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Puigdemont urges Madrid to 'start political dialogue' in Catalonia row

Catalonia's Puigdemont leaves German jail on bail

Germany is to begin surveillance of far-right doomsday 'prepper scene'

New round of exploratory talks on government formation to begin Wednesday, SPD says

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) re-elect @MartinSchulz as party leader with 81.9 percent

Germany's Social Democrats vote in favour of meeting with Merkel's conservatives to discuss all possibilities, including grand coalition, minority government, as well as snap election. SPD top dogs plan to meet with CDU/CSU as soon as next week

27 deported Afghan refugees return home from Germany

German SPD leader urges members to back coalition talks

Social democrat SPD leader @MartinSchulz' vision for United States of EU let's one forget for a second that he still has to convince his own party to continue governing with Merkel

SPD youth wing chairmain @KuehniKev tells he's against grand coalition with Merkel's conservatives as it "didn't get the mandate" in September election. "SPD can't afford to make the compromises in GroKo. Not good for SPD, nor democracy." Open to minority gov talks

After his initial "no way" to joining Angela Merkel's conservatives in another grand coalition, SPD leader @MartinSchulz asks his fellow social democrats to give the green light for talks after all

German heavyweight politician Martin Schulz, also former head of European Parliament, calls for transformation of European Union into a United States of Europe by 2025 with a common constitution

SPD leader @MartinSchulz: "As chancellor candidate, I am responsible for this election result (20.5%). I can't turn back the clock. But as party leader I want to play my part in changing this. Therefore, today, I ask for your support."

[email protected] takes the stage at the SPD bpt17 to start to provide answers to a big question: the future direction of the party

Reaction to Jerusalem recognition from German Chancellor AngelaMerkel: The German govt. does not support this, because the status of Jerusalem should be negotiated as part of a 2 state solution

US Embassy Berlin warns of possible violent protests in Germany after Trump announcement on Jerusalem

Just hours before another flight is supposed to leave for Kabul, German Interior Minister deMaizière defends Germany's controversial decision to deport failed .

Ahead of the SPD party congress, Social Dems' @MartinSchulz has indirectly criticized Merkel for not embracing @EmmanuelMacron's ideas for more cooperation in eurozone, and EU defence and migration. "France is making proposals and Germany isn't engaging. This is not acceptable."

SPD leader promises to push Germany to embrace Macron

At NATO, US Secretary of State Tillerson says he heard comments from German foreign minister @sigmargabriel about declining transatlanticism but denies there's a growing divide

German Social Democrats Leader @MartinSchulz says US President Donald Trump is undermining international stability with the decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem Full story here:

German FM @SigmarGabriel warned the White House that doing so would "fuel" regional tensions. US President Donald Trump is to publicly address the issue today

Fire department in Meerbusch now says, there were approximately 150 people on the train. At least 50 injured, Search and rescue operation ongoing to free passengers from the train

National Express train (RE7) collided with DB Cargo train. Many are still trapped in the tangled up train, rescue efforts are hampered by a fallen power line and the tangled up train

Rescue teams are working to recover injured passengers many of them pinned in tangled up train, after a passenger train has collided with a freight train, in Meerbusch Germany

50 injured in German train collision say police

Two trains collide with eachother in Meerbusch, located in Nordrhein-Westfalen region of Germany, initial reports of at least 20 injured

Dozens injured as freight train collided with passenger one near Meerbusch, near Neuss

NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg disagrees with German Foreign Minister Gabriel's comments, saying the US is actually increasing its presence in Europe, not decreasing. "The US is committed" to Europe and the alliance, he says

Both @Bloomberg and @Reuters are reporting that Special Counsel Mueller has issued a subpoena to @DeutscheBank for documents on its relationship with @realDonaldTrump and his family