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How Germany's economy is shaping up in the new year
German business confidence improved slightly in January but remained low as Europe's largest economy remained stuck in a rut, a closely watched survey showed Monday.
Germany's asylum services in the spotlight after knife attack
With Germany reeling from another deadly knife attack by a migrant suspect, experts warned that the inability of asylum seekers to access mental health services has added to their existing vulnerabilities.
Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk backs AfD
Tens of thousands of Germans rallied Saturday against the far right ahead of next month's legislative elections, as US tech billionaire Elon Musk again endorsed the anti-immigrant AfD party.
German conservatives condemned over opening to far-right AfD
Germany's conservative opposition faced criticism Friday over reports that it was willing to accept the support of the far-right AfD party in a parliamentary vote on toughening migration rules.
German business groups call protests to demand reforms
Almost 100 German business groups will organise demonstrations next week ahead of February's election, warning that Europe's largest economy needs urgent reforms as it battles a protracted slump.
Auschwitz survivor's decades-long journey back to Germany
After Auschwitz survivor Albrecht Weinberg left his German hometown of Leer behind, it took him more than 60 years to settle in the country of his birth again.
German sportswear giants Adidas and Puma weighing job cuts
German sportswear giants Adidas and Puma have both said they are seeking to reduce costs, including through possible job cuts, as they aim to bolster profits.
Knife attacker in Germany kills man and child in public park
A knife attacker killed a two-year-old child and a man on Wednesday in a public park in Germany, where police arrested an Afghan man as the main suspect.
Germany's crisis-hit economy casts shadow over election
Mass layoffs and bankruptcies are hitting many of Germany's key industries lately, adding to a sense of gloom as the country heads into elections.
Former Auschwitz commandant house to host anti-Semitism research centre
A house once inhabited by a Nazi commandant of the Auschwitz extermination camp will be turned into a research centre fighting against anti-Semitism and extremism, a US non-profit said on Wednesday.
How the world discovered the Nazi death camps
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27th, we look at how the world gradually discovered the horror of the concentration and extermination camps set up by Nazi Germany across Europe.
Berlinale to screen Israeli hostage film after last year's Gaza row
The Berlin Film Festival is set to screen a documentary about an Israeli actor taken hostage by Hamas, organisers said Tuesday, as it looks to move on from a row about alleged anti-Semitism at last year's edition.
Leaked diplomat cable lays bare Germany's fears over Trump
Sunday's leak of a cable from Berlin's ambassador to the United States worrying about Donald Trump's "plans for revenge" has sent German diplomacy in a spin ahead of the Republican's return to power.
'Predictable' Trump is 'opportunity' for Europe, says Germany's Merz
Donald Trump is "predictable" and his return to the White House will bring clarity to US-Europe ties, conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Saturday.
At VW home base, Germany's Scholz vows to revive economy
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to revitalise Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.
Germany's Scholz to meet Macron in Paris next week
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next Wednesday, two days after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, Berlin said.
German Christmas market attack suspect held 'anti-Islam, far-right' views
The suspect in a deadly car ramming attack on a German Christmas market was mentally unwell, "massively Islamophobic and close to right-wing extremist ideologies", Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday.
German far-right co-leader to attend Trump inauguration
The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) said Thursday that he would attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, as the party seeks to highlight its ties with the incoming administration.
Germany's Lufthansa to resume Tel Aviv flights on February 1st
Germany's Lufthansa airline group will resume flights to Tel Aviv next month, the company said Thursday, a day after Israel and Hamas announced a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange agreement.
How Trump's return could hit the Germany economy
Germany hopes its economy, after shrinking for two years, can turn the corner in 2025, but Donald Trump's return to the White House threatens new headaches for Europe's largest economy.
'How did the world allow Auschwitz?' Nazi death camp survivors speak out
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, members of the last generation of Nazi concentration camp survivors are speaking out to share their stories and fears about the future.
German economy shrinks again as political crisis weighs
The German economy contracted for a second straight year in 2024, official figures showed Wednesday, with little hope of a strong recovery ahead as Europe's top economy heads for elections next month.
'Vision of horror': Far right AfD takes aim at Germany's iconic Bauhaus movement
Germany's far right AfD party in Saxony-Anhalt has submitted a motion slamming the Bauhaus movement, just as the hallowed school of architecture and design nears its centenary milestone.