Last week, Germany arrested Peter Fitzek, 59, an anti-government figure also known as King Peter I, the Son of Man, the Messiah. Historically, attempts to arrest messiahs have met with mixed ...

Germany now wants to comply. ADVERTISEMENT Germany has suggested that it could boost defence spending to 5% of GDP, putting the country in line with US President Donald Trump's demands.

For Merz, following through on the promise to build Europe’s largest conventional army won’t be easy. Gen. Carsten Breuer, Germany’s top military commander, told an audience at the German Council on ...

In Germany, government has the power to ban extremist political parties. Should it use that power to outlaw the second-biggest party in the country?

Thousands of people rallied in cities across Germany on Sunday to protest right-wing extremism and demand a ban on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The demonstrations were organized by the ...

Helene Sula and her husband, Michael, moved to Heidelberg, Germany, when they had never been there before. SHansche/Getty Images 2025-05-10T08:30:01Z ...

From the drama around the election of Germany's new Chancellor to the 'unfriendliest' cities as well as a lovely Franconian village to visit, here's what we're talking about this week at The Local.

And the norm, unfortunately, in Germany today is national suicide. Unfortunately, this is not going to end well for Germany. And it’s not gonna end well for us. We need a powerful, friendly Germany.

Germany's conservative-led coalition has sealed their governing agreement with a final signing The new government is due to be sworn in tomorrow, with CDU's Friedrich Merz due to officially become ...

Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted Germany’s government for labeling the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as an “extremist” political group.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threw a temper tantrum after a German intelligence agency classified a far-right organization as “extremist.” Germany’s domestic intelligence agency labeled ...