Far-right and other politically motivated crime in Germany has doubled over the past decade to hit an all-time high last year, the government said Tuesday.
Around 20,000 homes lost power early on Monday morning in a city in the southwest state of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg. The grid operator says it looks like there was an arson attack on a power station.
A German serial killer already in prison for the murders of three children was found guilty by a French court on Thursday for the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old boy during a school trip in 2004.
A former German transport minister faces a perjury trial related to a failed scheme to charge foreign motorists highway tolls, a debacle that cost the government hundreds of millions of euros.
In a significant legal shift, customers of businesses known to exploit workers could also face criminal liability going forward as Germany strengthens its human trafficking protections.
Daniela Klette, who was arrested in Berlin after decades on the run, was sentenced to 13 years in jail Wednesday for a series of armed robberies committed while she was a fugitive.
A German actor accused of spreading AI-generated pornography of his TV star ex-wife is now under investigation for alleged domestic violence, prosecutors said Tuesday, the latest twist in the headline-grabbing case.
A German court said Friday it had handed jail terms to three members of an extremist group that plotted to provoke "circumstances akin to civil war" and overthrow the government.
At least one bank robber was on the run in Germany on Friday after sparking an hours-long standoff in which police initially feared that multiple hostages were being held inside the bank's vault room.
Two hostages were found unharmed after special forces stormed a bank in the German town of Sinzig. While the immediate danger is over, police say the suspected perpetrators have escaped.
Two people have died and several are injured after a car ploughed onto a busy street in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday. Here's what we know so far.
Prosecutors on Wednesday called for a former member of Germany's far-left Red Army Faction militant group to be sentenced to 15 years in jail for a series of armed robberies said to have been carried out to support herself while she was on the run.
Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app long considered one of the most secure in the world, has recently faced attacks from hackers accused of links to Russia.
Top officials in the German government on Saturday blamed Russia for repeated phishing attacks targeting lawmakers and senior administration officials using the Signal messaging app.
German prosecutors Friday launched a spying investigation into phishing attacks targeting lawmakers on the Signal messaging app, with an MP saying the latest Russia-directed plot against Germany was a "wake-up call".
Bike thefts are not uncommon in Germany, especially in the bigger cities. Here's a look at where in Berlin most bikes were stolen in 2025, as well as a few tips on how to make sure yours doesn't join them this year.
If you’re caught without a ticket in Germany, it’s possible you could end up in jail. The justice minister now wants to change that, in a move that could affect thousands of people every year.
A 20-year-old man armed with knives was arrested after setting off pyrotechnics on a high-speed train in Germany, injuring 12 people, police said Friday.
German customs have raided three companies suspected of illegally exporting machine components and chemicals to Russia in violation of EU sanctions, according to a statement released Thursday.
Citigroup has urged staff in Paris and Frankfurt to work from home, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday, as US banks step up security following a thwarted attack against another US financial institution over the weekend.
Three men went on trial in Munich on Wednesday over allegations they had ties to an extremist group that plotted to overthrow the government and kidnap a minister.
