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

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Mar 28, 2026 · 2240 words · By Nik Martin; Richard Connor

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Germany news: 13-year-old boy killed in Witten stabbing Published March 28, 2026last updated March 29, 2026What you need to know - A 13-year-old boy has died from stab wounds in Witten, western Germany - Survey: A third of Germans expect the cost of living to…

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Why it matters

Bavarian state premier visits Texas, South Carolina Bavarian state premier Markus Söder is traveling to the United States for the first time in his current role.

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The destinations of his trip are the economically powerful US states of Texas and South Carolina.

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Claim 1: “Clocks across Germany have movedߜ forward by one hour for daylight saving time”

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Claim 5: “Bavarian state premier visits Texas, South Carolina”

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Claim 7: “German FM Wadephul says Germany now has clarity on US war aims”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — German FM Wadephul says Germany now has clarity on US war aims
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-13-year-old-boy-killed-in…

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Claim 9: “Officials... said it is unclear whether the whale is stuck again”

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Claim 10: “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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Claim 11: “Poland's Interior Ministry said it will extend controls... until October 1”

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Claim 13: “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.
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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.
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Claim 14: “The last time a Bavarian state premier... visited the US in an official capacity was Edmund Stoiber in 2002”

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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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Claim 16: “Survey: A third of Germans expect the cost of living to increase”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Survey: A third of Germans expect the cost of living to increase
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Claim 17: “Markus Söder previously visited New York in 2012 and the West Coast in 2014”

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