Latest from Stephanie Kirchner
Germany approves same-sex marriage, bringing it in line with much of Western Europe
The breakthrough came after leader Angela Merkel told her center-right party’s members to vote their “conscience.”
  • Jun 30, 2017
Angela Merkel predicts showdown with U.S. over climate at G-20
The German chancellor said the climate accord is not renegotiable, despite American “dissent.”
  • Jun 29, 2017
German city evacuates 11-story building, fearing repeat of Grenfell blaze
Its exterior insulation is similar to materials that allowed the deadly fire that torched London’s Grenfell Tower to spread.
  • Jun 27, 2017
Here’s why Germany’s left has dwindling hopes of unseating Merkel
The Social Democrats, after governing with the chancellor’s center-right bloc, is having trouble offering a clear alternative. 
  • Jun 24, 2017
In Germany, a new ‘feminist’ Islam is hoping to make a mark
A self-proclaimed Muslim feminist opens a ‘sacred space’ for progressive Muslims in Berlin.
  • Jun 17, 2017
The arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants is fueling a German identity crisis
One politician has proposed that refugees assimilate by embracing Germanness.
  • Jun 1, 2017
Move toward early elections in Austria opens door for far right
The country’s anti-Islam, anti-migrant Freedom Party is topping some key opinion polls.
  • May 15, 2017
German army officer disguised himself as refugee to carry out terrorist attack, investigators say
The 28-year-old wanted to place the blame on migrants, officials said.
  • Apr 27, 2017
Suspect in Dortmund bus attack motivated by ‘greed’ rather than extremism
The Russian-German suspect was hoping to profit from dropping the club’s stock price, prosecutors said.
  • Apr 21, 2017
Germany requests arrest warrant for Iraqi suspect in soccer team bus blast
Prosecutors say he fought with the extremist Islamic State group in Iraq and maintains links with it.
  • Apr 13, 2017
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