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Heavy Rain Likely Caused Deadly German Train Derailment, Investigators Say

Television news footage showed bent tracks and piles of mud at the scene of the accident near the town of Riedlingen in southern Germany. Three people were killed and 41 injured.

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A mudslide next to the rails where a local train derailed near Riedlingen, Germany, on Sunday.
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The Far Right in Germany Wants to Soften Its Image, Not Its Policies

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on immigration and other issues.

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Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, co-leaders of the Alternative for Germany party, in the Bundestag in Berlin this month.
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Austria Prepares to Give Up ‘Dream’ of Disarmament

Historically neutral, the country is set to double military spending, even in the midst of a budget crisis, as its neighbors also spend big to counter Russia.

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Chancellor Christian Stocker of Austria in Vienna this month. The principle of neutrality, he said, “obligates us to national defense, comprehensive national defense in particular.”
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Migration Fears Turn Europe’s Borderless Dreams Into Traffic Nightmares

Germany’s new government imposed border checks to demonstrate toughness on migration, though crossings started slowing years ago.

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German border guards stop cars crossing from Poland last week.
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