A pilot has traced a virtual Christmas tree over Germany on a test flight with an Airbus A380. Airbus spokesman Heiko Stolzke told news agency dpa Thursday that the nearly 5½-hour flight the previous day was “a standard internal Airbus test flight before the delivery of a new aircraft.” He […]
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of church’s Reformation
German leaders on Tuesday marked the 500th anniversary since the day Martin Luther is said to have nailed his theses challenging the Catholic Church to a church door, a starting point of the Reformation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier took part in a service in the famous […]
Syrian refugee convicted in bomb attack plot
A Syrian refugee has been convicted by a German court of collecting components to make bombs with the intent of carrying out attacks in Denmark. The dpa news agency reported the 21-year-old, whose name wasn’t released, was convicted in Ravensburg state court of preparing an act of violence and sentenced […]
Trump will meet with Putin at Germany summit
Meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy will be put to the test if he opts to confront Russia over intelligence that Moscow meddled in the 2016 presidential election. National security adviser H.R. McMaster said Thursday that Trump will meet with Putin along the […]
See ya! Germany begins deporting illegal immigrants and refugees
The German government said Thursday it will continue to deport people to Afghanistan if they are considered a threat, have committed crimes or persistently refuse to reveal their identity. The government earlier had said it would consider each deportation on a case-by-case basis following Wednesday’s deadly attack in Kabul, which […]