Germany's energy-hungry industries are sounding the alarm about the devastating impacts of the Middle East war as companies battle problems from surging power costs to snarled supply chains.
Germany will release part of its oil reserve as global energy costs soar as a result of the Middle East war, Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche said Wednesday.
The Greens managed a strong comeback and an historic win in Baden-Württemberg's elections, and the CDU is not happy about it. We break down five key takeaways from this nail-biting regional vote.
Municipal and district elections were held across the state of Bavaria on Sunday. Run-off elections will go forward in Munich and several other large cities where legacy party candidates have seen their support slip.
Cem Özdemir of the German Greens pulled off a hard-fought victory in the state election in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday and is now set to become the country's first state premier of Turkish heritage.
The German Greens have beaten Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU in a state election seen as a test for the German leader, according to exit polls.
Conservative lawmakers in Germany have had their sights set on tightening the country's citizenship law since it was reformed in 2024. Here's how the party wants to make it harder for foreign residents to get a German passport this year.
Tens of thousands of young students in cities across Germany left their classrooms on Thursday in protest against the country's new military service laws.
Germany has taken a decisive step toward overhauling its long-term unemployment benefit, as parliament backed a bill that will introduce strict sanctions and place greater emphasis on getting recipients back to work.
The German government is pressing forward with plans to rename and reform the country's widely used long-term unemployment benefit. So how many people will be affected?
Germany's Chancellor has managed to stay on President Trump's good side as the US continues to focus on its military operation in Iran. But the war in Ukraine and tariffs remain two uncomfortable sticking points between the nations.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday backed the aims of the US-Israeli war on Iran but called for its early end, voicing fear for the global economy, as he visited the White House.
An industrial relations showdown looms this week as Germany's powerful IG Metall union is seeking to gain control of the works council at US billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla plant outside Berlin.
France, Germany and the UK said Sunday they were ready to defend their interests and those of its allies in the Gulf if necessary by taking "defensive action" against Iran.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will outline the EU's "coordinated position" on the latest US tariffs when he meets President Donald Trump in Washington next Tuesday, Berlin said.
The authorities in Guinea said Thursday they were looking into why a number of its citizens had been kicked out of Germany, after an angry online response to the expulsions.
A German court ruled on Thursday that the domestic intelligence agency cannot label the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" group at this time.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has wrapped up his first official visit to China. From a major Airbus deal to conversations about Ukraine, Taiwan and Europe’s growing trade imbalance, here’s a look at the issues raised in Beijing.
Germany on Wednesday said it would crack down on organised crime by making it easier to seize the cash, luxury vehicles or properties of suspected criminals.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, hoping to bolster ties with his country's largest trade partner and high-tech rival as Europe's biggest economy struggles.
A proposal to let asylum seekers enter the German job market sooner has been welcomed by many lawmakers and economists, but critics warn that key exemptions and recent cuts to integration courses could undermine the effort.
After Germany quietly decided to restrict access to integration courses, an expert explains who will be affected and why that's a problem for the whole country, not just immigrants and refugees.
A year after his national election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday passionately rallied his conservatives and won a strong endorsement with a 91 percent vote to confirm him as party chairman.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China next week for talks with President Xi Jinping centred on trade between the top EU economy and the Asian giant, Berlin said.
