Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament delayed him from taking office. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting ...

BERLIN — Germany's foreign ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls. By Clay Risen Reporting from Berlin Ever since the German ...

Berlin's new government is marking VE Day and the end of WWII. DW rounds up the latest news from Germany. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and US President Donald Trump ended their 30-minute ...

Germany was the last major European market to report registration for April. It confirmed that battery-electric vehicle sales were up 53%. Tesla blamed its first quarter performance on the Model Y ...

Germany rebuked Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he slammed the country’s intelligence agency for classifying the far-right political party Alternative for Germany a “proven-right wing ...

China’s EV leader is quickly making a name for itself in Europe. In April, BYD outsold Tesla in Germany and the UK as sales surged in the region. With new models on the way, this looks to be jus ...

Germany will turn some asylum-seekers away at its borders, new Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said. He added that exceptions would be made for "vulnerable groups," including pregnant women ...

Cloudy with a high of 69 °F (20.6 °C) and a 53% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 9 to 10 mph (14.5 to 16.1 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 52% chance of precipitation. Winds from ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has failed in his bid to become the country’s 10th chancellor, falling short by six votes in the first round ...

Germany's intelligence agency, BfV, has classified the AfD as an extremist group, enabling closer monitoring due to its anti-immigration stance and controversial rhetoric. The decision follows ...

The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II. No other postwar candidate for chancellor has failed to win on the ...