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Germany news: 13-year-old boy killed in Witten stabbing

Deutsche Welle · · 2240 words · By Nik Martin; Richard Connor
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“A 13-year-old boy has died from stab wounds in Witten, western Germany”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federation Free Evangelical Churches (German: Bund Freier Evangelische Gemeinde or 'Bund-FeG') is an officially recognized church system in Germany. Founded in 1874, the church is structured as a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gustav Landauer Library Witten (German: Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten, GLBW) is a special library in Witten, Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Landauer_Library_Witten
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Witten (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪtn̩] ) is a city with almost 100,000 inhabitants in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witten
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“Survey: A third of Germans expect the cost of living to increase”
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“Merz accuses Trump of 'massive escalation' in Iran war”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
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“Chancellor says German army could help clear mines from Strait of Hormuz”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Intervention Initiative (EII) is a joint military project between 13 European countries outside of existing structures, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Europ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war, which began in October 2023, the German government's support for Israel has attracted significant media attention and commentary. On 1 March 2024, Nicaragua initiated proceedings …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 June 2019, two oil tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz while they transited the Gulf of Oman. The Kokuka Courageous, flagged in Panama and operated by a company based in Japan, and F…
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“German FM Wadephul says Germany now has clarity on US war aims”
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“Buy Deutschlandticket to offset rising fuel prices, transport minister says”
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“Bavarian state premier visits Texas, South Carolina”
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“The last time a Bavarian state premier... visited the US in an official capacity was Edmund Stoiber in 2002”
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“Markus Söder previously visited New York in 2012 and the West Coast in 2014”
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“A humpback whale has remained in Wismar Bay... after briefly freeing itself from a sandbank”
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“Officials... said it is unclear whether the whale is stuck again”
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“Clocks across Germany have movedߜ forward by one hour for daylight saving time”
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“A whale that was freed... has become stuck on another sandbank”
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“Poland's Interior Ministry said it will extend controls... until October 1”
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