Germany

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) are standing in front of the church of St. Peter and Paul for a group photo before an ecumenical service on October 3.

Germany Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Its Reunification

The country's President declared that today's is “the best Germany there ha...

The country's President declared that today's is “the best Germany there has ever been”

A police car drives to the Charite emergency hospital building where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is treated on September 15, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Alexei Navalny Has Been Released From a German Hospital After 32 Days

Doctors said the Russian opposition leader's condition had “improved suffic...

Doctors said the Russian opposition leader's condition had “improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care.”

Protesters participate in a rally to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement at Alexanderplatz on June 6, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Racism Is Surging in Germany. Tens of Thousands Are Taking to the Streets to Call for Justice

It may be the largest demonstrator turnout outside of the United States

Two people sit on a bench at the Stohler Steep Coast and look out over the Baltic Sea.

Germany, With Skies Cleared by Coronavirus Lockdown, Produces Record Solar Power

Coronavirus lockdowns are accelerating market trends that spell doom for th...

Coronavirus lockdowns are accelerating market trends that spell doom for the dirtiest fossil fuel

An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower March 27, 2007 in the Persian Gulf.

Germany Set to Order U.S. F/A-18 Fighters for Luftwaffe

Germany will order 30 F/A-18 Super Hornets and 15 EA-18G Growlers

Mourners hold up photos, believed to be of victiims, during a vigil close to a crime scene in Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Feb. 20, 2020, after at least nine people were killed in two shootings late the night before.

How Many Mass Shootings Will It Take for Germany to Confront Its Far-Right Problem?

Even after the Hanau massacre, it’s hard to see much evidence of Germany wa...

Even after the Hanau massacre, it’s hard to see much evidence of Germany waking up to the deeper threat of white supremacism and racist violence

Feb. 19, Berlin: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU), Federal Minister of Defence, is waiting for the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in the Chancellery. Among other things, the federal government wants to pass the bill for a basic pension for low earners.

How Germany's Election Will Affect the E.U.

On Feb. 10, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the head of Angela Merkel's Christi...

On Feb. 10, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the head of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU)--and presumptive heir to the chancellorship--announced that she would be resigning as party leader, a position she narrowly won just over a...