Delays in issuing passports frustrating Germans as holidays start

Long delays in issuing passports as the holiday season begins are causing frustration, according to an association that represents German towns and cities. “There are rumbles in the cities’ passport and identity document sections,” association head Helmut Dedy told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland German media group on Sunday. “It is currently taking up to eight weeks…

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Ozil reposts image as Turkey fans do wolf salute, President Erdogan in Berlin stadium

Several groups of Turkish fans gave the controversial wolf salute during the national anthem ahead of their Euro 2024 quarter-final match against the Netherlands on Saturday, a dpa reporter on site said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in attendance with his wife and the Turkish federation chairman. He also greeted fans, according to footage…

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Petition for Germany-Spain Euro match replay over referee mistakes

More than 300,000 people have joined an online petition calling for a rematch of Germany’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain because of alleged referee mistakes including the Marc Cucurella handball incident. The initiator of the petition on the change.org website, Erik V, explained his move with several wrong calls from English referee Anthony Taylor during…

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German military rep slams size of defence spending in draft budget

The proposed increase in defence spending earmarked in Germany’s 2025 draft budget is nowhere near enough to “do justice” to the current security situation nor to “Germany’s responsibility to the world,” the head of the German Armed Forces Association has said. André Wüstner, the chairman of the organization which represents the interests of some 200,000…

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