Germany's Social Democrats published plans on Tuesday to reform inheritance tax to improve fairness in Europe's biggest economy, putting the SPD on a collision course with its conservative coalition partner before regional elections this year.

The German government has sharply rejected claims by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that it sidelined patient autonomy during COVID-19.

After decades of restraint, Germany is racing to rearm as Russia threatens Europe and U.S. security guarantees look shaky.

Russia is intensifying covert attacks on key infrastructure in Germany in a campaign of hybrid warfare that Berlin views as a possible prelude to a wider conflict, according to a military document obtained by Bloomberg.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he assumes that the United States will participate in a stronger NATO presence to improve security in Greenland.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, making his New Year’s Eve address, said the change would force Europe to do more to defend itself.

Germany announced a visa-free transit facility for Indian passport holders on Monday during bilateral talks between

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more.