Friedrich Merz is facing the deepest crisis of his chancellorship after 16 months in office, with his promised programme of economic reforms still largely unrealised and growing dissatisfaction among German voters. The
According to Die Zeit, Germany will lose its most significant residential treatment facility for young people with drug addiction as the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinik in Ahlhorn, Lower Saxony, is set to close at the
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Germany’s armed forces are facing a deepening internal crisis as reports of abuse, hazing, and discrimination undermine recruitment and retention efforts. The annual assessment by Henning Otte, Germany’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the
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Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has passed a motion calling for a ban on social media use for children under 14, alongside tougher digital age verification checks for teenagers. The move,
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany has begun confidential discussions with France on building a European nuclear deterrent, signaling a historic shift in the continent’s security thinking as leaders confront what they
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India and Germany are on the cusp of finalising a historic $8 billion agreement to build six advanced submarines under Project-75(I), a deal set to become the largest defence procurement in India’s
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Germany’s nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), long in opposition and labeled “right-wing extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency, is positioning itself to take power in state governments for the first time,
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departed for India on Sunday in a high-profile visit aimed at strengthening economic and security partnerships between Europe’s largest economy and the world’s most populous democracy. Merz’s trip,
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German President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier has issued unusually strong criticism of U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump, warning that the international rules-based order risks disintegrating into a “den of robbers” where powerful
More A fire that cut electricity to large parts of southwest Berlin and left tens of thousands of residents without power was likely caused by a far-left extremist attack, German officials said on
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A 47-year-old German man has revealed that his biological maternal grandfather was Heinrich Himmler, one of the most powerful figures in Nazi Germany and a chief architect of the Holocaust. Henrik Lenkait
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French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying German Chancellor Friedrich Merz by refusing to back a controversial plan to use frozen Russian state assets to finance Ukraine, according to a
More German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sharply criticized elements of the United States’ latest national security strategy, arguing that Europe does not require outside help to safeguard its democratic systems. According to reporting
More Each New Year’s Eve, German city streets erupt into chaotic displays as the national ban on private fireworks is lifted for a single night. The celebrations often result in injuries, property damage,
More German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed confidence that the United States will grant an exemption for the German subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft from the latest round of US sanctions.
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German industrial production fell back to levels last seen in 2005 in August, according to seasonally adjusted data released on Wednesday, as output in the country’s critical automotive sector collapsed by 18.5
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