His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F.

Which side has more sex appeal?” This was Maximilian Krah, a highly controversial and outspoken, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician speaking to CNN in Halle, eastern Germany ...

Germany's military is to carve out a new land forces division responsible for homeland security. The unit will be dedicated to securing critical infrastructure and key military facilities in ...

A few hours later, Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, announced that his three-party political coalition had collapsed. Disagreements about how to help strengthen Germany’s weak economy were a ...

The Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building has presented figures showing some 531,600 people are without a permanent shelter in Europe's largest economy. More than half a ...

A report by the Economy Ministry expected Germany's poor economic performance to extend to this year as well, following two years of recession. "Germany is stuck in stagnation," Economy Minister ...

Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Elon Musk is ...

Germany's government green-lit a proposal that would allow the military to shoot down drones flying over critical infrastructure. https://p.dw.com/p/4pATH Previous ...

By Melissa Eddy Germany’s economic output shrank for a second straight year in 2024, data released Wednesday showed. How to revive it has become a central issue as voters prepare to go to the ...

The AP noted Germany was a target of Trump’s during his first term for not meeting spending targets. He said Tuesday that NATO members should increase spending to at least 5 percent of their ...

Germany is now responsible for less than 2%, but even that is too much. Germany's 2024 electricity generation was its "cleanest ever," with renewable energy accounting for 62.7% of the mix ...

Why would any voters with an immigrant background support Germany's far-right party? The Alternative for Germany (AfD) sets out its views on immigrants clearly in its program: "The AfD views the ...