German vote exposes Merz weakness and some CDU members’ far-right ambitions
A vote on state pensions could decide how soon the chancellor is nudged into political retirement
A vote on state pensions could decide how soon the chancellor is nudged into political retirement
As museums showcase the country’s comedic past, contemporary laughter struggles to find its place
Attitudes sour over history of occupation and contemporary security pressures overshadow latest rapprochement
Rheinmetall chief executive Armin Papperger on what rearmament means for Germany and Europe
Might Merz, by sharing his family history and encouraging others to engage with their family past, help prevent Germany from sliding again into political extremism?
Paris and Berlin latest to reintroduce measure to strengthen forces as US steps back from Continent
Move comes amid growing concerns over Russia’s threat to other European nations beyond Ukraine
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Merz retains plenty of goodwill, but even friends and allies admit coalition leaves him in a bind
Düsseldorf police commissioner facing charges of attempted fraud
Ireland’s new consulate general in Germany’s financial capital has opened its doors in a permanent premises
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If Russia strikes the UK, they won’t stop at Ireland, a German professor of international politics warns
Co-leader Tino Chrupalla defends Putin and suggests Poland may threaten Germany, widening divisions at the top of the far-right party
When he tried to resume his old job in Dublin after the war, he was no longer welcome
Federal economic advisers warn ‘special’ €500m fund being used for election promises rather than promised new infrastructure investment
Left-wing firebrand Sahra Wagenknecht takes a back seat as country debates military service and main Protestant church revises pacifist tradition
Saudi-born doctor (51) charged with six counts of murder and 358 counts of attempted murder
Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a recent cleanup
Eighty years ago reporter Seaghan Maynes took his seat just yards from Hermann Göring. His dispatches captured the drama, tedium and moral reckoning of the trial that shaped international justice
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Any move to unity in the near future could prove serious for an unprepared Northern Ireland economy
In the post-pandemic years the club faced rising costs and fewer patrons, especially younger ones
Can she be president for voters who stayed at home as well as those who came out to vote in protest?
Paramilitary force RSF seizes last major city in Sudan’s Darfur region, reportedly killing more than 450 people in a hospital
Short-term relief for carmakers unlikely to enable them catch China in electric-vehicle race
Daniel Tatlow-Devally (31) and four other pro-Palestinian activists were arrested after they allegedly stormed the offices of Elbit Systems
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Friedrich Merz’s remarks about mass immigration have divided public opinion and sparked protests at CDU HQ
Oliver Sears returns to Łodz with an exhibition honouring his murdered grandfather – and confronting Poland’s uneasy memory of its vanished Jewish community
Chancellor says it is for each German government 'to reassess' living up to responsibility of Israeli security
But diplomats say threat of suspending agreement must ‘stay on table’ as leverage for Gaza
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