Breaking: The German parliament has passed a self-determination law that will make it easier for trans people to legally change their identity. dw.com/en/germany-bun…

JUST IN: Olaf Scholz has expressed concern about the threat of a possible Iranian attack on Israel.

German Chancellor Scholz is heading to China to meet Xi Jinping

Scholz wants from Xi:
- Criticism of Russia's nuclear threats
- Helping stop escalation between Iran & Israel

Xi wants from Scholz:
- Watering down Berlin's 'de-risking' agenda on cutting dependence on China

German parliamentarians are to vote on a law that will make it easier to change gender identities and first names. Many trans people find the current lengthy procedures humiliating.
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German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser welcomed new European asylum rules, saying the EU is 'key' to solving migration.

The German Bundestag is set to debate the possible cooperation between the AfD party and authoritarian regimes. It comes after AfD member Petr Bystron was accused of receiving payments from a Russian disinformation network. Here's the story 👇

German police have arrested two Iraqis suspected of being 'Islamic State' members for allegedly enslaving two Yazidi girls between 2015 and 2017.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz marked the end of Ramadan holy month with a message to Muslims.

In an emotional address to parliament, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock argued for more support for Ukraine and warned that Russia could attack other countries next.

The German government has published plans to mobilize private sector investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction. DW asked if the move was symbolic while the war was still ongoing. The German development minister insisted it would provide vital help.

Crime in Germany is at its highest level since 2016, according to a new report. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has promised 'consequences,' and called for more effective prevention.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has joined TikTok, though some say he's late to the party.

But why now?

A new study shows Germany's population is expected to grow by only 0.6% by 2040.
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Germany is committed to international law, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has said in reference to Nicaragua's case against it in The Hague.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser published new crime data showing a rise in violence especially among non-Germans.

'There can be no more excuses'

Israel’s announcement to open the Eres crossing and Ashdod port for aid deliveries must now be implemented quickly, says 🇩🇪 Foreign Minister Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock.
Appeals on all parties to achieve breakthrough in Cairo negotiations 'even if it’s painful'.

To show how sexual harassment leaves its mark, a women's rights organization in Germany is drawing attention to statues of nude women, with breasts that are visibly lighter after years of being touched.
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A major shift in German defense projection:
The Bundeswehr has begun to station 5,000 soldiers in Lithuania.

Several hundred residents in the northern German city of Oldenburg took to the streets to participate in a solidarity demonstration in support of their Jewish neighbors in the wake of an arson attack on a local synagogue.

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