After several decades of lax policing and investigations on large crime families across the country, German authorities have announced a change in policy and operations to reduce the massive …
EU countries recognise Juan Guaidó as interim Venezuelan leader
The UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark have officially recognized Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela, pushing the Maduro regime further into diplomatic isolation. The …
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Disgruntled Man Behind German Cyber-Attack
According to investigators at the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), a 20-year-old man has admitted that he was behind the recent data breach involving the publication of personal data of …
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Xenephobia and mental illness suspected motive in most recent car attack in Germany
Mental illness and xenophobia views are seen as the leading motivations in a car-ramming attack in a western German city on New Year’s Day. Just after midnight, the perpetrator attempted to ram his …
German army ‘could recruit EU citizens’
"Seven years after Germany scrapped conscription, its defence chief has said employing EU citizens is 'an option' to fill expert posts. Army general inspector Eberhard Zorn said the forces had to …
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With eye on China, Germany toughens rules for foreign buyouts
"Germany was Wednesday set to toughen rules on non-EU share purchases and acquisitions of its strategic companies, amid growing disquiet about takeovers by Chinese firms. It plans to lower the …
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How Berlin’s Arabic-origin crime clans are targeting refugees
Many of Berlin crime organizations known as “clans” were started by refugees of the Lebanon war in the 1980s, mostly Arabic and Kurdish-origin extended-family networks that control a huge chunk of the …
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Russian Hackers Allegedly Attacked Germany and the U.S. on the Same Day
Separate reports have connected Russian hackers to different attacks in the U.S. and in Germany on November 14, although it remains uncertain if the events were linked or whether any systems were …
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Jamal Khashoggi killing: Finland, Denmark, Germany halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia
"Three countries have halted arms sales to Saudi Arabia while the U.S. has stuck by the kingdom after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Finland and Denmark joined Germany this …
Germany announces ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia
"The German government has halted arms sales to Saudi Arabia and slapped a travel ban on a group of Saudi nationals in response to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, according to news reports on Monday. …
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