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Back in 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to boost the Bundeswehr with a massive €100 billion fund.

How is Germany spending this money for the country's defense?

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Germany's parliament has voted to introduce a national Veterans' Day.

From this year, June 15 will commemorate armed forces personnel and send a visible signal of recognition for all veterans.
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Germany's Olaf Scholz 'is the wrong chancellor at this critical time in Europe.'

Johann Wadephul, a member of the German parliament for the conservative CDU party, is critical of the chancellor regarding his decision not to deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

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Germany's ambassador to China says she has been summoned by Chinese authorities in response to the arrests of four Germans this week suspected of spying for Beijing.
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China and Russia 'want to influence free elections in Europe,' German lawmaker and CDU foreign policy spokesperson Jürgen Hardt said about the latest espionage cases which allegedly involve Beijing and Moscow.

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Germany is backing Brazil's proposal to tax the world's superrich to pay for climate protection.

'Billionaires have the greatest CO2 footprint but still contribute far too little to the solution,' development minister Svenja Schulze said.
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for a revival of German-Turkish relations, as he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

Still, differences remain on important issues such as Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
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'We are making history here.'

Germany is spending its €100 billion fund to boost the country's military.

DW visited the Bundeswehr air base in Holzdorf which is undergoing a transformation to make it a bulwark against Russia.

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Germany has announced it will resume working with the United Nations Works and Relief Agency (UNWRA) for Palestinian refugees in Gaza.

It comes after an independent report found Israel had failed to sufficiently back up its claims that some members of the agency were terrorists.

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is visiting Turkey to strengthen ties between the two allies. On the presidential plane with him, a Berlin döner chef.

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German Development Minister Svenja Schulze commented on the results of the UN's investigation into UNRWA during a visit to the occupied West Bank.

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The accusation that an employee of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament was spying for China is “very serious,” Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said.

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German teenagers and young adults find themselves increasingly unsatisfied and likely to vote for the far-right, according to a survey. Fears about prosperity could be a possible cause.

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How should Germany's traditional media report on the far-right Alternative for Germany Party? Some want to ignore the opposition party, while others want to expose them.

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At a launch ceremony in northern Germany, Singapore christened its fourth German-built Invincible-class submarine. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attended the unveiling of the 70-meter-long, 2,000-ton vessel that will help safeguard the waters around Singapore.

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