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Cruiser Karlsruhe
Cruiser Karlsruhe
10 September 2020 –
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agree to accept into their respective borders around 400 unaccompanied minors from the Mória Reception & Identification Centre, Europe's largest refugee camp located in the Greek island of Lesbos, which was destroyed by fire the previous day. (Bloomberg)
8 September 2020 – COVID-19 pandemic
American company Pfizer and German company BioNTech announce that their vaccine could be ready for approval mid-October or early November. (The Hill)
8 September 2020 – Aftermath of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Germany–Russia relations
Russia summons the German ambassador to Moscow over statements by the German government concerning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Germany of "bluffing". (Reuters)
7 September 2020 –
A shipwreck discovered in the Norwegian trench in April 2017 is confirmed to be that of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, according to Norwegian power grid operator Statnett and a maritime archaeologist. The cruiser was sunk by a British Royal Navy submarine on April 9, 1940, during the opening stages of Operation Weserübung. (Reuters)
3 September 2020 – 2020 Solingen killings
Five children who were siblings are found dead in their apartment in Solingen, NRW, Germany. Their elder brother survived. Their mother, who is injured after throwing herself in front of a train in Düsseldorf, is suspected of the killings. (BBC)

More Germany-related news in English can be found at Deutsche Welle and Der Spiegel.


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8 August 2025 – Gaza war
Germany announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully militarily occupy Gaza. (AP)
1 August 2025 – Gaza war
Following German defence minister Boris Pistorius's decision on Monday, the Luftwaffe begins air dropping humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. (German Federal Foreign Office)
27 July 2025 – 2025 Baden-Württemberg train derailment
At least three people are killed, including a railway employee and the driver, and around 50 others are injured, including 25 seriously, when a Deutsche Bahn Regional-Express train carrying 100 people derails in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (ARD)
21 July 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
The United States and Germany agree to send five Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
18 July 2025 – Germany–Russia relations
Russia withdraws from its military technical cooperation agreement with Germany. (The Kyiv Independent)