Ciarán Fahey
@cfahey.bsky.social
Associated Press sports writer, often distracted by news.
I’m not German. I run @abandonedberlin.com in my free time.
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Ciarán Fahey
@cfahey.bsky.social
· Mar 23
A promise to an African grandmother: Shining a light on Germany's colonial past
Germany has over the past years made strides in coming to terms with a dark era of its past, the colonial rule of large swaths of Africa.
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Scarred by German colonialism, victims push the country into a new reckoning with its dark past
(AP) #Germany #colonialism #racism 🇩🇪
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(AP) #Germany #colonialism #racism 🇩🇪
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Free admission to U.S. national parks on Trump’s birthday.
It’s being scrapped for Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.
(AP) #MAGA 🇺🇸
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It’s being scrapped for Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.
(AP) #MAGA 🇺🇸
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National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday
The National Park Service will no longer offer free admission to Americans on Martin Luther King Jr.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Free admission to U.S. national parks on Trump’s birthday.
It’s being scrapped for Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.
(AP) #MAGA 🇺🇸
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It’s being scrapped for Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.
(AP) #MAGA 🇺🇸
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Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa says Israel is fighting 'ghosts' and searching for enemies
(AP) #Syria #Israel
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(AP) #Syria #Israel
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Syria's leader says Israel is fighting 'ghosts' after the Gaza war
Syria’s interim president accuses Israel of fighting “ghosts” and seeking enemies after the Gaza conflict.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa says Israel is fighting 'ghosts' and searching for enemies
(AP) #Syria #Israel
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(AP) #Syria #Israel
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Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision because Israel is in.
“Germany, a major Eurovision backer, had signalled it would not take part if Israel was barred.”
(RTÉ) #Eurovision #Israel #warcrimewashing
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“Germany, a major Eurovision backer, had signalled it would not take part if Israel was barred.”
(RTÉ) #Eurovision #Israel #warcrimewashing
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RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision because Israel is in.
“Germany, a major Eurovision backer, had signalled it would not take part if Israel was barred.”
(RTÉ) #Eurovision #Israel #warcrimewashing
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“Germany, a major Eurovision backer, had signalled it would not take part if Israel was barred.”
(RTÉ) #Eurovision #Israel #warcrimewashing
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Palestinian farmers are being terrorized by armed Israeli settlers as they try to gather their olive harvests in the West Bank
(AP) #WestBank #Israel #olives #land
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(AP) #WestBank #Israel #olives #land
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Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks
Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers. In recent months, villagers say, the town of Turmus Ayya has weathered near-daily assaults by settlers.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Palestinian farmers are being terrorized by armed Israeli settlers as they try to gather their olive harvests in the West Bank
(AP) #WestBank #Israel #olives #land
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(AP) #WestBank #Israel #olives #land
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Netanyahu, wanted by the ICC to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, asks for a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel
(AP) #Netanyahu #accusations
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(AP) #Netanyahu #accusations
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Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Netanyahu, wanted by the ICC to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, asks for a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel
(AP) #Netanyahu #accusations
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(AP) #Netanyahu #accusations
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
(AP) #Israel #WestBank #occupation
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(AP) #Israel #WestBank #occupation
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
Israeli forces killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”
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November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
(AP) #Israel #WestBank #occupation
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(AP) #Israel #WestBank #occupation
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Former AP photographer’s vintage images of Ireland capture a world before it disappeared
(AP) #Ireland #rareoldtimes #vintage #photography #roadtrip ☘️
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(AP) #Ireland #rareoldtimes #vintage #photography #roadtrip ☘️
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Former AP photographer's vintage images of Ireland capture a world before it disappeared
Rare photographs from 1963 show a disappearing Ireland, captured by German photographer Diether Endlicher.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Former AP photographer’s vintage images of Ireland capture a world before it disappeared
(AP) #Ireland #rareoldtimes #vintage #photography #roadtrip ☘️
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(AP) #Ireland #rareoldtimes #vintage #photography #roadtrip ☘️
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Reposted by Ciarán Fahey
BREAKING: Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have appeared on state television saying they have seized power in the country.
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power in the country
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, appearing on state television to announce their takeover.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have appeared on state television saying they have seized power in the country.
Maybe just call it Dublin Airport – it has worked perfectly fine as a name for Dublin’s airport up to now.
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
TD introduces bill to rename Dublin Airport after Lemass
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Maybe just call it Dublin Airport – it has worked perfectly fine as a name for Dublin’s airport up to now.
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
She “spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child.”
(AP) #ViolaFordFletcher #Tulsa #racism
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She “spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child.”
(AP) #ViolaFordFletcher #Tulsa #racism
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One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
One of the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma has died. Viola Ford Fletcher was 111.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
She “spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child.”
(AP) #ViolaFordFletcher #Tulsa #racism
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She “spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child.”
(AP) #ViolaFordFletcher #Tulsa #racism
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UN climate talks were another abject flop. The words “fossil fuels” weren’t even mentioned in the final resolution.
(AP) #COP30 #Brazil #climatechange #fossilfuels #SaudiArabia
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(AP) #COP30 #Brazil #climatechange #fossilfuels #SaudiArabia
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Many hoped UN climate talks in Brazil would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop
For years, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with many climate experts, had high hopes for the U.N. climate talks that just finished in Brazil.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
UN climate talks were another abject flop. The words “fossil fuels” weren’t even mentioned in the final resolution.
(AP) #COP30 #Brazil #climatechange #fossilfuels #SaudiArabia
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(AP) #COP30 #Brazil #climatechange #fossilfuels #SaudiArabia
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Bucha’s sense of betrayal over peace plan’s amnesty clause reflects a dark mood across Ukraine
(AP) #Ukraine #Russia #Bucha #betrayal
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(AP) #Ukraine #Russia #Bucha #betrayal
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Bucha’s sense of betrayal over peace plan’s amnesty clause reflects a dark mood across Ukraine
A proposed peace plan for Ukraine led by the United States has been met with anguish by many Ukrainians, who fear a post-war amnesty for Russian forces would erase accountability for alleged atrocitie...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Bucha’s sense of betrayal over peace plan’s amnesty clause reflects a dark mood across Ukraine
(AP) #Ukraine #Russia #Bucha #betrayal
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(AP) #Ukraine #Russia #Bucha #betrayal
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From today's episode of "What did Israel do now?"
- Plans to seize swaths of major West Bank historic site
- Settlers inaugurate new illegal outpost
- Palestinian activist detained and hospitalized
- Human Rights Watch: Israel committed war crimes in West Bank
(AP) #Israel #WestBank #warcrimes
- Plans to seize swaths of major West Bank historic site
- Settlers inaugurate new illegal outpost
- Palestinian activist detained and hospitalized
- Human Rights Watch: Israel committed war crimes in West Bank
(AP) #Israel #WestBank #warcrimes
Israel announces plan to seize historical site in the West Bank as a new settlement appears
Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site and settlers have established a new outpost there, even as the country faces pressure to crack down on settler violence in the Palestinia...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
From today's episode of "What did Israel do now?"
- Plans to seize swaths of major West Bank historic site
- Settlers inaugurate new illegal outpost
- Palestinian activist detained and hospitalized
- Human Rights Watch: Israel committed war crimes in West Bank
(AP) #Israel #WestBank #warcrimes
- Plans to seize swaths of major West Bank historic site
- Settlers inaugurate new illegal outpost
- Palestinian activist detained and hospitalized
- Human Rights Watch: Israel committed war crimes in West Bank
(AP) #Israel #WestBank #warcrimes
Tuxedo-clad Trump rolls out the red carpet for the man whom his own U.S. intelligence said likely approved the slaying of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
(AP) #Trump #Khashoggi #MbS #SaudiArabia
(AP) #Trump #Khashoggi #MbS #SaudiArabia
Takeaways from Trump's meeting with Saudi crown prince
A jovial President Donald Trump has held a warm and friendly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tuxedo-clad Trump rolls out the red carpet for the man whom his own U.S. intelligence said likely approved the slaying of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
(AP) #Trump #Khashoggi #MbS #SaudiArabia
(AP) #Trump #Khashoggi #MbS #SaudiArabia
Aer Lingus’ Irish breakfasts are much smaller now than they used to be. One sausage, one lump of pudding. And the hot drink is no longer included.
#AerLingus #inflation #breakfast ☘️
#AerLingus #inflation #breakfast ☘️
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Aer Lingus’ Irish breakfasts are much smaller now than they used to be. One sausage, one lump of pudding. And the hot drink is no longer included.
#AerLingus #inflation #breakfast ☘️
#AerLingus #inflation #breakfast ☘️
Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank
(AP) #Israel #WestBank
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(AP) #Israel #WestBank
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Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank
Israeli and Palestinian officials say dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the northern West Bank.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank
(AP) #Israel #WestBank
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(AP) #Israel #WestBank
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At UN climate talks in Brazil, the only sign of the United States is an empty chair
(AP) #COP30 #ClimateChange #Trump #USA #MAGA
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(AP) #COP30 #ClimateChange #Trump #USA #MAGA
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At UN climate talks in Brazil, the only sign of the United States is an empty chair
U.N. climate negotiations are underway in Brazil, and leaders are pushing for accelerating efforts to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
At UN climate talks in Brazil, the only sign of the United States is an empty chair
(AP) #COP30 #ClimateChange #Trump #USA #MAGA
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(AP) #COP30 #ClimateChange #Trump #USA #MAGA
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BBC faces leadership crisis after news bosses quit over Trump speech edit and bias claims
(AP) #BBC #Trump #mediabias #media
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(AP) #BBC #Trump #mediabias #media
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BBC faces leadership crisis after news bosses quit over Trump speech edit and bias claims
Britain’s biggest and most important media organization, the BBC, is facing turmoil at the top after its top executive and head of news both resigned.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
BBC faces leadership crisis after news bosses quit over Trump speech edit and bias claims
(AP) #BBC #Trump #mediabias #media
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(AP) #BBC #Trump #mediabias #media
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36 years ago, AP’s Frieder Reimold was watching a briefing by Günter Schabowski, who said he thought new restrictions on travel to West Germany were being lifted "immediately."
Reimold sent an alert, "DDR öffnet Grenzen," and the rest is history. An incredible night.
(AP) #DDR #Mauerfall #Berlin
Reimold sent an alert, "DDR öffnet Grenzen," and the rest is history. An incredible night.
(AP) #DDR #Mauerfall #Berlin
AP reporter recounts covering fall of Berlin Wall in 1989
BERLIN (AP) — After months of overtime writing about upheaval and protests in East Germany , AP's Frieder Reimold settled in on Nov. 9, 1989, to watch a televised evening briefing by Guenter Schabowsk...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
36 years ago, AP’s Frieder Reimold was watching a briefing by Günter Schabowski, who said he thought new restrictions on travel to West Germany were being lifted "immediately."
Reimold sent an alert, "DDR öffnet Grenzen," and the rest is history. An incredible night.
(AP) #DDR #Mauerfall #Berlin
Reimold sent an alert, "DDR öffnet Grenzen," and the rest is history. An incredible night.
(AP) #DDR #Mauerfall #Berlin
Rayo Vallecano, unbeaten by Real Madrid and Barcelona this season⚡️
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Rayo Vallecano, unbeaten by Real Madrid and Barcelona this season⚡️
Reposted by Ciarán Fahey
UN report on the situation in the West Bank, October 2025 only:
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
Humanitarian Situation Update #337 | West Bank | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
October 2025 recorded the highest monthly number of Israeli settler attacks since OCHA began documenting such incidents in 2006, with more than 260 attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or ...
www.ochaopt.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
UN report on the situation in the West Bank, October 2025 only:
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
The Football Association of Ireland has voted to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from its European club and international competitions.
(RTÉ) #Ireland #Israel #UEFA
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(RTÉ) #Ireland #Israel #UEFA
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
FAI to bring motion to ban Israel from Euro competition
The FAI has voted to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from its European club and international competitions.
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Football Association of Ireland has voted to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from its European club and international competitions.
(RTÉ) #Ireland #Israel #UEFA
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
(RTÉ) #Ireland #Israel #UEFA
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
Bundesliga preview with Bayern Munich hoping to tie its 10-game winning start from 2015. Union Berlin will have a thing or two to say about that in Köpenick today.
(AP) #FCBayern #Eisern #Bundesliga
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(AP) #FCBayern #Eisern #Bundesliga
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Bundesliga record in sight as Bayern Munich aims to keep winning run going
Bayern Munich has extended its winning streak to 16 games across all competitions. The team recently defeated Paris Saint-Germain and Bayer Leverkusen.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Bundesliga preview with Bayern Munich hoping to tie its 10-game winning start from 2015. Union Berlin will have a thing or two to say about that in Köpenick today.
(AP) #FCBayern #Eisern #Bundesliga
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(AP) #FCBayern #Eisern #Bundesliga
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November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM