From grand cathedrals to political buildings, these world-famous landmarks were very nearly lost forever, surviving the ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has defended his government's efforts to turn away asylum seekers at the country's borders.

In March of 1945, as the end of World War 2 obviously loomed, American forces prepared to embark on a critical mission: to cross the Rhine River and advance deep into the heart of Nazi Germany. The ...

Only a 45-minute drive from Munich, along the shores of a crystal-clear lake, lies the quaint spa town of Tegernsee. Here, ...

Pope Leo XIV in 2012 made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in ...

Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it continues.

Luxury tour company Abercrombie & Kent is launching a new holiday river cruise, "Christmas Markets on the Rhine." The voyage ...

The partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine is pictured with the Cologne cathedral in the background in Cologne, western Germany, on May 21, 2025. A drought of which the degree has not been seen for ...