Puigdemont urges Madrid to 'start political dialogue' in Catalonia row

Catalonia's Puigdemont leaves German jail on bail

Man known as "Accountant of Auschwitz" for his role overseeing the valuables and cash taken from doomed Jews reported dead.

Gov't Spox Bozdağ: Turkey is greatly concerned about the latest PKK attacks in Germany; we are calling on the German gov't to be more sensitive about the safety of Turkish citizens, and bring these militants to justice

Angela Merkel's new Chief of Staff, former Migration Co-ordinator @HBraun tells me Germany's migration policy will remain humanitarian, foster integration, tackle migration causes, yet more effective border controls and repatriation of people who fail to get asylum

Political marriage contract for new Merkel led government just signed in Berlin. "No marriage of love" say social democrat @SPD - should nonetheless bring "joy" into it says Merkel

Ink almost dry on the coalition agreement between Merkel's @Cducsu and the social democrat @spdde Germany. Wednesday: Merkel re-election in parliament, then appointment and swearing in of cabinet. From 14:30 CET: new Groko government opens for political business

5 months after the general elections in Germany, the CDU, CSU and SPD parties have signed the coalition agreement headed by chancellor Angela Merkel.

Social Democrat leader and future vice chancellor+finance minister @OlafScholz aims to see his @SPD "invent social market economy at European level" in groko government with Merkel. Says profound changes need profound answer

Merkel tells press conference explaining coalition agreement: are "seeing change" as profound as "from farming to industrialized society" - new government will not be done searching for answers by end of term. Germany coalition deal to be signed within the hour

Social democrat @spd party leader says new German government Groko coalition is 'no marriage of love' but will govern properly with Merkel conservative alliance

"We see that there are hundreds of cyber attacks against the German government" admits Chancellor Merkel's incoming chief of staff @HBraun

NATO SNMG2 German Navy Berlin class replenishment ship FGS Frankfurt Am Main A1412 outside Chios island port in Aegean Sea

Germany denounces Trump's move to impose tariffs on U.S. metal imports

Merkel, Macron delay plan to present euro zone reforms: Spiegel

Trade war between U.S. and Europe can still be avoided - Germany

Germany's new health minister Jens Spahn defends food bank's move to bar foreigners

Khamenei: France provided Saddam with the most advanced jets and helicopters. Germany provided his government with the most poisonous chemicals to be used in the war. Those who attack some group over accusations of using chemicals, once openly provided Saddam with chemicals for making bombs.

Khamenei: U.S. and EU major powers, like Britain, France, Italy and Germany, all backed Saddam and helped him in every possible way. At the beginning of the war, Saddam's army had limited equipment. Over time, despite being involved with the war, Saddam's equipment multiplied.

Words not war - while US President @realDonaldTrump risks triggering a trade war with new import duties, Angela Merkel says Germany is concerned but backs the EU in seeking dialogue. But "we in Europe can of course also react"

Berlin condemns Trump's punitive tariffs as 'protectionism'

Germany's @spdde announces its ministers in next Merkel government

Trump singles out Germany for criticism but suggests Australia, others may be exempted from tariffs

Germany looks to revise social media law as Europe watches

Germany to get new foreign minister as Gabriel loses job

German Parliament decides to increase its troop levels in Iraq from 140 to 800. Training mission will expand from just training Peshmerga to include Iraqi Federal Forces. Training will focus on counter terrorism and removal of mines.

Eight members of the far-right extremist 'Freital Group' accused of attacking refugee homes have been handed sentences of up to 10 years in prison by a Dresden court

German cabinet approves to increase more than 300 troops for Afghanistan

Germany charges Vietnamese man in ex-oil executive kidnapping

Germany's outgoing cabinet has agreed to extend six military missions - including ones in Mali, Afghanistan and against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - in which 2,600 Bundeswehr soldiers are involved