German frigate Hessen sailors were on watch 12 hours a day in the Red Sea with only seconds to react to threats in the 'worst case scenario'

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The Hessen as it departs for deployment in the Red Sea on Feb. 8, 2024 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The Hessen as it departs for deployment in the Red Sea on Feb. 8, 2024 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

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Xi Jinping is hyping China as Ukraine's peacemaker — while actually helping Russia's invasion

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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is received by Xi Jinping, President of China, at the State Guest House.

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A German art museum fired an employee for secretly hanging up one of his own paintings

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Pinakothek der Moderne on February 10, 2020, in Munich, Germany.
Pinakothek der Moderne on February 10, 2020, in Munich, Germany.

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Botswana offers to send 20,000 elephants to Germany, saying it should try looking after them instead of criticizing

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Botswana's elephant population is causing concern for the country's leaders.

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Dachshunds could face ban in Germany because of inherent health problems, highlighting wider dog breeding concerns

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2 NATO powerhouses are creating an armored-vehicle coalition to support Ukraine

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A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A Leopard 2 tank at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, in February 2023.

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'Porous' sanctions haven't stopped Russia's war, but there's still more the West can do to squeeze its economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on February 6, 2024.

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Aldi is America's fastest-growing grocer, with nearly as many stores as Kroger. Here's how the German chain became a retail giant.

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Everyone is angry at Germany after a series of snubs and screw-ups

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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, viewed unsmiling from above in Berlin on January 22, 2024.
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on January 22, 2024.

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Leaked audio obtained by Russian spies reveals Germany considered giving Ukraine missiles to destroy key Crimean bridge: WSJ

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Taurus, a long-range guided missile, is on display in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The missiles are one of Ukraine's top asks to Germany.

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