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A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountable
Read full article: A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountableA German court has started hearing a Peruvian farmer’s case against major energy company RWE.
Brignone closes gap on super-G leader Gut-Behrami in race won by Germany's Aicher
Read full article: Brignone closes gap on super-G leader Gut-Behrami in race won by Germany's AicherItalian ski star Federica Brignone has closed the gap to leader Lara Gut-Behrami in the World Cup super-G standings to 45 points.
A one-day strike at 13 German airports, including the main hubs, brings most flights to a halt
Read full article: A one-day strike at 13 German airports, including the main hubs, brings most flights to a haltA one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country’s other main destinations, has caused the cancelation of most flights.
Flight cancellations at Germany's Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strike
Read full article: Flight cancellations at Germany's Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strikeFlight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers have affected more than 40,000 passengers.
Siemens announces $285 million investment in US manufacturing
Read full article: Siemens announces $285 million investment in US manufacturingSiemens plans to invest $285 million in manufacturing in the United States, the tech company said Thursday, including two new facilities in California and Texas.
In Mexico City, this German organist says music is a gift from God and the organ's sound is proof
Read full article: In Mexico City, this German organist says music is a gift from God and the organ's sound is proofBeing an organist might seem like a solitary job, but German maestro Leo Krämer never feels too far from his listeners.
European Central Bank cuts rates again as threat of trade war with Trump weighs on economy
Read full article: European Central Bank cuts rates again as threat of trade war with Trump weighs on economyThe European Central Bank is cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point, lowering credit costs for consumers and businesses to support an economy that is struggling to show solid growth.
Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century
Read full article: Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a centuryIt’s timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom’s Oak has connected lovers for more than a century.
Suspect in deadly German car-ramming gives no information on motive and is ordered held in custody
Read full article: Suspect in deadly German car-ramming gives no information on motive and is ordered held in custodyInvestigators say the suspect in the car-ramming in the German city of Mannheim that killed two people has given no information about his motive.
Trial begins in Germany for 4 alleged Hamas members accused of seeking weapons caches across Europe
Read full article: Trial begins in Germany for 4 alleged Hamas members accused of seeking weapons caches across EuropeA trial has begun in Germany for four alleged Hamas members suspected of organizing weapons caches across Europe.
Germany will likely continue its leadership on climate action. But expect a change in tone
Read full article: Germany will likely continue its leadership on climate action. But expect a change in toneGermany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change will remain a priority.
More wins, more drinks: Opening hours in pubs could extend in England and Wales during Women's Euros
Read full article: More wins, more drinks: Opening hours in pubs could extend in England and Wales during Women's EurosSoccer fans in England and Wales might be allowed to spend more time in pubs if their teams go far at the Women’s European Championship being held in Switzerland in July.
The biggest takeaways from Germany's election, which will bring change to the EU's leading power
Read full article: The biggest takeaways from Germany's election, which will bring change to the EU's leading powerGermany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.
Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win
Read full article: Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election winMainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's election, ensuring strong support for Ukraine and creating hopes for economic renewal.
Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Read full article: Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar resultProjections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national election.
Syrian suspect in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing wanted to kill Jews, investigators say
Read full article: Syrian suspect in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing wanted to kill Jews, investigators sayInvestigators say the suspect in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured is a Syrian refugee who apparently wanted to kill Jews.
Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservatives
Read full article: Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservativesU.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington.
Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007
Read full article: Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control.
Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe's response to an assertive Trump
Read full article: Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe's response to an assertive TrumpGerman voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.
QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigating
Read full article: QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigatingPolice in Munich are investigating a mystery: More than 1,000 stickers were put on gravestones and wooden crosses at three cemeteries in the German city, without any indication of where they came from or why.
US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year
Read full article: US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last yearThe United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined.
Migrant groups say racist attacks increase in German city after deadly Christmas market violence
Read full article: Migrant groups say racist attacks increase in German city after deadly Christmas market violenceMigrants who have settled in the German city of Magdeburg say they have experienced a sharp increase in racism and anti-immigration sentiments following a deadly Christmas market attack last year.
French lawmakers mull banning headscarves in sport. Amnesty International says it's discriminatory
Read full article: French lawmakers mull banning headscarves in sport. Amnesty International says it's discriminatoryAmnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions.
A 2-year-old girl and her mother have died after the car-ramming attack in Munich
Read full article: A 2-year-old girl and her mother have died after the car-ramming attack in MunichPolice say a 2-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were injured in the car-ramming attack on a labor union demonstration in Munich.
Jannik Sinner’s deal with WADA to accept 3-month ban slammed by fellow tennis pros
Read full article: Jannik Sinner’s deal with WADA to accept 3-month ban slammed by fellow tennis prosTop-ranked Jannik Sinner accepting a three-month doping ban deal was slammed by his fellow tennis professionals on Saturday.
Zelenskyy calls for 'armed forces of Europe' as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on Ukraine
Read full article: Zelenskyy calls for 'armed forces of Europe' as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support Europe.
German prosecutors investigate possible Islamic extremist motive for Munich car-ramming attack
Read full article: German prosecutors investigate possible Islamic extremist motive for Munich car-ramming attackAuthorities say the suspect in the car-ramming attack in Munich that injured 39 people appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive, but there’s no evidence that he was involved with any radical network.
A far-right party saw a historic surge in support in Germany's election. Here's what to know
Read full article: A far-right party saw a historic surge in support in Germany's election. Here's what to knowAlternative for Germany has surged to the best showing by a far-right party since World War II in the national election and became the strongest political force in parts of the country.
Ford shares slide as automaker forecasts weaker growth, further losses for electric vehicle unit
Read full article: Ford shares slide as automaker forecasts weaker growth, further losses for electric vehicle unitFord Motor Co. is forecasting weaker earnings growth for this year and further losses in its electric vehicles business as it works to control costs.
JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris and Munich security conference in first overseas trip as VP
Read full article: JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris and Munich security conference in first overseas trip as VPU.S. Vice President JD Vance will attend a two-day high-level summit focusing on artificial intelligence in Paris next week and the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany in his first scheduled trip abroad since taking office.
Think you can bellow like a stag? German hunters compete in a national deer calling championship
Read full article: Think you can bellow like a stag? German hunters compete in a national deer calling championshipGerman hunters tried to convince the jury at a national stag calling championship that they can imitate a bellowing red deer most realistically.
Ancestry test leads to reunion between US veteran, son after 72 years
Read full article: Ancestry test leads to reunion between US veteran, son after 72 yearsAbout 72 years ago, Joseph LaPointe returned to the United States after a stint in Germany, where he had been stationed as a member of the U.S. military. But a part of him stayed behind. Fast forward to Friday night. LaPointe is ending the month of January by starting a new chapter — with a son he has not seen in seven decades.
German opposition's migration bill narrowly defeated amid controversy over far-right support
Read full article: German opposition's migration bill narrowly defeated amid controversy over far-right supportGermany's parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked becoming the first draft legislation to pass thanks to a far-right party.
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
Read full article: European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economyThe European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany.
German parliament backs election front-runner's call for tough border rules with far-right support
Read full article: German parliament backs election front-runner's call for tough border rules with far-right supportGermany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants at the country’s borders, with the help of a far-right party.
At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard
Read full article: At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guardNATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.
Names of Australian Open runner-up Zverev's past accusers shouted out during trophy ceremony
Read full article: Names of Australian Open runner-up Zverev's past accusers shouted out during trophy ceremonyMoments after Alexander Zverev’s loss in the Australian Open final, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse in the past, saying “Australia believes” them.
Novak Djokovic takes a jab at injury 'experts' by posting a picture of an MRI of his left hamstring
Read full article: Novak Djokovic takes a jab at injury 'experts' by posting a picture of an MRI of his left hamstringNovak Djokovic has posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media more than 24 hours after being booed at the Australian Open when he quit playing one set into his semifinal because of what he said was a torn muscle.
Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brother’s life. And how an angel saved his
Read full article: Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brother’s life. And how an angel saved hisMonday’s ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is more than just the moment to remember some 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust.
Scholz's challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight
Read full article: Scholz's challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlightGermany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month.
Germany's economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024
Read full article: Germany's economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024The German economy shrank for the second straight year in 2024 as worried consumers held back on spending and Chinese competition ate into the country’s traditional exports of cars and industrial machinery.
Zelenskyy, Macron discuss Western troop deployment in Ukraine before German defense chief visits
Read full article: Zelenskyy, Macron discuss Western troop deployment in Ukraine before German defense chief visitsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of Western troops deploying in Ukraine to safeguard any peace deal ending the nearly three-year war with Russia.
European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump's military spending target won't be easy
Read full article: European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump's military spending target won't be easyThe defense ministers of Europe’s five top military spenders say they intend to continue increasing their investments in defense but described President-elect Donald Trump’s challenge for them to raise spending to 5% of their overall economic output as extremely difficult.
Germany's leader says all countries must respect existing borders, in a rebuttal of Trump
Read full article: Germany's leader says all countries must respect existing borders, in a rebuttal of TrumpGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful.
Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? An AP Explainer about the anti-Nazi pastor
Read full article: Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? An AP Explainer about the anti-Nazi pastorDietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor and theologian from Germany executed by the Nazis in 1945 at age 39 for his role in a resistance movement.
What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor's legacy claimed, debated across political spectrum
Read full article: What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor's legacy claimed, debated across political spectrumShortly before he was hanged by the Nazis in 1945 at age 39, Dietrich Bonhoeffer reportedly told a fellow prisoner: “This is the end — for me the beginning of life.”.
Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across the UK and Germany
Read full article: Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across the UK and GermanyHeavy snow and freezing rain have brought widespread disruption across Europe particularly in the U.K. and Germany with several major airports suspending flights.
Berlin police say they have detained a man who attacked 2 people with a knife
Read full article: Berlin police say they have detained a man who attacked 2 people with a knifeBerlin police say they have detained a man who attacked and injured two people in the city’s Charlottenburg neighborhood, further jolting Germany days after a deadly Christmas market attack elsewhere in the country.
Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key elections
Read full article: Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key electionsTech entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.
Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper German social divisions
Read full article: Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper German social divisionsMourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect and his previous encounters with authorities are scrutinized.
German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
Read full article: German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attackGerman authorities say they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged about the five people killed.
What we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany
Read full article: What we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in GermanyOfficials say four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed when a man drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg.
German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
Read full article: German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weaponsPolice are treating a car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany that killed at least five people as an attack.
Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the apparent attack on a Christmas market
Read full article: Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the apparent attack on a Christmas marketChurch bells rang out in the German city of Magdeburg exactly 24 hours after authorities say a man drove into a busy Christmas market, killing five people and injuring 200 others.
At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack
Read full article: At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attackAuthorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack.
German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists
Read full article: German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremistsGerman lawmakers have approved legislation designed to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or extremist politicians.
Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February
Read full article: Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in FebruaryChancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.
Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a US military hospital in Germany after a fall
Read full article: Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a US military hospital in Germany after a fallFormer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has had hip replacement surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.
Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week
Read full article: Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next weekChancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.
Syrians in Germany worried by some politicians' eagerness for them to go home after Assad's fall
Read full article: Syrians in Germany worried by some politicians' eagerness for them to go home after Assad's fallNearly a decade after hundreds of thousands of Syrians arrived in Germany, many are now well-integrated and settled in jobs — and tens of thousands have gained German citizenship.
UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings
Read full article: UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossingsThe U.K. and Germany have pledged to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send migrants across the English Channel in small boats.
China's CATL forms joint venture with Stellantis to build electric vehicle battery factory in Spain
Read full article: China's CATL forms joint venture with Stellantis to build electric vehicle battery factory in SpainChinese electric battery company CATL and automaker Stellantis say they will build a major battery factory in northern Spain.
Germany and other European countries suspend decisions on Syrians' asylum bids after Assad's fall
Read full article: Germany and other European countries suspend decisions on Syrians' asylum bids after Assad's fallGermany and several other European countries said Monday they are suspending decisions on asylum claims by Syrian nationals because of the unclear situation in their homeland following the fall of Bashar Assad.
Europe's economy needs help. Political chaos in France and Germany means it may be slower in coming
Read full article: Europe's economy needs help. Political chaos in France and Germany means it may be slower in comingEurope's economy has enough difficulties, from tepid growth to trade tensions with the U.S. Dealing with those woes is only getting harder due to the political chaos in the two biggest European countries, France and Germany.
Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years
Read full article: Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 yearsFive sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century have been handed back at a ceremony that a community representative described as a sad but “very joyful” moment.
Volkswagen workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back against proposed pay cuts and plant closures
Read full article: Volkswagen workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back against proposed pay cuts and plant closuresVolkswagen workers have launched rolling two-hour strikes at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and factory closures.
Russia expels two German journalists in tit-for-tat retaliation, ministry says
Read full article: Russia expels two German journalists in tit-for-tat retaliation, ministry saysRussia’s Foreign Ministry says it has revoked accreditation of two employees of the German ARD broadcaster and ordered them to leave the country, in what it described as a retaliation to German authorities’ move targeting two journalists from Russia’s state TV.
Germany's Merkel recalls Putin's 'power games' and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs
Read full article: Germany's Merkel recalls Putin's 'power games' and contrasting US presidents in her memoirsFormer German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Barack Obama and Donald Trump and says she asked herself whether she could have done more to prevent Brexit.
DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member
Read full article: DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew memberA DHL cargo plane has crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a nearby house, killing a Spanish crew member.
Jonas Kaufmann cancels appearance on opening night of season at Milan's La Scala
Read full article: Jonas Kaufmann cancels appearance on opening night of season at Milan's La ScalaTenor Jonas Kaufmann canceled his appearance in the new production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” opening the season at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala on Dec. 7.
Ford, facing economic headwinds and weak EV sales, to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe
Read full article: Ford, facing economic headwinds and weak EV sales, to cut 4,000 jobs in EuropeFord is cutting its workforce by 4,000 in Europe and the U.K. by the end of 2027, citing headwinds from the economy and pressure from increased competition and weaker-than-expected sales of electric cars.
Germany's defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
Read full article: Germany's defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotageGermany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea was caused by sabotage.
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Read full article: Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reformEnvironmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29.
German leader set to ask for Dec. 16 confidence vote, paving way for election as early as February
Read full article: German leader set to ask for Dec. 16 confidence vote, paving way for election as early as FebruaryGerman media are reporting that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16.
Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks inactive. Giants kicker Graham Gano is active
Read full article: Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks inactive. Giants kicker Graham Gano is activeCarolina Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks’ wait to make his NFL debut continues after he was listed as inactive for the team’s game against the New York Giants in Germany.
Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations
Read full article: Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installationsTens of thousands have celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany's capital.
German chancellor’s last remaining coalition ally makes his move before expected early election
Read full article: German chancellor’s last remaining coalition ally makes his move before expected early electionGerman Eonomy Minister Robert Habeck says he hopes to become his Green Party’s candidate for chancellor in the coming election.
Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
Read full article: Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority governmentGermany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition.
Fan's death overshadows Bayern's win in Champions League as fans refrain from singing
Read full article: Fan's death overshadows Bayern's win in Champions League as fans refrain from singingBayern Munich is mourning the death of a fan who attended the team’s 1-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League.
Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Read full article: Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapsesGermany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s pro-business party.
Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes
Read full article: Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planesWestern security officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary devices in packages on cargo planes bound for North America, including one that caught fire at a courier hub in Germany and another that ignited in a warehouse in England.
Two goals for Harry Kane as Bayern Munich beats Union Berlin. Frankfurt scores 7
Read full article: Two goals for Harry Kane as Bayern Munich beats Union Berlin. Frankfurt scores 7Harry Kane scored two goals and set up another as Bayern Munich's winning run in the Bundesliga continued with a 3-0 victory over Union Berlin.
How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 election
Read full article: How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 electionAt a recent naturalization ceremony, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took their oaths to become American citizens.