These traditional German Christmas Cookies are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie platter. With favorites like almond crescent cookies, spritz cookies and gingerbread cookies you can bake up ...

Lawmakers in Germany’s lower house of parliament gave their final approval to the government’s 2026 budget, including net new federal borrowing of €98 billion ($114 billion). Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

Coalition agrees on deep overhaul of pensions system in 2026 Hopes move will assuage concerns about new pensions bill Rebels' threat to veto bill sparked worries of coalition crisis BERLIN, Nov 28 ...

German actor Idan Weiss says one of the keys to his critically praised portrayal of Franz Kafka in Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” was locking in on the iconic writer’s sensitivity.

The German Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that “a shipment of thousands of rounds of ammunition” bound for the armed forces was stolen from a civilian contractor’s trailer last week. A ...

King Charles and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met at the previous German state visit in March 2023. Credit: PA The King will host his third state visit of the year this week when he ...

BERLIN—A dozen senior German officers convened at a triangle-shaped military compound in Berlin about 2½ years ago to work on a secret plan for a war with Russia. Now they’re racing to implement it.

Demonstrators have blocked roads at 16 points around Giessen, while the first AfD delegates arrive under police protection. Up to 50,000 participants are expected for the day. The situation in the ...

Seven people have gone on trial in Dresden, eastern Germany, charged with being members or supporters of a militant, criminal left-wing extremist group, Antifa Ost - also known as the "hammer gang".

A shipment of German ammunition has been stolen from a delivery lorry in the eastern town of Burg, the country's defence ministry has said. Speaking to Germany's DPA news agency, officials did not ...