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German lawmakers have suspended family reunification visas for certain migrants for two years, passing the measure by a wide margin

A number of German Bundeswehr military trucks were set alight in the city of Erfurt. Russian Telegram channels published footage of the arson attack

German Foreign Minister: The Iranian parliament's decision to suspend work with the IAEA is a wrong signal, and we call on Tehran to back down.

German Chancellor Merz says Russia shows no interest in peace and should face stricter sanctionsnnHe urges EU allies to back the 18th package to “hit the shadow fleet that Putin is using to finance his war machine" and says he "remains confident" that U.S. will follow suit

German Chancellor: Evidence of Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons is indisputable

Berlin is adapting its security measures in light of possible Iranian retaliation and has discussed the issue with Britain and France, Reuters reported, citing a German government official

Britain, France and Germany announced that they will continue their joint diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions and prevent the conflict from escalating and spreading further.

A German government spokesman announced that the country's Chancellor spoke by phone with the Turkish President on Friday about the tension between the Islamic Republic and Israel.

German Foreign Minister: We have made clear to Iran it is never too late to come to negotiating table

German chancellor: Washington is considering Israel's request to join the war in Iran

German Chancellor: Israel's attacks have weakened Iran, and we do not expect Tehran's rulers to return to their former power.

French source: Paris, Berlin, and London urged Tel Aviv not to target Iranian officials.

French source: Paris, Berlin, and London called on Tel Aviv not to target Iranian civilians.

France, Britain, and Germany call on Iran to avoid any reckless actions against Western interests.

Germany and Poland have announced that they will begin evacuating their citizens from the Israeli border into Jordan

PM Mark Carney and Chancellor Friedrich Merz met at the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis, discussing stronger Canada-Germany ties on trade, energy security, tech, and defense. They also affirmed support for Ukraine’s pursuit of peace

Berlin: Germany, France, and Britain offer nuclear talks with Iran

Statement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz: „You remember, 5 weeks ago I launched the initiative in Kyiv together with other European leaders, aiming to achieve a diplomatic success in reference to opening up peace talks with Russia. This has not been achieved. Russia is not willing to discuss the end of the war in Ukraine.“ „Therefore, we are doing now what have previously announced. There will be more sanctions. The (EU) Commission made yesterday proposals. Next week these might be already issued in Brussels, targeting Russian banks and the Russian energy sector.“ „The answer is clear: we support Ukraine militarily and we will take more measures against Russia.“

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrives in Kyiv

German chancellor Merz on U.S. claim to Greenland: principle of inviolability of borders is not up for dispute, we stand closely by Denmark's side

A man drove a car into a group of people in Passau, a city in southern Germany's state of Bavaria, police said, adding they do not yet know if the act was intentional

.@_FriedrichMerz chancellor of Germany during the meeting with @realDonaldTrump: "My personal view is clear on that side of Ukraine, and we are trying to get them stronger and stronger, just to make Putin stop this war. And this is our approach"

.@POTUS: "As you know, @_FriedrichMerz just won a great election. What's going on with Russia-Ukraine, and other things we talked about, but Russia-Ukraine in particular. We'd like to see it end."

.@POTUS welcomes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the White House

ECB officials expect rate cuts to be paused at the July meeting

The UK alongside Germany are chairing Ukraine Defence Contact Group today. The Defence Secretary @JohnHealey_MP has arrived in @NATO HQ along with over 40 partner nations demonstrating our unwavering support for Ukraine in this critical year

German Chancellor Merz says he will push for a "fair ceasefire" with Ukraine in Trump meeting

U.S, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, and ROK issue a Joint Statement on the publication of Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team’s first Report Covering DPRK-Russia Military Cooperation 

The Ukrainian side has already handed over to the head of the Russian delegation, Medinsky, a document reflecting the Ukrainian position on the conditions of a possible ceasefire. This was stated by Defense Minister Umerov.

Germany and US share same goals in Ukraine policy, German top diplomat tells reporters after meeting with Rubio