Football: German star, David reveals why he wants to play for Nigeria

Football: German star, David reveals why he wants to play for Nigeria

Posted on September 19, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

German-born 18-year-old defensive midfielder, Jonas Benjamin Chimezie David, has revealed why he has chosen to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria instead of Germany. David, who led the U-19 of Hamburg to glory last season, is widely viewed as one of the top prospects in the club’s academy. OwnGoal revealed why he opted for

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Merkel’s last-ditch migrant deal reopens deep EU divisions

Merkel’s last-ditch migrant deal reopens deep EU divisions

Posted on July 4, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

AFP……German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire Tuesday from EU partners after she agreed to push back migrants in a last-ditch deal to save her fragile government, a move that threatened to unleash a domino effect of European nations shutting refugees out. In high-stakes crisis talks overnight, Merkel put down a rebellion by Interior Minister

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Diplomatic Row: Russia hits West, expels 23 diplomats

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Diplomatic Row: Russia hits West, expels 23 diplomats

March 31, 2018

Aside the 60 American envoys axed in a retaliatory expulsion by Russia, diplomats from 23 countries have been asked to go in the biggest ever diplomatic row between Russia and the West.

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Merkel faces hot summer with wave of attacks

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A rash of attacks in Germany has emboldened political rivals of Chancellor Angela Merkel, who blamed her liberal asylum policy Tuesday for exposing the country to a shocking week of bloodshed.

Four brutal assaults in the south of the country, three of which were carried out by asylum seekers, have rattled Germans and revived a backlash against Merkel’s decision last year to open the borders to those fleeing war and persecution.

IS group claims first Germany attack with train axe assault

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for its first attack in Germany, an axe and knife assault on a train carried out by a 17-year-old Afghan refugee.

German authorities said they had found a hand-painted IS flag among the belongings of the asylum seeker, who seriously injured four members of a family of tourists from Hong Kong in his rampage. The teenage assailant was killed as he tried to flee.

"The perpetrator of the stabbing attack in Germany was one of the fighters of the Islamic State," the IS-linked Amaq news agency said.