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German police deploy in force after three bodies found near Bonn
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German police deploy in force after three bodies found near Bonn

Three bodies have been found in the German village of Weitefeld some 60 kilometres east of Bonn, with a crime suspected as the cause, police told dpa on Sunday. By Kristin Kruthaup, dpa Three bodies have been found in the German village of Weitefeld some 60 kilometres east of Bonn, with a crime suspected as the cause, police told dpa on Sunday. Police urged motorists not to pick up any hitchhikers in the region as they conducted a search for possible perpetrators. A large number of officers were called to the scene. A dpa correspondent reported that special tactical police units with firearms and protective gear had been deployed to cordon off the area, and all cars travelling into and out of the area were being checked. A helicopter was also being sent. Police said there wa...
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Late German president Horst Köhler remembered at state memorial
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Late German president Horst Köhler remembered at state memorial

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lauded his predecessor Horst Köhler as a dedicated public servant at a state memorial in the Berlin Cathedral on Tuesday. Köhler died on February 1 at the age of 81. He was chosen in 2004 to become the country's ninth president, succeeding Johannes Rau. Before that he was managing director of the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Steinmeier praised Köhler as an "energetic and tireless servant of our community until the last days of his life." "We Germans mourn the loss of Horst Köhler. We are grateful that he was among us and worked for us. We miss him," Steinmeier added. Germany's top leaders were on hand for the state ceremony and a preceding church service, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the presidents of the Bundestag,...
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Germany’s Scholz praises hostages release, demands two-state solution
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Germany’s Scholz praises hostages release, demands two-state solution

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Potsdam direct candidate for the German Bundestag election, speaks at the election arena of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) on the topics of good work, a strong economy, and social security in Potsdam's Schinkelhalle.Credit: Christoph Soeder/dpa German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday praised the release of three more Israeli hostages, while again demanding a two-state solution for Israel and a future state of Palestine.  "It is good that more hostages have now been released, including one with a connection to a German citizen," said Scholz in the eastern German city of Potsdam.  One of the three men released by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal is the husband of a Germa...
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Experienced German tactician is the new Technical Advisor of the Black Stars  
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Experienced German tactician is the new Technical Advisor of the Black Stars  

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced major changes in the technical direction of the Black Stars, as they prepare for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in March.  Leading the pack of new technical team members is experienced German tactician Winfred Anton Shaefer, with over 40 years of experience and an AFCON trophy with Cameroon in 2002.  He would act as the Technical Advisor to Coach Otto Addo to build a winsome team.   In addition, he would also play the role of Director of Football for the Football Association.  Coach Schafer assumes the role having excelled in a managerial career spanning a little over 40 years working with a number of national teams (Cameroon, Thailand and Jamaica) as well as European clubs including Borussia Monche...
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German, French foreign ministers meet with Syria’s HTS
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German, French foreign ministers meet with Syria’s HTS

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (l) meets with the new Syrian ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa (M), on the right her French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot.Credit: Jörg Blank/dpa Syria's new de facto ruler and leader of the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) received an EU delegation led by German Foreign Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Friday. Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted the ministers in the former palace of toppled long-time Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus. Al-Sharaa's HTS led a coalition of armed groups who drove al-Assad from power around four weeks ago. Al-Sharaa received Baerbock and Barrot at the entrance to the palace. The hard-line Islamist did not greet Baerbock with a handshake, a ge...
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