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Germany on path for early election

Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.

Reuters · 17h

Germany on path for early election after Scholz requests confidence vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sent a request to parliament on Wednesday to hold a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, setting a path to an early federal election next year after the collapse of his coalition.

Courthouse News Service · 13h

Germany’s Scholz starts process towards Feb. 23 elections

The chancellor's procedural move will allow for a vote Monday where the bloc of the leading candidate to replace him, Friedrich Merz, and other opposition parties are expected to declare they have no confidence in the government.

Berlin to host first NFL game of 2025

CBSSports.com · 16h

NFL international expansion: League returning to Germany in 2025 with first-ever game in Berlin

For the first time ever, Berlin will be the backdrop for an NFL regular season game. On Wednesday, the league confirmed what had been rumored for some time: that the 2025 season will feature a matchup in Germany's capital city.

KENS · 10h

NFL to host a 2025 regular season game in Berlin

The first of its kind game in an Olympic Stadium is in an effort to grow and expand the NFL's global footprint.

The New York Times · 15h

NFL to hold regular season game at Berlin’s Olympiastadion in 2025

Berlin’s Olympiastadion will host its first NFL regular season game in 2025. In a news conference in the German capital on Wednesday, the league confirmed that the city would stage one of the eight overseas games scheduled for next year and that it had signed what a news release described as a “multi-year agreement” with the NFL.

Syrian Refugees in Europe Fear Being Forced Home

Associated Press · 1d

Syrians in Germany worried by some politicians’ eagerness for them to go home after Assad’s fall

Nearly a decade after hundreds of thousands of Syrians arrived in Germany, many are now well-integrated and settled in jobs — and tens of thousands have gained German citizenship.

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

Syrian Refugees in Europe Fear Being Forced Home After Assad's Fall

Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment. Then came a dreaded thought: what if Assad's fall meant he and his family would be forced to return to the devastated country they had fled nine years before?

Regtechtimes on MSN · 1d

Germany Faces Political Shifts Over Syrian Refugee Future

Germany and the Rising Debate Over Syrian Refugees Recently, celebrations erupted across Germany as many Syrian refugees celebrated the potential downfall of former President Bashar al-Assad. These celebrations were seen as a hopeful sign for their homeland,

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Who is Friedrich Merz, the veteran politician tipped to be Germany's next chancellor?

Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ...

Frieder Reimold, journalist who wrote AP’s iconic ‘East Germany opens borders’ bulletin, dies at 80

Frieder Reimold, the former Berlin bureau chief of The Associated Press German-language service who wrote the iconic 1989 ...

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Berlin to host regular-season NFL game in 2025

The National Football League will play its first-ever regular-season game in Berlin, Germany in 2025 as the league continues ...

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Germany's Scholz requests confidence vote on path to election

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sent a request to parliament on Wednesday to hold a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, setting a path to an early federal election next year after the collapse of his ...

3 men arrested in Germany over suspected preparations for an Islamic extremist attack

Two young men who sympathized with the Islamic State group and a suspected accomplice have been arrested in Germany for allegedly making preparations for an attack.