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Former spokesman or the federal government Steffen Seibert speaks during handover ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Steffi Loos, Pool) **FILE**

German ambassador’s attendance at Israeli court hearing ignites diplomatic spat

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Modern architecture stands above the medieval ritual bath (mikveh) discovered in 2007, in Erfurt, Germany, Monday Sept. 11, 2023. A U.N. committee voted Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, to name a group of medieval-era Jewish sites in the eastern German city of Erfurt as a World Heritage Site, the second time Jewish heritage has been added to the list in Germany in recent years. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

UNESCO names Erfurt’s medieval Jewish buildings in Germany as a World Heritage Site

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Germany poses with their gold medals after winning the championship game of the Basketball World Cup against Serbia in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Germany to reshape its sports system after World Cup-winning basketball team defies rankings

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People walk in front of screens displaying a nationwide test alarm message at the main train station in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany retests its emergency warning system, but Berlin’s sirens don’t sound

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Vitaly from Kiev helps in the kitchen with the Glas family in Dippertz, Germany, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. He arrived in Germany on March 17, together with his family, after fleeing from Kiev. A report says Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they travel to Germany to seek higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy. Although the refugees are not economic migrants, they are increasingly taking on work as the war in Ukraine drags on for more than a year and a half. (Daniel Vogl/dpa via AP, File)

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Migrants walk towards a station to board a bus directed to Marseille, France, in Rome, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Despite vows by Italy’s right-wing government to crack down on migrant arrivals and European Union-inked deals with Tunisia to stem the flow, the numbers of desperate people making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing keep rising. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

The German basketball team celebrates with fans after their arrival in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Germany beat Serbia in the basketball world championships final in Manila last Sunday. Word in the background reads 'World Champions' (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Fans cheer German basketball team’s return home after winning World Cup title

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Poland's opposition leader and former prime minister, Donald Tusk, look on in parliament in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Poland's controversial commission for examining Russian influences in Poland, that is seen as targeting the opposition ahead of Oct.15 parliamentary elections will not be formed before that vote, a prominent member of the ruling party said Friday, Aug, 18. The commission is seen as intended to diminish the popularity of main opposition leader Donald Tusk ahead of the elections in which the ruling conservative party is seeking an unprecedented third term. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland heads into a divisive election dealing with a war next door

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the head of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, speaks to a party convention in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Poland conservative ruling party has used Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the German Embassy in negative light in its campaign ahead of crucial parliamentary elections in which it wants to hold on to power. In a campaign spot released Monday, Poland's key politician, ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski pretends to reject a call from Scholz, in a sham gesture of political independence from European Union's leading country. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

A new campaign ad from Poland’s ruling party features Germany’s chancellor in an unfavorable light

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Germany celebrates with the trophy after winning the championship game of the Basketball World Cup against Serbia in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Germany wins Basketball World Cup for first time, holds off Serbia for gold medal

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

U.S. guard Anthony Edwards, left, shoots over Germany center Johannes Voigtmann during a Basketball World Cup semi final game in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

There will be no gold for the USA at the Basketball World Cup, after 113-111 loss to Germany

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - The secret service's lettering is on one of the entrances to the headquarters of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 22, 2022. An employee of Germany's foreign intelligence service and an acquaintance have been charged with treason for allegedly passing sensitive documents to Russia, prosecutors said Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)

German intelligence employee and acquaintance charged with treason for passing secrets to Russia

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

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The king of chess gambits can still be a royal pain

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

This handout photo provided by the German government press office, Bundespresseamt, shows German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with a black eye-pad at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tweeted a pirate-style picture of himself with a black eye patch and dark-red bruises on the right side of his face — the result of a jogging accident on the weekend. The chancellor wrote Monday in the caption of the photo that he was “excited to see the memes.” (Steffen Kugler/Bundesregierung via AP)

German Chancellor Scholz tweets picture of himself with black eye patch after jogging accident

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for a St. Michael reception of the German Bishops' Conference, the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany, in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Scholz on Monday tweeted a pirate-style picture of himself with a black eye patch and dark-red bruises on the right side of his face — the result of a jogging accident on the weekend. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Mild-mannered German Chancellor Scholz embraces ‘pirate’ image after jogging spill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Bavarian Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy Hubert Aiwanger gestures, at the Free Voters' event, in Keferloh, Germany, Sunday, Sept, 3, 2023. The governor of the German state of Bavaria said Sunday that he will let his deputy stay in office following a furor that started with allegations he was responsible for an antisemitic flyer when he was a high school student 35 years ago. (Frederick Mersi/dpa via AP)

Bavaria’s governor leaves his deputy in office despite a furor over antisemitism allegations

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

CORRECTS MONTH TO SEPTEMBER - Italian team celebrates after winning against Serbia during the Basketball World Cup second round match at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Germany, Slovenia, U.S. and Lithuania make World Cup quarterfinals

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Governor of Bavaria Markus Soeder gives a statement on the case of Deputy Minister President Aiwanger after the special coalition committee, in Munich, Germany, Tuesday Aug. 29, 2023. The governor of Bavaria said Tuesday that his deputy has not done enough to substantiate he wasn't responsible for an antisemitic flyer as a high school student and ordered him to answer a detailed questionnaire to clear himself of any possible involvement in the scandal that caused an uproar in Germany. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP)

Bavarian governor orders his deputy to fully explain himself to clear allegations of antisemitism

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Lebanon forward Ali Haidar (11) drives against France forward Guerschon Yabusele (7) and guard Evan Fournier (10) during the Basketball World Cup group H match between France and Lebanon at the Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy reach the knockout stage of basketball’s World Cup

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FILE - A man with Polish flag places flowes after a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the Nazi-German invasion of Poland and the beginning of WWII ,75-years ago, at the memorial to Polish Soldiers in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. The German government on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, presented plans for a “German-Polish House” in Berlin to serve as a memorial to Polish victims of World War II and detail Germany's brutal occupation of its neighboring country between 1939-1945. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Germany presents plans for a German-Polish House to commemorate Polish victims of World War II

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press