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German police detain a 26-year-old Syrian asylum seeker with ties to the Islamic State as the suspect of the stabbing attack in Solingen, Germany, on Friday. The man is charged with three counts of murder, as well as attempted murder, dangerous bodily harm and membership of a terrorist organisation abroad.
2024-08-25

Five people are killed and 60 others are injured after a train derails in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
2022-06-3

The number of new cases in Germany rises by 7,830 in the past 24 hours, a record for the third consecutive day.
2020-10-17

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sends letters to the P5+1 leaders of the United Kingdom, China, Russia, Germany, France and the European Union announcing the country's partial withdrawal from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement. Furthermore, Iran announces that it will stop exporting uranium and heavy water from its nuclear program.
2019-05-8

The world's first commercial hydrogen-powered passenger train enters service in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Alstom developed train uses a hydrogen fuel cell which emits no carbon dioxide.
2018-09-17

Researchers at the Breakthrough Listen initiative announce they have detected 15 new powerful fast radio bursts (FRB) from FRB 121102, located in a dwarf galaxy about three billion light-years from Earth. FRB 121102 was first detected in 2012, and gained further attention after FRBs were detected from there again in 2015.
2017-08-30

Voters head to the polls in Berlin, Germany, to elect members to the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. Latest polling indicates the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) are expected to make strong gains.
2016-09-18

German scientists confirm that the cause of the Great Plague of London from 1665–1666 was "Yersinia pestis" (cause of the Bubonic plague).
2016-09-8

The Italian Coast Guard states that at least 17 people have died and 4,200 have been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea attempting to travel to Europe in the past 24 hours. Ships from nations including Italy, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom have been involved in rescue efforts.
2015-05-30

The UN Security Council fails to agree a statement to condemn the killing of Syrian protesters, as Russia and China block a statement proposed by Britain, France, Germany and Portugal that would have condemned the violence, which has led to hundreds of dead, and backed calls for an independent investigation.
2011-05-2