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Resumption of Libya talks on table as Egypt green-lights troop deployment

The UN Support Mission in Libya has said there might be "possible ways to resume the political talks."

How the pandemic exposed deep cracks in the German welfare system

With homelessness on the rise and an economic crisis looming, Germany faces a reckoning.

Haftar illegally seized state land, properties – Libya govt report

Documents published by the government show the illegal seizure of state land and property by the Military Investment Committee, a shady financial authority under warlord Khalifa Haftar.

US to cut its troop numbers in Germany by half - Trump

There are between 34,000 and 35,000 US soldiers permanently stationed in Germany, according to the Pentagon, although rotation of units mean the overall number can temporarily top 50,000.

Anti-racism protesters form human chain in Berlin

Thousands of Berliners protest while keeping safe distance for a broader set of aims including end to racism and affordable housing in Germany, organisers say.

Black Lives Matter demonstrations spread across European cities

After the killing of an unarmed black man in police custody sparked protests in the US, thousands gathered in major European cities to show solidarity and demonstrate against police brutality and racial discrimination.

Growing calls for anti-racism protests as Bayern scent Bundesliga title

Football players in Germany contemplate staging collective protests following the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in the United States.

Mandatory Covid-19 facemasks expose bigoted nature of burqa bans in Europe

Lawyers and critics now say that in light of coronavirus, legal arguments against the burqa ban are much weaker and that it’s time to put an end to the criminalisation of women who choose to cover their faces in public.

Turkey's Ensar Foundation deplores 'Islamophobic smear campaign' in Germany

With a German politician raising questions about its functioning, the foundation sees itself in the crosshairs of a slanderous campaign.

Police arrest 60 at anti-lockdown demonstrations in Berlin - report

Protests against the measures Chancellor Angela Merkel insists are needed to slow down the coronavirus outbreak have become more vocal and demonstrators have filled the streets of the German capital for the third weekend in a row.

Haftar loses more ground after ceding crucial territories in western Libya

Warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militias have been hit by stinging defeats in the country’s west after the collapse of their siege of Tripoli.

Arrests at anti-lockdown demonstrations in UK, Germany and Poland

Germany and other countries have started to loosen some of the restrictions on movement, but anti-lockdown demonstrators protested, saying they wanted more freedom.