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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 ...
Germany has agreed a new €5 billion aid package for Ukraine and joint production of long-range weapons systems during Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Berlin. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said ...
Germany's weather service said the exceptionally dry spring amounted to an extreme drought. The news comes as a new climate group is planning a protest in Berlin. DW has the latest. https://p.dw ...
Jim Tankersley Christopher F. Schuetze Melissa Eddy and Clay Risen Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held talks with Germany’s Friedrich Merz in Berlin, days after the newly installed chancellor said Kyiv’s Western allies had lifted range ...
For decades, Germany has stood squarely in Israel’s corner, its dark history of Jewish persecution shaping its modern-day policy of virtually unquestioned backing. In the aftermath of the Hamas ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was awarded the prize for advancing EU unity during a ceremony in the city of Aachen. DW brings you the latest headlines from Germany. https://p ...
BERLIN, May 31 (Reuters) - Germany's interior minister is hoping the European Union can reach a bloc-wide agreement on sending failed asylum seekers who cannot go home to safe countries near their ...
With Friedrich Merz starting his stint as Germany's chancellor, he has pressure from both East and West — from a resurgent Russia on the continent's borders and from a Trump administration ...
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has launched a legal challenge against Germany’s domestic intelligence agency for designating the far-right party an “extremist” organisation. A ...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to refrain from sharing intelligence with Germany’s domestic intelligence agency days after the country’s spy arm ...
The standout agreement in the package announced in the German capital on Wednesday centers around Germany financing the joint production of long-range missiles inside Ukraine that would enable ...