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German court convicts a 15-year-old of planning an extremist attack on a Christmas market
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Friday convicted a 15-year-old boy of plotting an Islamic extremist attack on a Christmas market and gave him a four-year sentence. The Cologne state court said the boy was convicted of conspiracy to murder and disturbing the public peace by...
Euro 2024 takeaways: Fans and fearless teams are stars as tournament waits on stellar players
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It took 36 games in 13 days across 10 cities in Germany to play the group stage of the European Championship in men’s soccer. Eight teams have gone home and the original lineup of 24 is down to the 16 who will start the knockout rounds Saturday. ...
De Bruyne seals Belgium's 2-0 win over Romania to get Euro 2024 campaign on track
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne scored and Belgium got its European Championship campaign up and running after beating Romania 2-0 on Saturday. The No. 3-ranked Belgians shook off the shock of losing to Slovakia in their opening game by responding with a dominant...
Euro 2024: Guide to the 10 stadiums across Germany and their games
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The European Championship in Germany is all about tried and tested stadiums with a rich soccer history. Unlike at some recent World Cups, there's been no rush to finish stadiums on time. All but one of Germany's 10 venues hosted games at the 2006 World...
German court backs intelligence agency's designation of far-right party as suspected extremist case
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's domestic intelligence agency was justified in putting the far-right Alternative for Germany under observation for suspected extremism, a court ruled Monday, rejecting an appeal from the opposition party. The administrative court in Muenster ruled in favor of...
European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only fourth class since 1978. Over 20,000 applied
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived temporarily of oxygen, taught to camp in the snow, and schooled in physiology, anatomy, astronomy, meteorology, robotics, and Russian. ...
