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Sexualised deepfakes targeting actress spur German '#MeToo' moment

Sexualised deepfakes targeting actress spur German '#MeToo' moment

Thousands of Germans have taken to the streets in recent days in support of a TV personality who has had fake sexualised images of her spread online, spurring a new "#MeToo" moment around online abuse. Headlines in Germany have been dominated by the case of Collien Fernandes, 44,

German state election a test for Chancellor Merz

German state election a test for Chancellor Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right CDU faces a regional election Sunday, the first of several this year in which it hopes to stem the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Voters will head to the polls in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, a

'Nothing is working': Gulf travel turmoil hits Berlin tourism fair

'Nothing is working': Gulf travel turmoil hits Berlin tourism fair

Santhosh Kanakandath still managed to fly to Berlin from Oman to represent his travel agency at the ITB Berlin tourism trade fair, despite the travel disruption caused by the war in the Middle East. But he fears the potential effects on his business if the conflict continues for much longer,

Ukraine war exhibition opens at Berlin Nazi bunker museum

Ukraine war exhibition opens at Berlin Nazi bunker museum

A permanent exhibition about the Ukraine war opens at a former Nazi bunker in Berlin on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion Tuesday, to encourage continued support for Kyiv. Weapons, other objects brought back from the front lines and testimonies from the conflict have been collected by the