TIL Tag: germany
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- Former pope Benedict XVI failed to act over four child abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich, a German probe into the Catholic Church has found.
January 20, 2022 - The leaders of France, Germany and Italy have arrived in Kyiv, where they are expected to meet with Ukraine's President and express "a message of European unity.
June 16, 2022 - Germany fears Russia gas cut may become permanent.
July 11, 2022 - Gas prices soar as Russia cuts German supply.
July 27, 2022 - Dozens hurt in Legoland rollercoaster crash in Germany.
August 11, 2022 - Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
December 7, 2022 - Boris Becker: Former Wimbledon champion released after serving eight months of prison sentence.
December 15, 2022 - 97-year-old former Nazi secretary sentenced for involvement in more than 10,000 murders.
December 20, 2022 - US and Germany ready to send tanks to Ukraine
January 25, 2023 - 80 years on, we are facing German tanks again – Putin
February 2, 2023 - German prosecutors searched boat Nord Stream saboteurs may have used
March 8, 2023 - Police search for motive after shooter kills seven at Jehovah's Witnesses center in Germany
March 10, 2023 - Dazzling ancient bronze sword found in Germany
June 17, 2023 - German official accused of spying for Russia
August 10, 2023 - Flights halted at Hamburg airport due to family hostage situation
November 5, 2023 - German legend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football's greatest players, has died aged 78.
January 8, 2024 - More than 100,000 protest across Germany over far-right AfD's mass deportation meetings
January 21, 2024 - Germany to investigate Russia's apparent interception of military talks on Ukraine
March 3, 2024 - Leftwing group claim responsibility for Tesla factory arson attack in Berlin
March 5, 2024 - Berlin's techno scene added to Unesco intangible cultural heritage list
March 15, 2024 - New laws decriminalising personal use of cannabis come into effect in Germany
April 1, 2024 - Germany faces domestic lawsuit over its arms sales to Israel
April 12, 2024 - Germany coup plot trial to begin amid high security
May 21, 2024 - US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine
July 12, 2024 - Solingen stabbing attack: Police manhunt under way in Germany after three killed at diversity festival
August 24, 2024 - AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945
September 2, 2024 - Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders
September 16, 2024 - Undersea cable between Germany and Finland severed
November 19, 2024 - Germany: parliament to declare no confidence in chancellor Olaf Scholz
December 16, 2024 - Germany Christmas market attack: Saudi doctor arrested after two killed and 68 injured
December 21, 2024 - Elon Musk's attempts to sway German and UK politics thought 'unacceptable' – poll
January 17, 2025 - Elon Musk speaks at Germany's AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party
January 26, 2025 - German parliament rejects immigration bill backed by far right
February 1, 2025 - Conservatives head for German election victory as far-right AfD set for second place, exit polls say
February 23, 2025 - Germany's Merz calls for 'independence' from US after election win
February 24, 2025 - Germany unlocks billions for its military in seismic shift
March 23, 2025 - Bestselling German novelist found killed on Hamburg houseboat
April 27, 2025 - AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence
May 2, 2025 - Germany's Merz fails to become chancellor in embarrassing parliamentary defeat
May 6, 2025 - Germany's Merz wins vote for chancellor after surviving historic defeat
May 6, 2025 - Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II
May 23, 2025 - Germany and other allies lift restrictions on Ukraine firing long-range missiles after Russia's record aerial assault
May 27, 2025 - Poland begins controls on borders with Germany and Lithuania
July 7, 2025 - German tourist found alive 12 days after she was lost in the Australian Outback
July 11, 2025 - Germany to stop arms sales to Israel that could be used in Gaza after takeover plan approved
August 8, 2025 - German jets scrambled after Russian military plane flies over Baltic Sea
September 21, 2025 - Calls for police to shoot down drones after Munich airport disruption
October 3, 2025 - Suspected drones force second Munich airport closure in 24 hours
October 4, 2025 - Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers
November 14, 2025 - Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
November 24, 2025 - Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
December 5, 2025 - Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation
December 12, 2025 - Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid
January 4, 2026 - German church's televised 'slime Jesus' infuriates the faithful
January 13, 2026 - Germany rule out World Cup boycott despite calls to send Trump a message
January 31, 2026 - German philosopher and social critic Jürgen Habermas dies at 96
March 15, 2026 - Uproar in Germany over law requiring men get military approval for long stays abroad
April 5, 2026 - Germany suspends military approval for long stays abroad for men under 45
April 8, 2026 - German transgender far-right extremist arrested in Czech Republic
April 10, 2026 - ‘Remigration’ and Russian lessons: German far-right party promises radical measures if elected
April 15, 2026 - Trump threatens to reduce troop numbers in Germany amid growing row with Nato allies
April 30, 2026 - German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
May 7, 2026 - German leader Merz says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US
May 15, 2026 - Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man
May 18, 2026 - Merz backs plans to raise Germany’s retirement age to 70 in pension changes
June 23, 2026 - German swimming lake criticised for ban on non-German speakers
June 24, 2026 - Europe heatwave live: drought fears in Italy, records broken in Slovakia and Denmark, major roads buckle in Germany
June 27, 2026 - Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
June 28, 2026 - German riot police clash with protesters hoping to block far-right AfD conference
July 4, 2026 - Germany set to make rental e-scooter operators liable for accidents
July 9, 2026 - Volkswagen planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs globally
July 13, 2026 - Fifa hit by injunction in Germany over World Cup ticket resale prices
July 15, 2026 - Germany’s CDU party chair resigns after using surrogacy to become parent
July 18, 2026 - One dead, 16 injured at Berlin Pride event after vehicle driven into crowd
July 25, 2026 - Gunther von Hagens, creator of Body Worlds and plastination, dies aged 81
July 27, 2026 - Anger as Berlin Pride attacker revealed to have been freed weeks earlier
July 27, 2026 - Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers
August 3, 2026 - Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians
August 4, 2026 - Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
August 5, 2026 - US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects
August 7, 2026 - Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident
August 10, 2026 - Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows
August 24, 2026 - Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport
August 25, 2026 - German airport worker dies of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
August 26, 2026