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German police sets situation centre to manage security during Euros

A newly established police centre in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be used to manage the security situation during the Euro 2024 in Germany from June 14 to July 14. "The danger is abstractly high and we're taking it seriously so it doesn't become concrete. To this end, all information relating to football and security will be collected and evaluated around the clock in one place," Herbert Reul, the state's interior minister, said during a visit to the International Police Cooperation

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Germany spying: Three suspected Chinese agents arrested

The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security.

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German court hands Islamic State terrorist 5.5 year sentence

A German court has sentenced a 43-year-old Islamic State terrorist to five and a half years in prison, a court spokeswoman said on Friday. The man joined the terrorist group in Syria in 2013 and continued to support it in Germany, procuring money for the group until he was arrested in 2021. Prosecutors in the western city of Dusseldorf called for a prison sentence of six and a half years, while the defence called for two and a half years. The man from Algeria was found to have joined combat oper

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Swiping for love: Dating in the digital age

Dating apps have a mixed reputation, but people still flock to them in hopes of finding love. Assistant Culture Editor Riya Kannan examines the emergence, popularity, pros and cons of

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German officials detain a fifth suspect in connection with a threat to attack Cologne Cathedral

German authorities said Monday they detained another suspect in connection with an alleged threat of an attack on the world-famous Cologne Cathedral over the holidays, bringing the overall number of people detained in connection with the alleged plot to five. The latest suspect, a 41-year-old German-Turkish man, was detained Sunday night in the western city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. All of the detained suspects allegedly belong to a larger Islamic extremist network that included people across Germany and in other European countries, according to Cologne police chief Johannes Hermanns, German news agency dpa reported.

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Chancellor Scholz visits flood-hit areas in northern Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was visiting the flood-hit areas in the country's northern state of Lower Saxony on Sunday after storms caused disaster in several states. Scholz travelled to the town of Verden, some 90 kilometres north-west of the state capital Hanover, in the morning, accompanied by Lower Saxon Premier Stephan Weil and state Interior Minister Daniela Behrens. Scholz took a flyover of the particularly affected areas in northern Lower Saxony. His group was then to be briefed on the

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German officials detain 3 more suspects in connection with a Cologne Cathedral attack threat

Three more people were detained Sunday in connection with a reported threat of an attack on the Cologne Cathedral over the holidays, German authorities said. The detentions came only days after a 30-year-old Tajik man was detained in relation to an alleged plot to attack the world-famous cathedral by Islamic extremists in the western German city. The suspects were detained in the western cities of Duisburg, Herne and Dueren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and their apartments were also searched there.

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Three arrested in Germany over alleged plot to attack Cologne Cathedral

Police in the city said security measures have been stepped up around the site.

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Germany on edge for New Year's Eve amid attack and firework fears

Three more suspects were arrested on Sunday in connection with a planned terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral as Germany readied for New Year's Eve celebrations, which police fear could turn violent in Berlin. Shortly before Christmas, police received information about a planned Islamist plot against the cathedral, with the last night of 2023 seen as a possible target. A Tajik was arrested on December 24 but further arrests were made in the same state of North Rhine Westphalia after police disc

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