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Christian B. centre, arrives at the start of his trial, at Braunschweig district court, in Brunswick, Germany, on Feb. 16, 2024. A man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann won't respond to unrelated charges of sexual offenses at a trial that opened last week in Germany, his lawyer said Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP, File)

Suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance won’t respond to charges at his unrelated German trial

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Real Madrid's Toni Kroos warming up prior the Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid at the Red Bull arena stadium in Leipzig, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Real Madrid midfielder Kroos agrees to play for Germany ahead of home Euro 2024

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Bayern supporters protest with a banner reading "No to investors!" during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

German soccer league abandons investment deal after fan protests disrupt games

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Germany players celebrate after Andreas Brehme, left on ground, scores the winning goal in the World Cup soccer final match against Argentina, in the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, July 8, 1990. Andreas Brehme, who scored the only goal as West Germany beat Argentina to win the 1990 World Cup final, has died. He was 63. Brehme’s partner Susanne Schaefer has confirmed his death in a statement to Germany’s dpa news agency. (AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli, File)

Andreas Brehme, scorer of West Germany’s winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, dies at 63

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Christian B. centre, arrives at the start of his trial, at Braunschweig district court, in Brunswick, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. A man who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann goes on trial Friday over several sexual offenses he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)

German suspect in Madeleine McCann case goes on trial over unrelated sexual offense charges

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United States Vice-President Kamala Harris addresses the audience during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. The 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is taking place from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

VP Harris says ‘Russia is responsible’ for Navalny’s death

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A container ship is docked at a port in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Japan has reported Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, that its exports jumped 20% and imports rose at an even faster pace in November as disruptions to manufacturing supply chains began to ease. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan slips down global economic ladder, loses third place to Germany

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk talks to journalists as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a one day summit to discuss the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, including support for Ukraine. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Poland’s Tusk heads to France, Germany to strengthen alliance as fears grow over Russia and Trump

By Sylvie Corbet and Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

In this photo released by Sputnik news agency on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin urges U.S. to push Ukraine to talks, hints at possible swap of imprisoned WSJ reporter

President Joe Biden, right, crosses his fingers in response to a comment from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden calls GOP holdup of Ukraine aid ‘close to criminal neglect’ as he meets with Germany’s Scholz

By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim and Geir Moulson - Associated Press

General view of the Mestalla stadium played in an empty stadium because of the coronavirus outbreak, during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Valencia and Atalanta in Valencia, Spain, Tuesday March 10, 2020. Atletico Madrid is revamping its training facilities. Sevilla and Valencia are rebuilding their stadiums. Sporting Gijon is expanding its youth academy. This week Spanish clubs are showcasing projects funded with their shares of the $2.1 billion that private equity group CVC Capital Partners is investing in the Spanish league.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

How private equity is changing the global soccer landscape with big investments in clubs and leagues

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

An aircraft rolls to its parking position at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on a hazy Wednesday morning, Jan. 31, 2024. A union has called on security staff at most of Germany's major airports to stage a one-day strike on Thursday as it steps up pressure on employers in a pay dispute. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Union calls on security workers at most major German airports to strike on Thursday

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FILE- People hold up their cell phones as they protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Germany’s president has called for a broad “alliance against extremism” in the wake of a report about far-right discussions of deporting millions of immigrants that prompted protests by hundreds of thousands of people. Germany has seen more than two weeks of protests against the Alternative for Germany party and others on the far right. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

German president calls for alliance against extremism amid protests against far right

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This photograph provided by the Indian Navy shows the U.S.-owned ship Genco Picardy that came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024. Attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels have unraveled a key global trade route, forcing vessels into longer and more costly journeys around Africa. (Indian Navy via AP, File)

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are idling car factories and delaying new fashion. Will it get worse?

By Paul Wiseman and Mae Anderson - Associated Press

Anti right-wing demonstrators take part in a protest in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP)

The popularity of a far-right party produces counter-rallies across Germany

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The last light of the day was reflected on the wet concrete slabs of the Holocaust Memorial at the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The International Holocaust Remembrance Day marking the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz - Birkenau on Jan. 27, 1945. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Remembering the horrors of Auschwitz, German chancellor warns of antisemitism, threats to democracy

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Jochen “Jack” Wurfl, 91, is one of just 245,000 survivors of the Holocaust still living. And he’s on a mission to warn young people about the dangers of antisemitism as the Israel-Hamas conflict rages. Photo used with permission from "My Two Lives" by Jochen "Jack" Wurfl and published by Outskirts Press.

WATCH: Holocaust survivor shares story of survival, warns against dangers of antisemitism

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Members of the Hitler Youth are shown burning books in Salzburg, Austria, on April 30, 1938. (Associated Press)

I survived the Holocaust by hiding in the Hitler Youth

By Jochen "Jack" Wurfl – Special to Higher Ground

A party flag is seen on the fassade of the then headquarter of the German right wing party NPD in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Germany’s highest court has ruled that a small far-right party will not get any state funding for the coming six years because it’s values and goals are unconstitutional and aimed at destroying the country’s democracy. The Court said in its ruling the party 'Die Heimat', which used to be known as NPD, “continues to disregard the free democratic basic order and and ... is geared towards its elimination.” (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Germany’s top court rules a far-right party is ineligible for funding because of its ideology

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

95-year-old Ruth Winkelmann, who is one of the survivors of the Holocaust, looks out of a window in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries. A new report reveals that nearly half of them, or 49%, are living in Israel, 18% in Western Europe, 16% in the United States, and 12% in countries of the former Soviet Union. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press