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11/27/2025November 27, 2025
WATCH — Foreign students working in Germany
Working for a delivery service is tough anywhere, and it’s a job held by thousands of foreign students in Germany. How are they finding life in their new home?
Foreign students working in Germany
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Skip next section European Space Agency wants to send German austronaut to the moon
11/27/2025November 27, 2025
European Space Agency wants to send German austronaut to the moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans on sending a German astronaut to the moon as part of the “Artemis” mission.
This was announced by the head of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, on the sidelines of the ESA Ministerial Council meeting in Bremen.
“I have decided that the first Europeans to fly to the moon will be part of the Artemis program. We are looking for a German astronaut to join the crew,” he said.
While it’s not known who would make it to the moon, two candidates could be considered, German ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst (49) and Matthias Maurer (55).
It could still be years before the mission takes place, if at all.
The US is looking to send astronauts back to the moon with the Artemis program with four US astronauts scheduled to orbit the moon in the first half of 2026.
In 2027, Artemis 3 is expected to see astronauts land on the moon again after more than half a century.
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Man gets life sentence for setting wife alight on tram in Gera
A man who poured petrol on his wife before setting her alight on a tram in the eastern German city of Gera has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Georgian national was found guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault. He was ordered to pay €75,000 ($87,000) in compensation.
Judge Uwe Tonndorf said the man tried to kill his wife because she wanted to end their marriage. She suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the attack.
“You have destroyed your family and your own life at the same time,” Tonndorf said.
The convicted man immigrated to Germany in 2018, and his wife and children later followed.
The man knew that other passengers could be injured in the March attack, so he fled before attempting to take his own life. He later surrendered to the police.
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Skip next section WATCH — German village struggles to unite amid migration challenge
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WATCH — German village struggles to unite amid migration challenge
Ten years ago, many refugees arrived in Germany. The northern village of Boostedt shows how integration can succeed — and where it still falls short.
German village struggles to unite amid migration challenge
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Skip next section Survey: Most Germans don’t think coalition will last full term
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Survey: Most Germans don’t think coalition will last full term
According to a survey published by Bild newspaper and conducted by INSA, 54% of respondents think the current German government is likely to collapse before the end of its legislative term in 2029.
The coalition, comprised of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), was formed following a general election in February that was triggered by the collapse of the previous government.
Of those polled, 29% said they believed the coalition government would last, while 11% of respondents provided no answer.
The majority of supporters of Merz’s conservative bloc (56%) believed the coalition would last.
INSA said its survey involved interviewing over 1,000 eligible voters between November 21 and 24.
The survey comes amid an atmosphere of tension inside the coalition over planned pension reforms.
The proposal for Germany’s pension system, which is facing the challenges inherent in an aging society, have come under criticism even from within Merz’s conservative bloc.
At the heart of the issue is an agreement by conservatives and the center-left to prop up pensions until 2031 at the current level of 48% of the income of an average earner.
The CDU/CSU’s youth organization has called on young conservative lawmakers not to approve the pension package in its current form, arguing that it is too expensive and puts an undue burden on younger workers and future generations.
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Skip next section German family died from chemical poisoning, Turkish authorities confirm
11/27/2025November 27, 2025
German family died from chemical poisoning, Turkish authorities confirm
Their deaths has heightened concerns over hotel safety standards and prompted calls for stricter oversightImage: DHA
Authorities in Turkey confirmed that the death of a German family in Istanbul while on vacation was result of chemical poisoning.
Turkish prosecutors said a forensic report established that the cause of death of the family of four was insecticide used for pest control.
The German family with Turkish roots had been staying in a hotel in Istanbul’s Fatih district when on November 12, they fell ill. They initially went to the hospital and then returned to the hotel.
The following day, they were taken to the hospital by ambulance with both children, aged six and three, dying that day.
Their mother died on November 14, while their father died on November 17.
Food poisoning had initially been suspected and a number of street food vendors were detained. An autopsy, however, later confirmed the family members died of other causes.
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency previously cited a preliminary report submitted to the prosecutor’s office saying phosphine gas, an insecticide metabolite, was found on towels, masks and swab samples taken from various parts of the hotel room.
Six people who were arrested during the investigation, including the hotel owner and the owner of the pest control company, remain in
custody.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage11/27/2025November 27, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Guten Tag from the newsroom here in Bonn!
Today, there is news out of Turkey confirming the cause of death of a German-Turkish family who died while visiting Istanbul earlier this month.
Authorities have been in a race to establish the cause of death with food poisoning initially suspected.
There is also a survey of Germans who feel Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition government won’t make it to the end of its term in 2029 as scheduled.
Stay with us as we bring you updates from the day’s events in Europe’s biggest economy on November 27.
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