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January 20, 2020

German-Afghan army adviser on trial for spying for Iran

A German-Afghan translator for the German army went on trial Monday on charges of treason for allegedly spying for Iran in exchange for money. Abdul S., 51, appeared at the higher regional court of Koblenz in western Germany accused of…

January 20, 2020

German firms contest Dutch group’s warship contract

A German consortium including Thyssenkrupp on Monday said it had filed a complaint against the German government’s decision to award a Dutch group a coveted contract to build the nation’s next-generation warships. The 5.3-billion-euro ($5.9-billion) deal to build at least…

January 20, 2020

Photos surface showing convicted Nazi guard Demjanjuk at Sobibor

New photos have emerged which for the first time show convicted Nazi guard John Demjanjuk at the Sobibor death camp, a Berlin archive confirmed Monday, although he always denied ever being there. Ukrainian-American Demjanjuk was convicted of being an accessory…

January 20, 2020

Germany charges lawyer, six bankers with mass tax fraud

German prosecutors on Monday said they had charged a lawyer and six employees of a now insolvent bank with fraud over a mass scam that saw them falsely claim nearly 400 million euros in tax rebates. The accused allegedly conspired…

January 20, 2020

World powers agree new push for Libya peace

World leaders committed to ending all foreign meddling in Libya’s civil war at a Berlin summit Sunday, and to uphold a weapons embargo as part of a broader plan to end the long-running conflict. The presidents of Russia, Turkey and…

January 19, 2020

Berlin peace plan for Libya: main points

Key players in the Libya crisis and world leaders held a high-stakes summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss the way forward to end the conflict. Here are the main points they agreed on their final communique, to be put…

January 19, 2020

World powers to vow end to Libya meddling at Berlin summit

World leaders were poised to commit to ending all foreign meddling in Libya’s war at a Berlin summit Sunday, but calls were growing for an international force to ensure that pledges are put into action. The presidents of Russia, Turkey…

January 19, 2020

Pompeo expresses ‘outrage’ to Egypt’s leader over imprisoned American’s death

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed US “outrage” in a meeting Sunday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over the death of an American national imprisoned in Egypt since 2013. Mustafa Kassem, a 54-year-old Egyptian-American who suffered from diabetes and…

January 19, 2020

Libya summit opens in Berlin, seeking end to foreign meddling

World leaders made a fresh push for peace in Libya at a summit in Berlin on Sunday, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked nation from turning into a “second Syria”. The presidents of Russia, Turkey and France joined…