Flood-hit Germany wants EU help to rebuild infrastructure
The German government aims to rebuild infrastructure damaged by deadly floods in the western part of the country as quickly as possible and hopes for...
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German interior minister rejects criticism over lack of flood warnings
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer rejected criticism the government had failed to sufficiently warn people of last week’s floods, as the death toll from the...
Death toll rises to 168 in Germany and Belgium floods (Updated)
By Petra Wischgoll and David Sahl The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 168 on Saturday after...
Biden, Merkel fail to resolve Nord Stream 2 differences but agree to sanction Russia if necessary
President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to settle their dispute over Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline but said they agreed...
German finance minister says global tax reform “will happen very quickly”
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he does not expect hurdles to moving ahead with a planned global tax reform at a G20...
One injured in stabbing at Dusseldorf airport – police
A person was slightly injured in a knife fight between two homeless people outside Dusseldorf airport on Tuesday, police said. A spokesperson for Dusseldorf police...
German police arrest hundreds in EncroChat crime crackdown
German police have arrested more than 750 people and seized a large haul of weapons and drugs after infiltrating a communications service used by criminals,...
Germany relaxes restrictions for travelers from UK and other countries
Germany‘s public health institute said late Monday the United Kingdom, India, Portugal and Russia were no longer “areas of variant concern”, reducing travel restrictions for...
Supply chain issues hinder German car production
Germany’s car industry on Monday slashed its forecast for production growth this year, indicating that the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will be bumpy as...
Germany’s Kroos announces retirement from international football
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has announced his retirement from international football after his team’s exit from the European Championship, the 31-year-old said on Instagram. Kroos’...
German prosecutors say Islamist background for Wuerzburg attack is likely
A knife attack in the German town of Wuerzburg that killed three people and seriously injured seven others on Friday probably had an Islamist motive, prosecutors said...
Germany knife attack victims were all women -police
Authorities in Germany were investigating on Saturday what prompted a man to go on the rampage with a knife in the town of Wuerzberg on...
German archbishop offers to resign over Church’s sexual abuse ‘catastrophe’
One of Roman Catholicism’s most influential liberal figures, Germany’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered to resign as archbishop of Munich, saying he had to share...
Germany hopeful that third pandemic wave ‘broken’
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be broken, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday, as social distancing measures and an...
Germany cancels Oktoberfest for second consecutive year due to pandemic
Germany’s Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival hosted annually by Munich, will be canceled for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bavaria’s...
German spies monitor anti-lockdown activists for suspected sedition
Germany’s domestic spy agency is monitoring individuals who have joined anti-lockdown protests to decide if their rejection of government curbs amounts to subversion and incitement...
Germany’s Laschet wins clear CDU backing to succeed Merkel as chancellor
Armin Laschet, leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU), won the backing of senior party members at an internal meeting to run as the conservative candidate...
Merkel’s party chief wants quick decision on chancellor candidate as pressure mounts
By Madeline Chambers The head of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, who wants to be their next candidate for chancellor in a September election, said...
Merkel to take control from German states in pandemic battle
German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to take control from federal states to impose restrictions on regions recording high numbers of new coronavirus infections, a government...
Back to drawing board for Germany after North Macedonia fiasco
Germany coach Joachim Loew was forced back to the drawing board to find quick fixes ahead of this year’s European Championship after his team’s shock...