June 17, 2020 Pablo Escobar’s cartel partner and infamous ‘cocaine cowboy’ released from US prison, deported to Germany A man known as one of the “cocaine cowboys” who helped lead Colombia’s infamous Medellin drug cartel alongside Pablo Escobar has been released from a U.S. prison and deported to Germany.
June 16, 2020 German intel report lays bare Iran's attempts to obtain nuclear proliferation technology Iran remains hell-bent on developing the deadliest weapons on the planet, according to a damning German intelligence service report released Monday.
June 16, 2020 Neo-Nazis on trial for execution-style killing of German politician A German court began hearing the case Tuesday against two far-right extremists accused of killing a regional politician whose execution-style slaying shocked the country last year.
June 16, 2020 German politician dies after struck by lightning while taking reported bathroom break A local politician in Germany died after he was struck by lightning Saturday while taking a reported bathroom break as a severe storm slammed the region.
June 16, 2020 Trump says he wants major troop reduction in Germany President Trump on Monday appeared to confirm earlier reports that he intends on reducing the number of U.S. troops in Germany, which some experts say could damage Washington’s relationship with Berlin.
June 14, 2020 Statue of Italy journalist defaced amid wave of anti-racist demonstrations across much of Europe Protesters in Italy have defaced the statue of a famous journalist, covering it in red paint and scrawling the words “racist” and “rapist,” in reference to his admission that he had had 12-year-old Eritrean bride while stationed in the Italian colony in the 1930s.
June 9, 2020 House Republicans object to pulling US troops out of Germany Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) warned President Trump Tuesday that his reported plan to withdraw 9,500 troops from Germany would damage U.S. national security and benefit Russia.
June 9, 2020 Christian Whiton: Trump is right to withdraw 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany – he should pull out even more Germany and the larger European Union it dominates oppose U.S. interests frequently. They do not deserve U.S.-funded protection.
June 9, 2020 James Carafano: Reduce forces in Europe? America would suffer. Here's how If the strategy for dealing with global challenges really is to “put America first,” then force reductions in Europe are not the right move.
June 8, 2020 Black Lives Matter in Bundesliga, Bayern keeps winning Germany’s soccer league was marked by gestures against racism and support for the Black Lives Matter movement on Saturday as Bayern Munich took another step toward a record-extending eighth straight Bundesliga title.