Skip next section Life sentence for Afghan defendant in Mannheim police stabbing
09/16/2025September 16, 2025
Life sentence for Afghan defendant in Mannheim police stabbing
A 26-year-old Afghan man has been handed a life sentence for in the southwestern city of Mannheim in May 2024.
Sulaiman A., whose last name is withheld in Germany for privacy reasons, was filmed attacking officers and members of the anti-Islam group PAX Europa in the city center.
The defendant was shot by police and brought to a local hospital. The attack was met with dismay across Germany and reignited debate about asylum and
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Skip next section Searches carried out against alleged right-wing extremists
09/16/2025September 16, 2025
Searches carried out against alleged right-wing extremists
German police raided the homes of suspected far-right sympathizers early on Tuesday morning in the western states of Lower Saxony, Baden-Württemberg, and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Thirteen dwellings were searched, relating to a group of suspects aged from 32 to 57 who were thought to be in possession of illegal weapons.
Authorities have yet to comment on the exact number of suspects, if they were planning an attack, and if any illicit materials were recovered in the raids.
There have been a number of major raids in Germany in recent months, including last week when a series of arrests were made against a group
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Skip next section Millions of households unable to pay utility bills
09/16/2025September 16, 2025
Millions of households unable to pay utility bills
Germany has experienced a steep rise in First, the made the country’s reliance on cheap Russian gas untenable, and the situation has been compounded by
According to a study released on Tuesday by the Federal Statistical Office, 4.2 million to pay gas, electric, and other utility bills as prices skyrocketed.
In the same study, one third of Germany’s households reported having to put off necessary repairs to their homes or cars because of the hike in costs.
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Welcome to our coverage
Guten Morgen from DW’s newsroom in Bonn.
Today, we will be looking at raids against purported extremists across the country, as well as the latest in the increasingly bitter debate over the national budget.
Later today, Polish President Karol Nawrocki will be welcomed in Berlin.
Stay on this page for everything Germany today.
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