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Georg Baselitz, Defining Postwar German Painter, Dies at 88

His gallery will present his final works in Venice next week.

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Dresden Neo-Nazi Coup Trial Sees New Denials as Defendant Admits Training Details

Nuremberg Can Stay in Anti-Extremism Alliance as High Court Orders New Review

Weimar Council Ends Direct Funding for Anti-Extremism Alliance in Narrow Vote

Joachim Wanke, Erfurt’s First Post‑Reunification Bishop, Dies at 84

Peter Schneider, Defining ’68er Writer, Dies at 85

Dresden Museum Opens 'Platte Ost/West' Exploring East–West Plattenbau Through Nov. 29

Michael Sagurna, Saxony’s Former Government Spokesman, Dies at 70

AfD Board Moves to Expel Youth Figure Kevin Dorow Over Controversial Speech

Germany Holds State Ceremony in Bundestag Honoring Rita Süssmuth

Thousands Rally in NRW as Höcke Speaks Under Court-Approved Events

Suspect Arrested After Würzburg Station Attack at Jehovah’s Witnesses Stand

Court Clears AfD’s Höcke to Speak at Dortmund City Hall After Mayor’s Ban

Joachim Gauck Awarded International Brückepreis in Görlitz

State Mourning Ceremony for Rita Süssmuth Set for Feb. 24 in Berlin

State Memorial Ordered for Rita Süssmuth, Former Bundestag President

Dorothee Bär Named 76th Recipient of Aachen’s ‘Orden wider den tierischen Ernst’

Rita Süssmuth, Trailblazing Former Bundestag President, Dies at 88

Blaze Destroys Much of FDJ Main Building at Bogensee Near Berlin

Peter Radunski, CDU Campaign Strategist and Former Berlin Senator, Dies at 86