Politics May 19 NATO's top officer doesn't expect more U.S. drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced By Lorne Cook, Emma Burrows, Associated Press
World May 04 Driver plows car into people in shopping area in Germany, killing 2 An additional three people were seriously injured in what officials believe was a deliberate rampage, Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said. By Associated Press
World May 04 European leaders say the timing of Trump's decision to pull troops from Germany came as a surprise Asked about the American decision, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said: "I wouldn't exaggerate that because I think we are expecting that Europe is taking more charge of its own security. By Mark Carlson, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World May 02 U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6 to12 months The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran. By Ben Finley, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
World Apr 30 Watch 9:07 Germany builds up its military to prepare for a potential future without U.S. support Despite Trump's repeated threats to withdraw the United States from NATO, Germany’s top military officer claims relations with American military leaders are as strong as ever, but he also says that the threat from Russia means Germany’s push to strengthen… By Malcolm Brabant, Mike Muhlberger
Apr 27 U.S. 'is being humiliated' by the Iranian leadership, Germany's Merz says By Associated Press German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday criticized the United States for going into the Iran war without any strategy, saying this also makes it harder to end the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 17 German chancellor seeks U.S. involvement in mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz By Associated Press Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany, ″if possible, would also like to see the United States of America participate; we believe this would be desirable.″… Continue reading
Mar 29 Stranded humpback whale in Germany's Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press A stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won’t be able to find its way back to the Atlantic despite several attempts at its rescue this week. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 7:15 Germany considers banning social media for most children By Malcom Brabant The debate over social media use by teens is raging on. In the U.S., Meta and Google were just handed back-to-back losses in lawsuits against them. Germany is looking to ban social media, or at least make it harder to… Continue watching
Mar 14 Influential German philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies at 96 By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Continue reading