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Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland
BERLIN (AP) — Denmark's prime minister embarked on a tour of major European capitals Tuesday as the continent faces what she called “a more uncertain reality” and her country moves to strengthen its military presence around Greenland. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen planned...
German officials, residents attend commemoration of 2 people killed in knife attack
BERLIN (AP) — Government officials and local residents attended a solemn Mass Sunday to honor a child and a man killed in a knife attack in Germany, an assault that amplified the debate about migration ahead of the Feb. 23 general election. The ecumenical religious service at the...
Names of Australian Open runner-up Zverev's past accusers shouted out during trophy ceremony
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Moments after Alexander Zverev's loss in the Australian Open final Sunday, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse in the past, saying “Australia believes” them. ...
Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brother’s life. And how an angel saved his
LONDON (AP) — Manfred Goldberg was just 13 years old when — stripped to his skin and shuffling toward an SS guard at a Nazi labor camp in Latvia — a man leaned over his shoulder and whispered the secret that saved the young Jew’s life. “If he happens to ask you your age,...
Defending champion Jannik Sinner plays Alexander Zverev in the men's Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It's not often that a man is able to follow up his first Grand Slam title by repeating as the champion at the same tournament a year later, which is what Jannik Sinner will be trying to do Sunday when he faces Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final. ...
Several people are injured at a Berlin concert by US rapper JPEGMafia because of pepper spray
BERLIN (AP) — Several people were injured at a concert in Berlin by American rapper JPEGMafia because of pepper spray, German news agency dpa reported Tuesday. Six people were taken to a hospital with respiratory problems and the rapper had to end the concert early, it said. ...
German ambassador warns Trump will test the US constitutional order, report says
BERLIN (AP) — The German ambassador to Washington wrote in a report back to Berlin that he expects Donald Trump in his second presidency to largely undermine the system of democratic checks and balances in the United States, the German news agenda dpa reported on Sunday. Ambassador...
A German region lifts an animal transport ban imposed after foot-and-mouth disease was detected
BERLIN (AP) — An eastern German region said Friday it is lifting a ban on the transport of animals that was imposed last weekend after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in a buffalo herd. No further cases have been confirmed in recent days. Authorities said a week ago that a...
Polish town invites Elon Musk to buy its castle for his European headquarters
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A town in Poland is encouraging Elon Musk to buy its vast 13th-century castle and turn it into his European headquarters. The mayor of Glogowek, Piotr Bujak, said Tuesday that he recently posted the invitation on Musk’s social media platform X and has sent...
A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany leaves 2 dead
BERLIN (AP) — A bus accident on a highway in northeastern Germany on Saturday left two people dead and another four seriously injured, police said. The accident happened on an exit from the A11 highway that leads to a parking lot close to an interchange near Prenzlau, northeast of...
