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Deutsche Welle

International friendly live: Germany vs. Russia

15-11-2018

Joachim Löw's Germany face Russia in their penultimate game of 2018 in Leipzig. Löw has given a number of young players the chance to impress and goals from Leroy Sane and Niklas Süle have given the hosts the lead. more

Ex-Nazi death camp guard says he was following orders, did not know of executions

15-11-2018

The 94-year-old defendant testified he thought prisoners' deaths were the result of "miserable conditions" in the camp. Some 65,000 people were killed in the Stutthof concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. more

Denied access to migrants, UN experts call off Hungary trip

15-11-2018

A UN team was denied permission by the Hungarian government to visit transit zones housing migrants and asylum-seekers. The experts had been in the country on Budapest's invitation. more