Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.

Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.

An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the ...

Celebrating its best-ever result, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made extraordinary gains in the last few years. It has doubled its vote share since 2021 with more than 10 million ...

The preliminary results of Germany’s national election on Sunday are in, with conservative parties winning the most votes and the far-right nearly doubling its seats in the national legislature.

Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s election as voters rebuked the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Voters gave ...

For example, the fading Rand McNally globe in my living room embarrassingly dates itself with the yellowing territory of the German Democratic Republic to the right of West Germany and casts the ...

Germany’s past is written across its landscapes, from the Roman frontier to medieval fortresses and the echoes of empire. It was here that Charlemagne forged the foundations of the Holy Roman Empire ...

This requires Germany’s smaller parties to suffer, and for some to suffer so much they won’t even be represented in parliament. Merz has been pretty candid about the ideal scenario: His center-right ...

For example, the fading Rand McNally globe in my living room embarrassingly dates itself with the yellowing territory of the German Democratic Republic to the right of West Germany and casts the ...

which depicted a local river network and earth mounds. This is said to have reflected a more modern map concept, used for navigation.