Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, once a powerful institution of political compromise and public trust, may be drawn increasingly into the country’s growing political polarisation. A possible AfD ban would put its authority
A century after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf was published, an unsettling reflection published by The Independent UK challenges long-held assumptions about Britain’s moral immunity to fascism and raises troubling parallels with today’s
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As Germany ramps up efforts to rebuild its armed forces in response to growing geopolitical threats, the country’s business leaders are raising red flags over the impact of military recruitment on an
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Deutsche Bank has revealed that it could face a significantly larger capital impact than previously expected under the upcoming Basel IV banking reforms, which overhaul how lenders calculate risk across their portfolios.
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A shadowy youth organization known as Jungadler is under investigation by Berlin’s public prosecutor over suspicions that it may be continuing the banned far-right legacy of the Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend (HDJ) —
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U.S. private equity powerhouse Apollo Global Management has announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in Germany over the next decade, marking a significant endorsement of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ambitious efforts
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Annalena Baerbock’s appointment as President of the United Nations General Assembly in 2025 is, at best, a perplexing gambit, and at worst, a stark emblem of the
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington next week in his first official transatlantic trip since taking office, amid heightened geopolitical tensions and a delicate bilateral
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Germany’s decision to deploy a permanent force of 5,000 soldiers to Lithuania is extremely significant because it signals the next phase of a new geopolitical era. One of the most fundamental questions
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More than half of Germans would consider leaving the country, according to a new survey conducted by YouGov and reported by Die Welt. The poll highlights growing public dissatisfaction over immigration, political
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Germany’s newly formed government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz has officially reversed Angela Merkel’s open-border policy by ordering the immediate rejection of undocumented migrants at the country’s borders. As reported by The Times
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Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is poised to take office amid mounting political turmoil over whether the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party should be banned, following its formal designation as “extremist”
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A newly discovered recording of a dying Nazi official could help answer one of the most debated questions about the Holocaust: Did Adolf Hitler personally give the order to kill Europe’s Jews?
More The German government has cut its economic growth forecast for 2025 to zero, down from a previously estimated 0.3%, as the country grapples with mounting pressure from U.S. tariffs and a deepening
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In an extraordinary and haunting account, author Thomas Harding delves into a chilling chapter of history: Adolf Hitler’s vendetta against Albert Einstein. This was no mere political disagreement or ideological clash; it
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A German man was fined €4,500 (approximately $5,100) on Tuesday after bizarrely infiltrating Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s official motorcade and embracing him on the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport. The incident, which occurred in
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