German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warns that intelligence shows Russia may attack NATO by 2029, citing Moscow's military buildup and economic shift toward war.

Earlier this year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country whose military has undergone years of neglect.

Germany's landmark reform of its fiscal rules earlier this year has set the stage for economic recovery, but medium-term prospects remain constrained, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday in a report.

Below, I address some of the points you have made and how you make sense of Germany’s particular underperformance puzzle. Before getting to your reactions, let me reiterate the puzzle I described last week,

Christmas markets are an annual tradition that Germans have cherished since the Middle Ages — and successfully exported to much of the Western world.

Ukraine will need strong armed forces and security guarantees after any peace deal with Russia is agreed and Kyiv should not be forced to surrender territory, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday.

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) who is on an official visit to Germany, said at a meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz that pressure must be kept on Russia in order to achieve a just and lasting peace.

Higher government spending would “provide a welcome boost to growth” from 2026 and was “much needed”, the fund said, adding that due to its low level of public debt, the country could afford the extra borrowing. “Debt is projected to rise to around 68 per cent of GDP by 2027, still the lowest among G7 economies,” it stressed.

Germany said on Thursday that it would seek to persuade Donald Trump to reverse his decision to exclude South Africa from next year's G20 summit in Florida following the U.S. president's false claims that the country mistreated its white minority.

HERRNHUT, Germany (AP) — Bright Christmas stars have long been a familiar sight across Germany during the darkest days of the year, but none is more famous — and lately as popular — as the Moravian stars from the eastern village of Herrnhut near the Polish and Czech borders.

A former resident of Germany highlights three standout holiday markets in Dresden, Mainz, and Nuremberg. These are the German holiday specialties to eat and drink at Christmas markets in each city.

NATO has for years deployed multinational forces in the Baltic states and Poland to deter Russian attacks on the eastern flank. The U.S. leads the multinational presence in Poland, while the U.K. heads up NATO's footprint in Estonia and Canada oversees alliance forces in Latvia.