Frank-Walter Steinmeier had decided to not congratulate Tehran on anniversary, but embassy accidentally sent out draft of message said to be 'very critical'

President to speak with German counterpart in Bundestag, including to members of far-right AfD party, as fears grow of resurgent anti-Semitism in Germany

President to give Hebrew-language speech in memory of the victims of Nazism to the Bundestag; members of the Goldin and Shaul families will be in attendance

Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses memorial forum 'laden with guilt,' says today's Jew-hatred seen in Europe is the 'same evil' as during Nazi era

'Industrial mass murder of 6 million Jews was committed by my countrymen,' Steinmeier says in Jerusalem. 'I wish I could say we Germans have learnt from history once and for all'

At Yad Vashem, Russian leader claims 40% of Jews killed in genocide were Soviet citizens; event organizer warns there 'could be no Jews left in Europe by 2050'

President Rivlin says 'one of a kind' gathering in Jerusalem in January will also be attended by presidents of Germany, Italy and Austria and many other leaders

Merkel tells Netanyahu she plans to step up security around community institutions; Rivlin asks his counterpart to take 'uncompromising action' against anti-Semitism

'We want to remember and we will remember,' says Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Polish city of Wielun, where first World War II bombs fell 80 years ago

Police looking for two suspects who yelled anti-Semitic slurs as the three left a synagogue in the southern German city