German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday called for "peaceful coexistence" as the country marked the first anniversary of a deadly car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in eastern Germany.
Berlin prosecutors said Monday they have charged a member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party with making a Nazi salute in parliament.
German authorities said Saturday they had arrested five men on suspicion of involvement in an Islamist plot to plough a vehicle into people at a Christmas market.
Criminals serving time for non-violent offences are sometimes granted 'Christmas amnesty' and released from prison early. Here's a look at the rules around this tradition of the German penal system.
Ammunition belonging to the German Armed Forces has been stolen from a civilian truck parked overnight in Burg in Saxony-Anhalt, raising serious questions about security procedures for transporting military supplies.
Germany recorded the highest number of domestic violence cases ever last year. On the International Day for Ending Violence Against Wome we look at what to know – and where to turn – if you or someone you know experiences abuse.
Domestic violence in Germany rose to record levels last year, according to figures from the country's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) released on Friday.
A 19-year-old Syrian went on trial in Berlin on Thursday over a knife attack on a Spanish tourist at the German capital's Holocaust memorial days before February's general election.
Federal police checked passengers at train station across Germany over the weekend, seizing 300 knives and dangerous objects. Do you know which knives are allowed, and where can you take them?
As AI continues to transform the digital landscape, it’s not just law-abiding companies and individuals who are reaping the benefits. Cybercriminals are also seizing new opportunities, making online threats harder to detect than ever before.
German police have arrested a man who allegedly issued online calls on the darknet to kill politicians, including former chancellors Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, judicial sources said Tuesday.
A Saudi doctor went on trial in Germany Monday accused of driving an SUV through a Christmas market, killing six people and wounding more than 300 in a rampage that shocked the nation.
The prime suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, who was released from prison in September, could be allowed to leave Germany following a court decision, a court spokesperson told Sunday.
German authorities said Sunday they arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man in Berlin suspected of preparing a "jihadist" attack, without giving details of the alleged plot.
The majority of women feel unsafe in German cities, according to a new survey. As the row over the chancellor's 'Stadtbild' comments intensifies, a group of prominent women has put forward a list of practical measures to make urban spaces safer.
German police, supported by Europol and a special task force (SEK), have dismantled an international arms smuggling ring, seizing hundreds of military-grade weapons from a car repair shop in the industrial city of Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The German prime suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is living on the streets after being released from prison last month, German media reported Thursday.
An estimated 9,000 people are jailed in Germany each year because of unpaid public transport fines after they were caught without a ticket. How did they end up there?
An Afghan man will go on trial in Germany on Thursday accused of a deadly knife attack targeting a group of toddlers that inflamed a heated pre-election debate on immigration.
They could soon be unboxing fines rather than freebies -- Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown that has left them screaming OMG!
A newly elected German town mayor was badly wounded in a stabbing attack on Tuesday that Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned as a "heinous act".
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