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Co-leader of Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, Alice Weidel, leaves for a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

AfD party’s landslide win in eastern Germany tests country’s ‘firewall’ against the far right

September 7, 2026 at 10:03 a.m.

Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, testing a “firewall” against cooperation with the anti-immigrant, far-right party.

Two people embrace near others wearing thermal blankets as they stand near emergency personnel in Berlin, early Sunday, July 26, 2026, following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day festivities. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police

July 26, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

German investigators on Sunday hunted a man who allegedly drove a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival, killing one person and wounding many more, before apparently stabbing others...

Police officers are on the scene following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa/dpa via AP)

Van slams into people gathered for Berlin’s LGBTQ+ event, killing 1 and injuring at least 16

July 25, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

A van that drove into a crowd during Berlin's LGBTQ+ event has killed one person and injured at least 16.

From left, Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov, Germany’s Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius and Britain’s Secretary of Defense John Healey meet at the Ukraine Contact Group meeting in front of the Federal Ministry of Defense in Berlin, Wednesday April 15, 2026. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Troop withdrawal announcement adds to friction between Europe and US

May 2, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

The German defense minister has responded to the U.S. plan to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, emphasizing the mutual benefits of the U.S. military presence in Europe.

Signs show the gas prices at a gas station, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Germany, Austria will release reserve oil in effort to calm surging prices

March 11, 2026 at 9:13 a.m.

Germany and Austria said Wednesday they are releasing parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request for members to release a record 400 million barrels to help...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, makes a statement next to Dani Dayan, chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (John Wessels, Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire’s second phase soon

December 7, 2025 at 9:41 a.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of...

President Donald Trump, right, meets Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington.

In meeting with German chancellor, President Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’

June 5, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

President Donald Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.

Vice President JD Vance speaks at Marine Corps Air Station Quantico during a tour Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Vice President JD Vance accuses Denmark of uninvesting in Greenland as Trump presses for US takeover of the island

March 28, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

The pointed remarks came as Vance visited U.S. troops on Pituffik Space Base on the mineral-rich, strategically critical island.

Friedrich Merz, right, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Markus Soeder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), shake hands at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Friedrich Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win

February 24, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union’s largest country and creating hopes for...

Forensics work on a damaged car sitting with its doors open after a driver plowed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, early Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

A 9-year-old is among 5 killed in the Christmas market attack in Germany

December 21, 2024 at 10:46 a.m.

Officials say a 9-year-old was among five people killed when a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg.

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