellevue station on October 19

A privately owned train had been carrying fans back to Freiburg when it caught fire at a station in central Berlin. The train was evacuated and only three people were injured.  

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