It’s striking how many friends in Ireland say privately what they don’t dare say in public, on everything from Kneecap to Michael D Higgins to Hamas

Journalists criticised for cheering demise of right-of-centre programme while condemning Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension

Berlin insists recognising Palestinian statehood can come only after wider peace process between Israelis and Palestinians

German-Turkish author says the country’s ‘racism of low expectations’ means a blind eye is turned to anti-Semitism in immigrant districts

Journey since Hamas-led attacks of October 7th, 2023 has been unprecedented and uncomfortable as civilian deaths in Gaza rise

Jan Marsalek disappeared in 2020 after German payments company Wirecard collapsed with €1.9bn hole in balance sheet

‘Utterly unacceptable’ violations prompt Britain to summon ambassador amid war drills with Belarus

In Poland 40,000 troops watch the border as Vladimir Putin’s forces make manoeuvres at the bloc’s weak point

Investigators say many of the 16 drones recovered were unarmed

German automakers face shrinking market share and job cuts. Can they recover?

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk described the incident as ‘a large-scale provocation’

It is the first time a Nato member is known to have fired shots since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022

German chancellor and French president work to revive a struggling relationship

Boomers have shattered social contract, requiring new deal between generations, says economist

Irish Berlin-based activist Kitty O’Brien is recovering in hospital following an altercation with a police officer