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German Man Suspected in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Is Released From Prison

17 septembre 2025 à 04:10
Eighteen years after Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl, disappeared in Portugal, the man considered a suspect by Britain and Germany was released after serving a sentence in a separate case.

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Police officers searched for Madeleine McCann in 2007 near a resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
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Suspect in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Refuses Interview With UK Police

15 septembre 2025 à 15:32
Christian Brückner, the main suspect in the 2007 case, rejected an interview request ahead of his release this week from a German prison for a separate crime, the British police said.

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Christian Brückner, the main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann in Portugal, at his trial on unrelated sexual assault charges in Braunschweig, Germany, in 2024.

German Far Right Gains in Bellwether Election, but Fails to Sweep

14 septembre 2025 à 16:44
Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North Rhine-Westphalia versus five years ago.

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Voters in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on Sunday.

The German Elections That Are Set to Test the Attraction of the Far Right

14 septembre 2025 à 00:01
A municipal vote in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be a gauge of the national mood since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office.

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The industrial city of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the places where the far-right party Alternative for Germany could do well.

German Court Convicts Syrian National for Stabbing Attack That Killed 3

10 septembre 2025 à 11:37
Issa al Hasan was found guilty of murder in the Islamic State-inspired rampage last year that spurred a national debate about refugees and migration.

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Issa al Hasan, the perpetrator of a deadly knife attack in Germany last year, was a member of Islamic State. The terror group claimed responsibility for the rampage.

Germany Proposes Plan to Boost Recruitment or Resort to Draft

27 août 2025 à 06:07
Some detractors think the new bill is too weak to fill the recruitment gap. Others worry it will inevitably lead to forced conscription.

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Soldiers training at a base in Germersheim, Germany, in July.
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