President Donald Trump is set to host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House next week in what will be the first ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -A series of closely fought elections, the war in Gaza and deepening political polarisation helped drive the ...

BERLIN — Extreme-right crime in Germany surged by nearly 50 percent as “politically motivated” offences reached a record high ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

The cordon sanitaire around the AfD necessitated an alliance with the anti-conservative SPD, even though voters had roundly repudiated the party in the most recent election. During the campaign, Merz ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic ...

German Social Democrat leader Saskia Esken was elected in 2019 promising to return the 150-year-old party to its roots. Her ...

The reason for stiffing the AfD on real estate is the usual threat of fascism. The SPD has nicknamed its large hall Otto Weis ...

Germany saw a 40 percent jump in politically motivated crime last year, official data showed Tuesday, with the federal police ...

BERLIN, 6th May, 2025 (WAM) -- The German Bundestag today elected Friedrich Merz as the new Chancellor of Germany following the Christian Democratic Union’s victory in the early elections held last ...

Far-right violence recorded by police surged 40.2% to 84,172 in 2024, a report published on Tuesday by the Interior Ministry ...