Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries to suspend use of the vaccine even as a third wave of the pandemic threatens the continent.
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Germany Launches Election Year With Losses for Merkel’s Party in Two States
Voters choosing regional governments in southwestern states punished the conservative party of Chancellor Angela Merkel after a series of scandals.
His Ancestors Were German Kings. He Wants Their Treasures Back.
A public dispute over thousands of artworks and artifacts could hinge on whether a crown prince supported the Nazis during their rise to power.
German Court Suspends Right to Surveil Far-Right AfD Party
The ruling came days after a news report that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency planned to investigate the leading opposition party on suspicion of being a threat to democracy.
Germany Places Far-Right AfD Party Under Surveillance for Extremism
It is the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a party represented in the federal Parliament has elicited this level of scrutiny as a potential threat to democracy.
Criminal Inquiries Loom Over al-Assad’s Use of Chemical Arms in Syria
Investigations in France and Germany could lead to prosecutions of President Bashar al-Assad and members of his upper echelon over one of the Syrian war’s signature atrocities.
What Is Universal Jurisdiction?
Universal jurisdiction, the idea that any nation’s courts can try people for atrocities committed anywhere, has gained as a tool of human rights lawyers battling impunity.
Germans Clamor for Covid Vaccines, but Shun AstraZeneca’s Offering
Hundreds of thousands of AstraZeneca doses are sitting unopened as many Germans reject the vaccine over fears it is “second-class” compared to the one developed by BioNTech and Pfizer.
Her New Life Started With a Robbery on a First Date
Nine months after she fled Syria, Maisam met Marvin in Germany. Their relationship gave her a surrogate family while she was separated from her own.