Germany

A vote on state pensions could decide how soon the chancellor is nudged into political retirement

As museums showcase the country’s comedic past, contemporary laughter struggles to find its place

Attitudes sour over history of occupation and contemporary security pressures overshadow latest rapprochement

Rheinmetall chief executive Armin Papperger on what rearmament means for Germany and Europe

Might Merz, by sharing his family history and encouraging others to engage with their family past, help prevent Germany from sliding again into political extremism?

Paris and Berlin latest to reintroduce measure to strengthen forces as US steps back from Continent

Move comes amid growing concerns over Russia’s threat to other European nations beyond Ukraine

Popular singers die four years earlier than less famous ones, researchers find

Kier is known for his roles in My Own Private Idaho and The Stationmaster’s Wife

Merz retains plenty of goodwill, but even friends and allies admit coalition leaves him in a bind

Düsseldorf police commissioner facing charges of attempted fraud

Ireland’s new consulate general in Germany’s financial capital has opened its doors in a permanent premises

The author on his new novel, Conversation with the Sea; his German heritage; and how Germany is in denial about Gaza

If Russia strikes the UK, they won’t stop at Ireland, a German professor of international politics warns

Co-leader Tino Chrupalla defends Putin and suggests Poland may threaten Germany, widening divisions at the top of the far-right party

When he tried to resume his old job in Dublin after the war, he was no longer welcome

Federal economic advisers warn ‘special’ €500m fund being used for election promises rather than promised new infrastructure investment

Left-wing firebrand Sahra Wagenknecht takes a back seat as country debates military service and main Protestant church revises pacifist tradition

Saudi-born doctor (51) charged with six counts of murder and 358 counts of attempted murder

Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a recent cleanup

Eighty years ago reporter Seaghan Maynes took his seat just yards from Hermann Göring. His dispatches captured the drama, tedium and moral reckoning of the trial that shaped international justice

A standard model protects against most drones and grenades - while luxury versions have air filters in case of atomic, biological or chemical attacks

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Any move to unity in the near future could prove serious for an unprepared Northern Ireland economy

In the post-pandemic years the club faced rising costs and fewer patrons, especially younger ones

Can she be president for voters who stayed at home as well as those who came out to vote in protest?

Paramilitary force RSF seizes last major city in Sudan’s Darfur region, reportedly killing more than 450 people in a hospital

Short-term relief for carmakers unlikely to enable them catch China in electric-vehicle race

Daniel Tatlow-Devally (31) and four other pro-Palestinian activists were arrested after they allegedly stormed the offices of Elbit Systems

Contoversial Kinski was the star of many Werner Herzog films

Friedrich Merz’s remarks about mass immigration have divided public opinion and sparked protests at CDU HQ

Oliver Sears returns to Łodz with an exhibition honouring his murdered grandfather – and confronting Poland’s uneasy memory of its vanished Jewish community

Chancellor says it is for each German government 'to reassess' living up to responsibility of Israeli security

But diplomats say threat of suspending agreement must ‘stay on table’ as leverage for Gaza

Donegal-born writer Liam Cagney finds meaning, exile and joy on Berlin’s dance floors

Vision Iconic is an electric coupe with art deco styling and a steampunk interior

Nick Woltemade’s first international goal makes the difference on frustrating night for Michael O’Neill

It’s time of year when wine importers introduce new bottles they’ve sourced from around the world

French president critical of Israeli settlements and demands Hamas exclusion at peace conference attended by western and Arab leaders

Move follows recent disruption from suspected Russian incursions across Europe