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France, Germany, Poland FMs condemn use of force in Georgia protests

German Defense Minister: Russia Shows Increased Presence in Baltic Sea

An international police crackdown is under way against people smugglers aiming to transport migrants to the United Kingdom via France, including raids in western Germany, German police say

German Chancellor: Russia has no right to dictate peace terms to Ukraine

German Lufthansa extends suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until January 31

Germany announces new military aid to Ukraine worth 650 million euros

Police in Germany’s capital, Berlin, have evacuated Lichtenberg train station and detained a man found in possession of an object with protruding wires, which local authorities have identified as an “improvised explosive and incendiary device

Russia's extensive use of hybrid measures against western targets increases the risk that NATO may eventually consider invoking the alliance's Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany's foreign intelligence service said

Head of German foreign intelligence: Russia's is aiming to prove that NATO will not stand united in an article 5 scenario - Reuters

Head of German foreign intelligence service: the Kremlin sees Germany as an adversary, we are in a direct confrontation with Moscow - Reuters

Russia to expel 2 ARD journalists, - Russian Foreign Ministry

VW announces that it will give up its company presence in Xinjiang

CR70 farmers have arrived at the edge of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Police have blocked the passage. Tractors are honking in protest

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, where a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan began

Germany, Finland 'deeply concerned' about severed undersea telecom cable: joint statement

Following Finnish media reports that an unexplained failure of an undersea telecommunications cable has disrupted communication services between Finland and Germany, Telia says that the communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was also damaged

For the second Monday in a row, drivers in Frankfurt protested against Uber and other ride-hailing companies. They demanded more money for their work

Russian opposition staged anti-war rally in Berlin

President Zelensky: Regarding one of today's news stories. Chancellor Scholz told that he is going to call Putin. Olaf's call, in my opinion, is Pandora's box. Now there may be other conversations, other calls. Just a lot of words. And this is exactly what Putin has wanted for a long time: it is crucial for him to weaken his isolation. Russia's isolation. And to engage in negotiations, ordinary negotiations, that will lead to nothing. As he has been doing for decades. This allowed Russia to change nothing in its policy, to do nothing substantial, and ultimately it led to this war. We understand all these challenges now. We know how to act. And we want to warn everyone: there will be no Minsk-3; what we need is real peace

Scholz talks to Putin on the phone

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is speaking on the phone with Russian President Putin. It's the first time they have spoken since 2022

Chancellor Scholz is ready to pave the way for new elections this year. He told ARD that it would be no problem for him to ask the question of confidence before Christmas

Hundreds of Amhara residents in Frankfurt Germany protest against Abiy Ahmed government

Protest by Syrians in Stuttgart, Germany against the forced deportation of Syrians

US State Department: Blinken discussed with his German counterpart efforts to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza

Scholz is open to an earlier date for the vote of confidence - it depends on the upcoming legislative decisions. He wants to speak to the opposition soon

Chancellor's speech is a general reckoning with Christian Lindner. "Too often compromises have been made through publicly staged disputes. Too often Federal Minister Lindner has blocked laws that are irrelevant to the matter. Too often he has acted in a petty party-political manner. Too often he has broken my trust." Scholz justifies Lindner's dismissal in the Chancellery with the words: "I see myself as being forced to take this step in order to avert damage to our country." He had previously offered an economic package, including demands from the FDP. "No willingness whatsoever" for this from Lindner

Scholz on Lindner's dismissal: "I see myself compelled to take this step in order to avert damage to our country."

Germany’s three-party ruling coalition collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced he would fire his Finance Minister Christian Lindner over persistent disagreements about economic reforms

Germany's Scholz, France's Macron discussed 'close coordination' after US vote, says Berlin