Some 2,500 survivors to receive direct compensation of 5,000 euros this year, which Claims Conference says 'will go a long way for some of the more vulnerable'
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Students at grammar school named after Holocaust survivor Herta Reich send a musical message to Israel in YouTube video

Germany also says its development aid being 'examined,' Austria says support 'on ice' as it reviews all projects in West Bank and Gaza

Move approved in 2019 seeks to make site in Braunau Am Inn unattractive for admirers of the Nazi dictator

Friends of Yad Vashem in Austria seeks to display information about Righteous Among the Nations at dictator's former home, as government turns building into police station

Neutral, non-NATO members say their participation in Sky Shield Initiative, created in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, won't entail involvement in armed conflict

35 long firearms, 25 submachine guns, 100 pistols, over a thousand weapons components, 400 signal weapons, over 10,000 rounds of ammunition, grenade launcher, Nazi memorabilia

Three suspects radicalized online were nabbed by authorities before Saturday's festivities, which attracted around 300,000 people

In an open letter, authors say it would be 'a great, exemplary signal' to create a new anthem which 'reflects the spirit and work of today's generations and artists'

Officials offer few details as Tehran releases Iranian-Austrian businessmen held on spying, national security charges, as well as Danish man stopped at 2022 women's rights protest