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The Generation Germany group was founded in Giessen – accompanied by protests, clashes with the police, and political rhetoric.

AfD relaunches its youth organization as 'Generation Germany' in the face of protests from thousands of people

Fierce protests ahead of AfD meeting: First "massive" blockades around Giessen, demonstrators rappel down over federal highway

Giessen: Massive road blockades and protests against AfD youth wing

Tens of thousands plan to protest in Giessen this weekend against the founding of the new AfD youth organization. Those responsible for violence must be excluded.

Saksan ulkoministeriö: Putin tähtää EU:hun ja Natoon. Tiedustelupalvelumme antavat kiireellisiä varoituksia: Venäjä ainakin luo itselleen mahdollisuuden sotia Natoa vastaan vuoteen 2029 mennessä. Meidän on estettävä Venäjän lisäaggressiot yhdessä kumppaniemme ja liittolaistemme kanssa.

Presidentti Zelenskyi: Yhteiskeskustelu Ranskan presidentin Emmanuel Macronin, Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan pääministerin Keir Starmerin ja Saksan liittokanslerin Friedrich Merzin kanssa. Keskustelimme rauhansuunnitelmasta Ukrainalle ja koko Euroopalle. Arvostamme Yhdysvaltojen, presidentti Trumpin ja hänen tiiminsä ponnisteluja tämän sodan lopettamiseksi. Työskentelemme amerikkalaisen osapuolen laatiman asiakirjan parissa. Sen tulisi olla suunnitelma, joka varmistaa todellisen ja arvokkaan rauhan.

Germany FM Johann Wadephul in Bosnia and Herzegovina: EU door is open, but reforms are non-negotiable

The US government has designated Antifa Ost, a violent group from Leipzig, as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization".

Security tensions rise in Germany as preparations begin for the opening of holiday markets; security raids target "extremists" in various states.

Berlin plans to relieve industry regarding electricity prices, with a state-subsidized industrial electricity price to be introduced from 2026 to 2028, Chancellor Friedrich Merz says

The home of a politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been raided on suspicion of support for a terrorist organization

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has praised the agreement on military service in Germany as he toured a NATO base in Geilenkirchen, near the border to the Netherlands

An explosion severely damaged a residential building in Steinbach, Hochtaunus, on Friday, prompting the evacuation of 17 residents but no injuries. Authorities are still investigating, with no suspect identified and the cause believed to be deliberate

Police in Germany are investigating the appearance of swastikas painted with human blood and smeared on dozens of cars, some mailboxes and building facades in the central town of Hanau, German authories say

Austria's intelligence services uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna believed to be linked to Hamas for use in "possible terrorist attacks" against Israeli or Jewish targets in Europe, the government said. A British national with "close ties to the weapons cache" was arrested in London. The weapons cache, which is thought to be part of unspecified operations linked to Hamas, was discovered in a suitcase in a rented storage room in Vienna and contained five handguns and 10 magazines. According to local media, the discovery was made possible due to a foiled Hamas attack in Germany at the beginning of October. German authorities had dismantled a Berlin terrorist cell, and several people were arrested, including three suspected Hamas members

Germany's lower house has voted to lift the immunity of AfD lawmaker Raimond Scheirich to allow authorities to carry out court-ordered raids

A demonstrator holds a sign to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration during a 'No Kings' rally near the U.S. embassy in Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2025. REUTERS/Christian Mang

German Defense Minister: We will increase our participation in air patrols and send Eurofighter jets to patrol Polish airspace.

EGNOS update: the EGNOS Open Service (OS) has been restored to nominal levels. Teams are working around the clock to resume EGNOS services to their full operational capacity

Gießen: Perpetrator on the run. An unknown person allegedly fired shots this afternoon. According to police, several people were injured. The incident occurred in a sports betting shop. There is no danger to the public.

For reasons unknown, a man shot several people at Giessen's market square on Saturday afternoon. The perpetrator is on the run.

German cartel office investigating Temu over merchant price influencing

Saksa valtuuttaa poliisin ampumaan alas uhkaavia droneja, sanoo sisäministeri. Maa vaihtaa myös tietoja Israelin ja Ukrainan kanssa vahvistaakseen omaa drone-vastaista puolustustaan. — AFP

Rjabkovin mukaan Venäjä aikoo asettaa matkustusrajoituksia epäystävällisten maiden diplomaateille, jotka päättävät rajoittaa venäläisdiplomaattien liikkumista Schengen-alueella.

A gas cloud was released after an incident at a plant in western Germany and is drifting over the town of Aschaffenburg, where authorities are urging residents to stay indoors and keep windows closed

Polish Prime Minister Tusk says Poland refuses to hand over Nord Stream sabotage suspect wanted by Germany under a European arrest warrant

Saksan tiedustelutiedustelulla on todisteita siitä, että Kreml keskustelee hyökkäyksestä Natoa vastaan, sanoo EU-komissaari Kubilius.

Activists protest at the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Two of them enter the building. Police temporarily arrest several people.

A new drone will patrol the Danish-German border, Danish authorities confirm