World Feb 24 What to know about Friedrich Merz, the man on course to be Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine.
World Dec 21 Death toll in German Christmas market attack rises to 5, with a 9-year-old among those killed City official Ronni Krug said he didn’t have further information on the adults who were killed on Friday night. He said 200 people were injured, of whom 41 in serious or very serious condition.
World Nov 15 German Chancellor Scholz spoke to Putin for first time in 2 years to push Ukraine peace talks German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years.
World Nov 06 Germany’s finance minister fired by Chancellor Scholz as ruling three-party coalition collapses Scholz announced he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner at a news conference following weeks of disputes among the coalition partners over ways to boost the country's ailing economy.
World Jul 05 Germany fears a far-right victory in France could harm the two countries’ close relations Chancellor Olaf Scholz and many Germans fear if the nationalist French party is able to form a government, it would no longer support the close relationship with Germany that was carefully built over decades since the end of World War…
World Apr 15 Experts group says abortion in Germany should be decriminalized during pregnancy’s first 12 weeks Currently, abortion is considered illegal in Germany, but not punishable if a woman undergoes mandatory counseling and a three-day wait period before she has the procedure.
World Nov 23 Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the country Hundreds of police officers are searching the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany with the majority of the raids taking place in Berlin.
World Nov 05 Man arrested at Hamburg Airport after nearly 18-hour hostage standoff The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to…
World Sep 28 Shelters for migrants fill up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum. More than 220,000 people have applied for asylum in the country so far this year.
World Sep 19 Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia, Africa Poland has been shaken for weeks by reports that its consular sections issued about 250,000 visas to migrants from Asia and Africa since 2021 in return for bribes of several thousand dollars each.