Ace any trivia night with these fun facts about America Fun facts about America that will surprise you Although the United ...

Explores various Christmas traditions from around the world, highlighting how different cultures celebrate the holiday. It discusses the origins of the Christmas tree, the significance of St. Nicholas ...

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If you’re in Dodauer Forest in northern Germany, you’re in luck. The Associated Press reported on March 4 about the Bridegroom’s Oak, a 500-year-old tree that has served as a mailbox for the lovelorn ...

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big implications for Europe. By Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley ...

Berlin — German voters cast their ballots Sunday in a crucial federal election that could reshape the country's political landscape. With the collapse of the previous coalition government led by ...

Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Amanda R. Gray/U.S. Navy ‘Germany is back,” incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared Friday, and it may even be true. He was announcing an unprecedented ...

Merz-led CDU/CSU bloc has garnered 28.8% of the vote, followed by 20.2% for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) The opposition conservative leader Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in the German ...

Germany’s highest-stakes election in years is paving the way for a pivot to increased spending, with markets predicting the end of an era for constrained fiscal policy. The euro rose as much as ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the party garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections ...