Sources: CBC
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement condemning the Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and expressing their "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait". 2026-03-19
The Polish judiciary refuses extradition of a Ukrainian to Germany who is suspected of blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline, citing lack of evidence, arguing that it happened in international waters, on Russian-owned property, and amidst the Russian aggression against his state. 2025-10-17
German authorities launch major raids and arrests against the right-wing Wehrsportgruppe Knockout 51 de and the Reichsbürger group "Königreich Deutschland". 2023-11-29
North Rhine-Westphalia Police arrest two Iranian brothers in Castrop-Rauxel, Ruhr, Germany, on suspicion of planning an Islamic terrorist attack using chemical weapons. 2023-01-8
Germany reports a record 52,826 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-11-17
Germany declares all of Spain as a COVID-19 risk area, which will require travellers to present a negative test result in order to avoid quarantine beginning on July 11, due to the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. 2021-07-9
German anti-trust regulator Federal Cartel Office launches an investigation into Amazon and Apple for potentially breaking competition laws, by having the former being the exclusive distributor for the latter's dealerships online. 2020-10-28
Germany and France call for Britain to negotiate a quick divorce from the European Union. 2016-06-25
The US, UK, France and Germany ban all air freight from Yemen at their respective countries' airports following the discovery of two explosive packages. 2010-10-31
Roman Catholic child sexual abuse investigation: The Dutch Catholic Church apologises and the country's religious leaders request an independent inquiry. A monastery head in Salzburg admits abuse of a boy more than four decades ago. The brother of Pope Benedict XVI admits physically disciplining students at a school in Germany before corporal punishment was banned in 1980. 2010-03-9