The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, the second-largest party in the country's parliament, the Bundestag, has begun ...

As Germany marks 80 years since the end of World War II, one historic Berlin site is grappling with how to commemorate the Soviets’ crucial role in defeating Nazism against the backdrop of Russia’s ...

Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.

Mr. Merz is a product of the Sauerland in Germany’s wealthy west, a region that defines his politics and persona. During his campaign, he ran on the slogan “More Sauerland for Germany,” evoking the ...

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...

The Trump administration has sent an unmistakable message to Europe: You’re on your own. But armies in Western Europe need a ...

He has never held a top position in government, yet he will probably soon be Germany's next chancellor. DW takes a look at ...

Our cities run on invisible threads — power, water, data — and it takes just one break to send the whole system crashing down ...

Recap as as the UK celebrates the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a military procession and flypast in London.

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after ...

A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 ...

The morning of May 6th was meant to be a routine final stage in the choreography of the handover of power to Friedrich Merz as chancellor, with a vote of MPs in the Bundestag, the lower house of ...