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Bavaria, a state in southern Germany, has ordered that Christian crosses be placed at the entrance of all public buildings in order to represent the region's “identity and Christian values.” The new directive will begin in all state buildings on June 1. "The cross is a fundamental symbol of our Bavarian identity ...

TORONTO -- The G7 security ministers' meeting in Toronto was overshadowed by Monday's deadly van attack, but they stuck to their discussion on fighting the threats lurking in the internet's dark spaces, says Germany's representative. Gunter Krings, the parliamentary state secretary for Germany's interior ...

BERLIN (AP) — Turkey's foreign minister is planning to visit Germany for the 25th anniversary of a firebombing in which five Turks were killed. The visit comes at a sensitive time, weeks before elections in Turkey. City authorities in Solingen said Monday that Mevlut Cavusoglu is expected to address a ...