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US, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion
BEIJING (AP) — The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and his wife who were sentenced to prison this week for alleged subversion. On Tuesday, a court in Suzhou sentenced lawyer Yu Wensheng to three years' detention and his...
All 3 Iranian Consulates in Germany ordered shut after execution of Iranian German prisoner
BERLIN (AP) — Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian Consulates in the country on Thursday in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United States and was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces. Sharmahd, 69,...
America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election
BERLIN (AP) — The United States' European allies are bracing for an America that's less interested in them no matter who wins the presidential election — and for old traumas and new problems if Donald Trump returns to the White House. The election comes more than 2 1/2 years into...
Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek leaders on Wednesday revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany's World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Steinmeier ruled out German compliance, telling Greek...
Germany recalls ambassador from Iran as it protests the execution of an Iranian German prisoner
BERLIN (AP) — Germany protested to Iran on Tuesday over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, and recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations. The Foreign Ministry wrote on the social...
Germany's president visits the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece on Tuesday as he began a three-day state visit. Steinmeier visited the site near an old railway station in Thessaloniki, from where tens of thousands of...
3 men indicted in a case involving an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Three men have been charged in a case that involves an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in western Germany, prosecutors said Tuesday. The 25-year-old main suspect, a German citizen whose name wasn't released in line with local privacy rules, flew to Istanbul in...
Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico 'floating island of garbage'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after a comedian opening a rally for the former president called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” a comment that drew wide condemnation and highlighted the rising power of a key Latino group in...
India and Germany look to bolster ties as Modi and Scholz hold talks in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday held wide-ranging discussions to bolster strategic ties between the two countries as Berlin looks to strengthen its relationship with New Delhi at a time when the West is seeking to counter China's...
Britain and Germany sign defense pact to counter Russia's growing threat
LONDON (AP) — German submarine-hunting planes will patrol the North Atlantic from a base in Scotland under a new Britain-Germany defense pact sealed in response to the growing threat from Russia. Defense ministers from Britain and Germany signed the agreement in London on Wednesday...
