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Church organization condemns German arms export policy

The German government is not keeping its promises of restricting arms exports to countries fighting in Yemen, a church organization has said. Arms firms are selling weapons to Saudi Arabia via foreign subsidiaries. Go to article

Saudis slam US Khashoggi resolution 12h ago

Demonstrators in front of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul protest the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia has rejected a resolution by the US Senate directly blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of dissident Jamal Khashoggi. Riyadh has accused the US of undermining its sovereignty.

France to tax tech giants from 2019 2h ago

Logos of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple (picture-alliance/dpa)

In early December, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said France would give the EU until March to come up with a deal on taxing US internet giants. But ten days later he announced the tax would be introduced on January 1.

German police shoot dead 74-year-old man 5h ago

Police car in Bochum (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Kusch)

The man was fatally shot after he suddenly pulled out an object as police were trying to identify him. Law enforcement officers in Germany very rarely use their firearms.

Extremist group in Frankfurt police: report 11h ago

A lawyer who represented victims of far-right violence had her daughter threatened, possibly by extremist police. The resulting investigation has revealed a neo-Nazi network within the Frankfurt police force.

Hungary: 15,000 take to streets in protest 10h ago

Protesters in Hungary hold up phone lights

Smoke grenades and tear gas filled the air in Budapest as thousands rallied against a new "slave law" passed last week. Demonstrators are seeking an end to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's creeping authoritarianism.

Kid in suspenders, polo shirt and a hat raises his hand in class

Berlin school rejects son of AfD politician, causing uproar

An alternative Berlin private school has reportedly rejected a pupil's application as his father is an AfD politician. The state education minister has summoned the school administration to investigate.

British druglord Dawes on trial in Paris 6h ago

Englishman Robert Dawes is being tried in France for allegedly bringing in 30 suitcases filled with 1.3 tons of cocaine on an Air France flight from Venezuela in 2013. He is accused of being an international drug lord.

Champions League: Bayern vs. Klopp 1h ago

Champions League FC Liverpool - SSC Neapel Klopp (Action Images via Reuters)

All of Germany's remaining sides will face Premier League sides in the last 16. The biggest clash is Klopp vs. Bayern.

Japan: Debate on subsidizing royal transition 1h ago

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Crown Prince Naruhito (L) (picture alliance/Kyodo)

A coalition of religious groups and citizens is demanding that the Japanese government must not use taxpayers' money to cover the costs of religious rites for next year's enthronement of the new emperor.

German Amazon workers take pre-Christmas strike action 3h ago

Amazon's Leipzig center during a 2017 strike

Verdi, one of Germany's biggest trade unions, has been calling on Amazon to conduct collective bargaining for its 16,000 workers. The US giant says only 350 workers had joined the stoppage.

Malaysia files charges against Goldman Sachs 2h ago

Goldman subsidiaries and two of the bank's former employees were accused of misappropriating $2.7 billion from Malaysian fund 1MDB. The US bank has also been accused of benefiting from $600 million in inflated fees.

PIP breast implant victims demand redress 19h ago

Tracy Kiss holding breast implants (DW/C. Butler)

An additional court case in the PIP breast implant scandal is being launched on Monday. Victims are asking for financial compensation to at least alleviate their psychological pain. Lisa Louis met one of them in London.

Christmas church service tickets in Essen

German church issues tickets for Christmas services

A church in Essen-Haarzopf wants to avoid turning away people from its Christmas services. Overcrowding last year led the church authorities to decide on a new course of action for six services this year.

Vine founder Colin Kroll found dead in New York 5h ago

Honoree Colin Kroll at the Variety Breakthrough of the Year Awards in 2014 (Getty Images/S. Lawton)

Young US internet star Colin Kroll has been found dead in his New York apartment by police. Kroll co-founded the now-defunct video app Vine and the quiz game HQ Trivia. A drug overdose is suspected.

Singapore gay man allowed to adopt 5h ago

Socially conservative Singapore still has colonial-era laws banning sex between consenting men. But for the first time a gay doctor has been allowed to adopt his biological son.