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Germany Says Aleksei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok
The German government said that toxicology tests showed the Russian opposition leader was poisoned with a nerve agent from the same class used in a 2018 attack in Britain on an ex-Soviet spy.
Far Right Germans Try to Storm Reichstag as Coronavirus Protests Grow
Germany has handled the pandemic well and its government enjoys high public trust. But the minority opposing coronavirus rules includes a far-right faction that worries officials.
Berlin Police Halt March Against Coronavirus Restrictions, Saying Protesters Risked Spreading Disease
Thousands had gathered in the German capital. But the march was shut down after an hour for failing to obey social distancing rules.
On Trump, Merkel’s Face Does the Talking
The German leader looked bemused when asked about a claim at the Republican convention that President Trump had “charmed” her.
On Trump, Merkel’s Face Does the Talking
The German leader looked bemused when asked about a claim at the Republican convention that President Trump had “charmed” her.
German Town Fears Ruin by U.S. Effort to Stop Russian Pipeline
Three U.S. senators and the Trump administration want to halt Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline by imposing sanctions on a Baltic port that is supplying the project.
Aleksei Navalny, Putin Critic in a Coma, Was Poisoned, German Doctors Say
Once again, a prominent critic of Moscow has mysteriously fallen ill. And once again, poison appears to be the culprit.
Aleksei Navalny Arrives in Germany for Potential Poisoning Treatment
His sudden, unexplained illness comes amid political uprisings in Russia’s Far East, and just weeks before municipal elections take place across the country.
Europe Braces for New Phase in Pandemic With Cases Surging
Despite rules on masks and distancing, fears are growing that the end of the summer travel season will bring a wave of infections.