Germany

Twenty-five right-wing extremists were arrested in Germany on Wednesday morning who allegedly wanted to commit an armed coup. This was announced by a spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office. As part of a significant operation, some three thousand German police officers carried out raids on more than 130 locations on Wednesday morning: in eleven of the sixteen German states and also in Italy and Austria. The group reportedly wanted to storm the Reichstag and stage a coup. "The accused are part of a terrorist organization founded in November 2021, which set itself the goal of overthrowing the existing government in Germany and replacing it with its form of government, which they had already devised," said the Generalbundesanwalt. . For example,,, those responsible for new min...

A man in Germany has been sentenced to life in prison for deliberately driving a car into a carnival parade in the town of Volkmarsen last year.   About 90 people were injured, including dozens of children. According to prosecutors, the 31-year-old German wanted to kill as many people as possible on February 24, 2020. He drove into his victims at a speed of 50 or 60 kilometres per hour. His vehicle came to a stop after 42 meters. Witnesses overpowered the driver. The court in Kassel has found the man guilty of attempted murder, inflicting bodily harm and dangerous behaviour in traffic. Almost two years later, it is still unknown why the man entered the parade. German media report that he remained silent in court and also refused to talk to a psychiatric expert. He concluded that...

Germany reported 446 new corona-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily figure since mid-February. Hospitals are concerned about the many admissions of corona patients to intensive care.   There is a warning that the number of corona patients on ICs is threatening to exceed the peak of last winter. The head of an association for IC care, Gernot Marx, thinks the number of corona patients in intensive care units may rise to 6000 before Christmas, regardless of which corona measures are still taken. There are currently about 4600. In addition, about 1400 new corona patients were admitted to the ICs last week. The resurgence of the coronavirus has pushed the official death toll in Germany to nearly 102,000. The Robert Koch Institute for Disease Control (RKI) reported nearly 67,...

The strict corona measures in Germany earlier this year were legal, the constitutional court in Karlsruhe has ruled.   In the spring, social contacts were restricted, a curfew was imposed, and schools were closed. The verdict could pave the way for new, stricter measures in the country. The measures were introduced in April during the third wave of contamination. According to the court, measures infringed several fundamental rights but were allowed because of "the extreme danger of the pandemic". Chancellor Angela Merkel and her intended successor Olaf Scholz will talk with the state prime ministers on Tuesday about tightening the corona measures. The consultation, which has been brought forward due to the verdict, comes at a time when the number of infections is rising rapidly, ...