Rappler's latest stories on Germany
Merkel urges Erdogan to immediately end Syria offensive
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the operation threatens to drive large parts of the population from their homes, noting that it would also risk 'destabilization of the region and lead to a resurgence of the ISIS'
Germany bans weapons sales to Turkey over Syria offensive
Germany is one of the world's biggest arms exporters along with the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France
German leaders pay respects at scene of deadly anti-Semitic attack
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, joined by Israeli ambassador Jeremy Issacharoff and local officials, lay flowers outside the synagogue before meeting with Jewish community leaders inside
German shooter video stays online despite crackdown
The full video of the shooter's attack is still available on multiple sites promoting violent and sexual content
German gunman published 'manifesto' before anti-Semitic attack – SITE
The gunman also films the attack and posts a video online in which he launches a diatribe against Jews
2 dead as German synagogue targeted in Yom Kippur attack
(UPDATED) One suspect was captured but with a manhunt ongoing for other perpetrators, security has been tightened in synagogues in other eastern German cities while Halle itself is in lockdown
Stolen truck slams into cars in Germany, several injured
Police say it is too soon to speculate about a motive for the incident, which began when a man seized a truck on Monday afternoon
EU hopes more will join 4-country migration pact
The pact is meant to determine which countries would take in migrants arriving in Europe – usually Italy or Malta – via the Mediterranean
Merkel says she still sees 'every chance' for Brexit deal
'I am firmly convinced that we still have every chance to do it in an orderly way and the German government will work toward making this possible until the very last day,' Angela Merkel says
Merkel in Beijing says Hong Kong freedoms must be 'guaranteed'
'In the current situation everything must be done to avoid violence.... And the solutions can only be found in a political process – meaning through dialogue,' says German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Hong Kong protesters appeal to German leader Merkel before China visit
Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Joshua Wong and the 'Hongkongers in Germany Concern Group' write German Chancellor Angela Merkel a letter asking her to cancel her trip to China
Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak
'I bow my head before the Polish victims of Germany's tyranny. And I ask forgiveness, says German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
UK, France, Germany ‘concerned’ over South China Sea tensions
The E3 countries seek to 'underline their interest in the universal application' of the UNCLOS
Meng Meng, Berlin Zoo's panda, is pregnant
'Every birth of an endangered species like pandas is a great gift,' says Berlin Zoo director Andreas Knieriem
Amazon wildfires 'acute emergency,' belongs on G7 agenda – Germany
French President Emmanuel Macron's bid at rallying world leaders on the issue has been immediately blasted by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who accused the G7 summit host of having a 'colonialist mentality'
Race to remember Berlin Wall victims, 30 years on
Around 500 runners start running Saturday, August 17, for the 8th edition of the Berlin Wall Race meant to commemorate those who died trying to cross the wall during the Cold War
U.S. urges Germany to 'help secure' Strait of Hormuz
'Members of the German government have been clear that freedom of navigation should be protected... Our question is, protected by whom?' says the US Embassy in Berlin
Germany extradites Bosnian linked to Paris attacks to Belgium
The unnamed 39-year-old is accused 'of abetting a terrorist organization linked to the terror attacks, including on the Bataclan concert hall, on November 13, 2015 in Paris'
Germany makes measles vaccination compulsory for children
Children will only be admitted to kindergarten or school if they have had the vaccinations. These vaccinations will also be compulsory for staff in day-care centers, educational institutions, medical facilities and refugee shelters.
Amazon staff strike in Germany on Prime Day extravaganza
Workers in Germany walk out in the early hours on Monday morning, July 15, with Orhan Akman, a spokesman for labor union Verdi, saying, 'We expect a good turnout'
Most Germans say Merkel's health is a personal issue
A newspaper survey finds 59% of Germans believe the shaking spells of Chancellor Angela Merkel concerns her 'private' life
Merkel sits through anthems after shaking spells
With questions swirling about Merkel's health after she suffered 3 episodes of shaking in public in less than a month, the veteran leader opts to play safe
Merkel says 'very well' despite third shaking spell
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is simply still in a phase of 'processing' a previous shaking spell, but that 'there has been progress'
Iraqi gets life in jail for teen rape-murder in Germany
(UPDATED) The accused, rejected asylum seeker Ali Bashar, is convicted of the killing and handed the maximum sentence of life in prison by the court in Wiesbaden, the city where the murder took place in May last year
Dismissed Deutsche Bank staff head out as overhaul bites
The job cuts hit Deutsche's equity trading business, leaving other divisions of investment banking unscathed
German-PH commerce group wants German firms to join infra projects
The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry also wants more German small and medium enterprises to foray into the Philippine market
Deutsche Bank to slash 18,000 jobs by 2022
Deutsche Bank expects its new round of layoffs to reduce annual costs by 6 billion euros ($6.7 billion) over the same period
U.S. calls on Germany to send ground troops to Syria
The United States expects an answer from Germany this month
Eva Kor, survivor of Auschwitz doctor Mengele, dies in Poland
Eva Kor dies at 85 during an annual trip that includes a visit to Auschwitz
DA orders temporary ban on pork from Germany
Philippine officials impose the temporary ban on pork and pork products from Germany after a shipment from that country was found mixed with pork from Poland, which has an African swine fever epidemic
Police smash Germany's biggest online drug market
In a statement, police and prosecutors say they worked for more than a year to smash Chemical Revolution, which sold amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, cannabis, ecstasy, LSD, and other synthetic drugs
Concerns as Merkel suffers new trembling spell on eve of G20
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's latest health scare comes just hours before she is due to board the plane for Japan, sparking new questions about her health
Merkel says neo-Nazis must be tackled 'without taboos'
'This is why the state is called upon (to act) at all levels and the federal government takes this very, very seriously,' says German Chancellor Angela Merkel on neo-Nazis
Merkel says she's 'fine' after trembling spell
The German Chancellor says she was just a bit dehydrated in the heat and dismissed concerns about her health
Women's World Cup: Norway in last 16, France and Germany top groups
Norway edges out South Korea for a spot in the last 16 of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Germany plans to ban gay, lesbian 'conversion therapy'
'My position is clear: homosexuality is not an illness, which is why it does not need to be treated,' says German Health Minister Jens Spahn, who is gay and married to a man
Germany's Infineon to buy Cypress in 9-billion-euro deal
'With this transaction, we will be able to offer our customers the most comprehensive portfolio for linking the real with the digital world,' Infineon chief executive Reinhard Ploss says in a statement
EU leaders clash over top Brussels jobs
(UPDATED) European leaders begin the work needed to determine the EU's political direction
Merkel's successor sparks freedom of speech uproar
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer later tries to downplay her comments, saying it is 'ridiculous to insinuate that I want to regulate expressions of opinion'
Israel president says Jews unsafe in Germany after kippah warning
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says 'we will never submit, will never lower our gaze and will never react to anti-Semitism with defeatism – and expect and demand our allies act in the same way'
Sleepless in Berlin: Nightingales flock to scruffy city parks
A project by Berlin's Natural History Museum asks city dwellers to go out and record nightingales' song with their smartphone and upload it onto an app
Possible suicide pact in macabre German crossbow murders
Police probing the initial triple death say they found the last wills of two of the victims in a hotel room, and no signs of a struggle or involvement of other people
Merkel's preferred successor says she won't seek post before 2021
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer says she 'rules out the possibility that I will work deliberately to seek a change earlier'
German police shut down major 'darknet' illegal trading site
The illicit 'Wall Street Market' site enabled trade in cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines as well as stolen data, fake documents and malicious software
European alliance to invest up to 6 billion euros in electric car batteries
A pilot factory with around 200 employees will be opened in the coming months in France, with a goal of opening two production sites, in France and Germany, that would generate 1,500 jobs at each
Rescued migrants allowed to disembark in Malta, go on to Europe – PM
All 62 migrants on the Alan Kurdi ship will be disembarked and redistributed between Germany, France, Portugal, and Luxembourg
Britain's May seeks Brexit delay from Merkel, Macron
Her huddles with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris come on the eve of another tension-packed summit in Brussels
Bayer confirms cyber attack but says no data stolen
Bayer 'detected indications of (hacker group) Winnti infections at the beginning of 2018,' a spokesman says, but adds there is 'no evidence of data outflow'
China, EU 'advancing together', says Xi, amid U.S. tensions
(UPDATED) 'Of course there are differences and competition, but it's positive competition,' Xi Jinping tells a press conference in Paris with the leaders of France, Germany, and the European Commission
Germany launches 5G auction amid row with U.S. over Huawei
The German Federal Network Agency will start the auction in Mainz at 0900 GMT on March 19. The process will allocate 41 different frequency blocks.
