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Three people, including two children, are killed and another is seriously injured after high winds cause a tree to fall onto an Easter egg hunt in Mittelangeln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 2026-04-5
A Hungarian court sentences German activist Maja T. to eight years in prison for participating in assaults on attendees of a far-right rally in Budapest in 2023, following her extradition from Germany despite later objections by Germany's constitutional court. 2026-02-4
Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation blocks the extradition of a Ukrainian national suspected of causing explosions which damaged the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 to Germany, where he is wanted. 2025-10-15
The International Court of Justice rejects a request by Nicaragua asking the court to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel. 2024-04-30
One person is killed and four others are missing after two cargo ships, the British-flagged "Verity" and the Bahamas-flagged "Polesie", collide in the North Sea near Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with the "Verity" sinking. Rescue efforts are ongoing. 2023-10-24
Nine people are killed and five others injured in two mass shootings at shisha bars in Hanau, Hesse, Germany. The attacker also kills his mother and then himself in their apartment. He expressed far-right views in a letter of confession and video. 2020-02-19
Anti-war protests organized by Act Now to Stop War and End Racism and Code Pink break out in cities across the United States following the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Demonstrations are also held in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada. 2020-01-4
German police shoot a man, who was trying to escape after apparently driving into a group of pedestrians in a central square in Heidelberg. A 73-year-old man was killed and two other people injured. Police do not believe terrorism is involved. 2017-02-25
Greece requests its partners in the eurozone for a six month loan program extension in an apparent compromise attempt; Germany has rejected the request. 2015-02-19
Somali pirates release a German ship with 22 crew, eight months after it was seized near Oman. 2010-12-28