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Germany and Poland boost border patrols as Minsk hits back at sanctions

Officials investigate outbreak of cases at US embassy in Colombia

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It could be a protracted wait to find out what form Germany’s next government will take

German chancellor is leaving with ‘sky-high approval ratings’ - but does she deserve them?

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Social Democrats claim narrow election victory over Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union

The second-longest serving chancellor in German history will remain in post until new government is formed

Survey suggests Europeans want German chancellor’s replacement to ditch consensus-building approach

Surge in support for centre-left party could make Olaf Scholz chancellor

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Centenarian up in court on ‘thousands of counts of being an accessory to murder’

Nearly 200 people died in Germany and Belgium; hundreds are still unaccounted for

Joe Biden accused of ‘total surrender to Putin’ over controversial gas pipeline

Catastrophic extreme weather may hand boost to rival Green Party campaign

Ethnic leaders are demanding €440bn in reparations for killing of up to 75,000 people

In both countries new taxes were introduced to pay for comprehensive care

Security services target ‘Querdenker’ movement behind violent anti-lockdown protests

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Polls put the left-wing party just behind Angela Merkel’s CDU

UK regulator says evidence of a link between the jab and very rare blood clot is ‘firming up’

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Voters punish chancellor’s party amid slow Covid vaccine rollout and face mask scandal

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Berlin rolling out UK-developed jab to over-65s after doubts about efficacy disproved

People in Germany and France are refusing to be inoculated with the UK-developed vaccine

Ernst August of Hanover has launched legal bid to regain control of ancestral seat from state

Clash over planned pipeline reignites concern over soft stance towards Moscow

Political briefings - not facts and figures - may explain ‘incorrect’ claims

France introduces curfew as Germany considers tougher measures after deaths hit record high

Berlin had promoted pact that no members of the bloc would strike separate deals to secure jabs

Southern state introduces tighter restrictions as infection rates tick up across the country

Conflict between EU power brokers triggered during Michel Barnier’s Covid isolation

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