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Gang rape trial in Hamburg - Can you spot the difference between German state media, mainstream media, leftist media and right wing media?
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Captive in Cesano: The horror tale of a German teenager kidnapped and raped by two Pakistani migrants for nearly two years
One captor has already been convicted; the other is now facing trial
France is to dissolve three right-wing extremist groups following violent demonstrations at the weekend connected to the killing of a teenage boy.
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Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says
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He had strangled a pensioner in her apartment: Brutal attacker released - and then allegedly raped woman in Berlin
Analysts say far-right parties have now become major political forces in a majority of E.U. countries and are influencing policy even in nations where they do not govern.
Germany took 60 billion euros intended for coronavirus and shifted it to a fund for envrionmental and green projects and got smacked by the court.
"Pfizer has sued the government of Poland for alleged failure to buy 60 million contracted doses of its COVID-19 vaccine" "Pfizer[...]demands that the Polish government pay roughly $1.5 billion"
What most chills many Jews interviewed is what they see as the lack of empathy for the Israelis killed during the early morning massacre and for the relatives of the hostages
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AP: Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the country
Germany’s domestic intelligence service estimates that Hamas has around 450 members in the country.
Wilders wants to ban mosques and leave the EU. ‘Voters are fed up,’ he says.
French national anthem somehow predicted this
At its worst in September and October, barely a day went by without a shooting, bombing or hand grenade attack — sometimes several.
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Ashling Murphy: Irish teacher's murderer 'should never see the light of day again', says grieving mother
In a victim impact statement to the court, the 23-year-old's partner said their relationship was "full with love, trust, respect" and "was quite simply heaven on earth".
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Report: Germany passes "Children's Rights" amendment promoting "sexual self-determination" that was written by serial pedophile
Halt, flammenwerferzeit
Crimal code chould be changed to combat "anti-Semitism, terror, hatred and incitement" and end "the residence and prevent the naturalisation of anti-Semitic foreigners".
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AP: Finance may be junked from EU climate law, leaked memo shows. Critics say it could be unenforceable
"Banks and insurers are among Europe’s biggest contributors to global warming, by financing or insuring new oil and gas projects, or agribusinesses that chop down tropical rainforests."
Under the new law, member states will offer citizens and businesses digital wallets that will be able to link their national digital identities with proof of other personal attributes (e.g., driving licence, diplomas, bank account).
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Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain’s acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans
German nursery said it wanted a name ‘without a political background’ but it comes amid growing concern at rise in anti-Semitism
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With Taliban people smugglers, violence and corruption have arrived in the Serbian-Hungarian border region
"Two laptops containing several hundred thousand e-mails are said to have disappeared from the safe of the committee of inquiry. The SPD's chief investigator appears to play a special role in this."
Paris eyes deeper cooperation with resource-rich Kazakhstan, which mined 43% of world's uranium in 2022
"It would take more than 80 years to deport about 50,000 people who are enforceably required to leave the country" "The draft bill[...]states that the number of deportations could increase by only about five percent (600 cases)"
Sadly, it wasn't the EU headquarters targeted.
"The University of Augsburg is in a tizzy over a wicked proposal: at today's Convention meeting, students are calling for the construction of so-called "gloryholes" - holes in the wall for anonymous sex."
A government program is using demolition and relocation to remake neighborhoods with immigrants, poverty or crime.
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British cargo vessel 'Verity' collides with Bahaman cargo vessel 'Polesie', sinks. Search and rescue underway.
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany needs to start deporting “on a large scale” migrants who don’t have the right to stay in the country
In Friday’s interview, Scholz reiterated that “too many are coming.”
But high borrowing costs and uncertainty about the commercial viability of some technologies have stalled investments and raised questions about the reachability of Europe’s climate goals.
Middle East conflict and possible acts of sabotage could drive prices up again
Staff members of EU institutions have written to EC president Ursula von der Leyen expressing fury over her stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, in a letter that accumulated 842 signatures.
"Federal Minister of the Interior wants to have it recorded if anti-Semitic crimes have a foreign or religious background. Until now, most crimes automatically fell under right-wing".
Government spokesman accuses Civitas of advocating war against the state, inciting hatred in society against LGBTQ people, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism
The AfD was on track for 18.6% in Hesse and 16% in Bavaria, compared with 13.1% and 11.6% respectively in 2018, confirming the political ascendancy of a party created just 10 years ago.
AfD’s Tino Chrupalla collapsed after taking selfies at an event following what the German political party called an “assault incident”
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Poll: 41% of French population favors restricting everyone to only 4 airplane flights in their entire life to ‘fight against global warming’
Chrupalla draws parallel to East Germany under communism
EU officials privately told tech giants to step up efforts to tackle pro-Russia propaganda in the Slovak election campaign.
3 killed in shootings and an explosion as a feud between criminal gangs worsens. “Swedish laws aren’t designed for gang wars and child soldiers,” the prime minister said.
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Two young men Rob a exchange office, Temerin, Serbia. Caught two hours later because of instagram postings
Two retards
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AP: A hard-right party gathers strength in Poland, pushing a new, less friendly course on Ukraine
“We don’t want Jews, homosexuals, abortion, taxes or the European Union,” he said in 2019, describing his supporters. Mentzen, who runs a brewery, also faced allegations of racism in 2021 by producing a beer called “White IPA Matters.”
It goes without saying that acts of physical force like pushing and throwing objects at a sitting TD (or anyone else for that matter) is obviously unacceptable, and it shouldn’t be controversial to say that.
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Germany went from envy of the world to the worst-performing major developed economy. What happened?
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Prince of Bavaria bashes Oktoberfest as ‘cultural appropriation’ that’s devolved into ‘wearing a costume to get drunk in’
Belgian court finds lycra-clad rider suffered reputational damage and had his privacy compromised as a result of the online video
Traditionalists criticize moves to modernize the Munich celebration as ‘woke’
To increase their ranks, neo-Nazi groups in Germany and across Europe are using the sport as a training and recruiting tool.
The bloc should have put accession on ice and made it clear to both sides that only a united island would be allowed to join.
EU countries are unlikely to give a quick blessing to Madrid’s pitch to grant Basque, Catalan and Galician official status.
...allegations he was responsible for an antisemitic flyer when he was a high school student 35 years ago
Uh oh...!
"From the 18th September the corona vaccine[...]should be available. [..]Are masks necessary again?" "Medical practices and pharmacies are preparing for an intensive vaccination campaign in autumn"
Xenophobic and racist ELAM protests in Limassol on Friday night resulted in many assaults and devastation
“But when the 2023 figure is measured against the same period in 2021[…], it results in a 39.5% surge”
All 13 are migrants, what are the odds?
Oopsie
French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France's strict secular laws in education.
Butthurt Belt Rise Up
Trashtalk about your boss in a private (!) chat group can cost you your job now
The system "ranked people with an Antillean, Moroccan and Somalian background as more high risk than the Dutch."
Opponents say the move will devalue German citizenship and lead to the abolition of the country’s identity
More sperging about Poles and Jews
"The German government has retreated from a plan to legally commit itself to meeting NATO's 2% military spending target on an annual basis" "The change means that Germany will[stick to] meeting the 2% target on average over a five-year period."
Naturist-Nudist Federation of Catalonia fighting an influx of swimwear-wearing newcomers who ‘make us uncomfortable’
Call to 'defend democracy' as party surges to 21% in opinion polls
Harsh reactions to asylum seekers are amplified by social media but have been there since Ireland first took refugees in the 1950s, writes Imasha Costa
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“A Sexual Preference That Deviates From The Norm” : Pedophiles Profiled Sympathetically On National Public Radio In Germany
Elderly resident told staff man who was later convicted of rape was abusing her, but she wasn’t believed
