German police continued a crackdown on anti-coal protesters who are camped out in an abandoned town slated to be demolished for the expansion of coal production. A large force of German police surrounded the western German town of Luetzerath on Wednesday and
A 17-year-old suspected of killing one of his teachers at a vocational school in Germany is said to have had “problems at school” and been suspended for the day hours before the stabbing took place, authorities said Wednesday. Officials say the boy
Thousands of police descended on the climate protest on Wednesday as German authorities moved to evict eco-activists who have been running a long-running protest over coal mining in the area. During the police operation, a Molotov cocktail was thrown along with stones and
Most of the defendants standing trial over a spectacular 2019 break-in at Dresden’s Green Vault museum, in which 18th-century treasures were stolen, have reached a deal that would get them reduced punishment in exchange for confessions and the return of much of
Several hundred climate activists on Tuesday were trying to block the entry of heavy machinery into an abandoned village in Germany which is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine after a German court rejected a last-ditch attempt
Two Iranian men were detained by German police on Saturday evening after receiving a tip from U.S. security officials that they were plotting an attack, according to Munster police and German press reports. Munster police officials said that the two men were
A medical practitioner in southern Germany has been imprisoned and ordered to pay a €28,000 (£24,700) fine after she gave out thousands of exemption notes to people who didn’t want to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 58-year-old woman has also
A German doctor was sentenced late Monday to two years and nine months in prison for illegally issuing more than 4,000 people with exemptions from wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic. A regional court in the southwestern town of Weinheim confirmed Tuesday
A German minister’s video address to mark the new year has been drowned out by fireworks. The minute-long clip, which was filmed on the streets of Berlin, also drew criticism for its “tone-deaf” message. German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht was barely audible
A Conservative MP has slammed the Metropolitan Police after its decision to swap British Jaguars for German Audis for ministerial vehicles. Last week, it was revealed that the Met plans to use Baden-Württemberg-assembled Audi A8s instead of Jaguar XJs, which have served