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The Israeli flag hoisted outside of Düsseldorf’s city hall was set on fire in the latest instance of flag burning in Germany since the start of the conflict in Israel earlier this week, with similar protests in Milan, Italy.

German police have arrested several people of “Arabic appearance” following attacks on synagogues in North Rhine-Westphalia, including incidents where suspects burned Israeli flags in front of temples.

A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday refused to answer if China would consider releasing patent protection from its coronavirus vaccines so they could be manufactured worldwide, as the U.S. government has proposed.

Germany has banned the Islamic NGO Ansaar International after it was accused of sending money to terrorist groups in Syria and Somalia.

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations are gathering, their first face-to-face in more than two years.

German prosecutors announced Monday they have busted one of the world’s biggest international darknet platforms for child pornography.

German police have warned people not to post images of their vaccination passports on social media to brag to their friends, as the information could be used by fraudsters.

A 49-year-old German is on trial for allegedly pimping his 12-year-old step-daughter to men at a truck stop, sexually abusing the girl for years, and producing child pornography.

Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from West Africa by a British expedition.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Tuesday introducing “serious, powerful players” into years-long peace talks aiming to end the Russian-backed war in eastern Ukraine, suggesting Zelensky has lost respect for current mediator countries France and Germany.

BERLIN (AP) – A German police bomb squad called to investigate a suspected hand grenade in a Bavarian forest determined that the object actually was a rubber sex toy, authorities said Tuesday. A jogger reported finding a bag containing the

A Syrian Muslim who attacked a homosexual couple with knives, killing one, has no regrets, a German court has heard.

A closely watched indicator of German business outlooks barely rose in April as the third wave of coronavirus infections held back optimism.

BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Germans to accept nationwide pandemic restrictions that took effect at midnight, resulting in a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew and further limits on personal contacts and access to nonessential stores in regions with high infections.

The president of the German Bishops’ Conference Georg Bätzing has joined other German-language bishops and theologians in voicing his opposition to a recent Vatican declaration forbidding the blessing of same-sex couples.

Protests against coronavirus lockdowns in Germany, known as the “Querdenker” or “lateral thinking” movement, have been barred from gathering by regional courts in the country.

Police have been accused of using illegal methods to protect a Syrian who was sentenced to probation after killing a German man, harassing the victim’s father, and falsely insinuating he was a threat to the migrant.

TATOI, Greece (AP) – Prince Philip’s life spanned a century of European history. His family ties were just as broad, with Britain’s longest-serving consort linked by blood and marriage to most of the continent’s royal houses.

German Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen has defied the Vatican’s veto on blessings for homosexual unions, saying he will allow his priests to bless same-sex couples, Runrunes reported Wednesday.

A Syrian man went on trial Monday accused of killing a German man and seriously injuring another in an attack last year that prosecutors said was motivated by Islamic extremist ideology.

WEIMAR, Germany — Germany’s president on Sunday marked the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by reminding his compatriots of the inconceivable atrocities the Nazis committed there during the Third Reich.

The new chairman of Germany’s ruling CDU has called for the nation to enter an even deeper lockdown against the ‘third wave’.

Germany’s president says the country is enduring a “crisis of trust” and urged people to “pull together” at Easter.

BERLIN (AP) – Authorities in Berlin and Munich are again suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for residents under age 60 due to new reports of unusual blood clots in people who recently received the shots, officials said Tuesday.

The left-wing candidate to replace Angela Merkel when she steps down as chancellor of Germany has said he backs the formation of an EU army.

BERLIN (AP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed her country’s difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic – from the slow vaccine rollout to the back-and-forth over lockdown rules – on “a tendency toward perfectionism” and called for greater flexibility to tackle the latest surge in cases.

BERLIN (AP) — A leading figure in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc has warned that there’s a growing “mood for change” in Germany, as surveys show voters losing faith in the long-time leader’s party six months before a national election.

BERLIN (AP) – A German woman accused of taking her son to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria and fighting for the extremist group there was arrested Wednesday after landing in Berlin.

BERLIN (AP) – A lawmaker with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has died after collapsing on a plane during a flight home to Germany.

BERLIN (AP) – German authorities are expected to extend lockdown measures again on Monday and possibly tighten some restrictions as they face a steady rise in new coronavirus infections.

Germany, France, Italy, and Poland are among the European nations entering or extending lockdowns this week.

The move follows reports of blood clots in some recipients, though the EU regulator has said there is no evidence the shot is to blame.

A possible contender to succeed her said Monday that the center-right needs to raise its game to keep the country’s top job.

BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “centre-right” party was headed for clear defeats in two German state elections on Sunday at the hands of popular governors from parties further to the left, projections showed — six months before a national vote that will determine who succeeds the country’s longtime leader.

Germany´s health minister says the country should prepare for “several very challenging weeks” amid a rise in coronavirus cases.

Two states choose new legislatures Sunday, the first political test of a year in which will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel.