BERLIN — Germany’s armed forces are in trouble just when Europe needs them most. Germany’s military, or Bundeswehr, is shrinking, aging and still lacks essential equipment despite a considerable ...

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A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country’s other main destinations, caused the cancelation of most flights on Monday.

The CDU and SPD, likely coalition partners in Germany's next government, want to relax the debt brake for spending on defense and infrastructure. But the Greens said this would not invest enough ...

German soldiers in Leopard 2 A7 main battle tanks are shown during a military exercise at the military training area in Munster, northern Germany, in 2017. (Patrik Stollarz/AFP via Getty Images ...

The Indianapolis Colts are slated as the home team for a 2025 regular season game set to take place in Berlin, Germany. The Colts were named the host back in January, but their opponent has ...

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers. The industrial action, led by the trade ...

Germany’s future chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday said his conservative CDU party has come to an agreement in principle with the Social Democrats (SPD) to form a coalition government.

Preliminary coalition talks end successfully Parties hope to form coalition Merz promises tougher rules on immigration Targets 1-2% growth after 2 years of contraction Parties also plan to ramp up ...

For decades, Germany stood as the poster child of fiscal conservatism, enforcing rigid spending limits and shunning debt-funded stimulus. Yet, US President Donald Trump’s ambiguous stance on ...

BERLIN—President Trump’s embrace of Russia is causing Europeans to rethink their security and giving currency to an idea the U.S. has long sought to avoid: a nuclear-armed Germany. Friedrich ...

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