A key ally of German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said he’s optimistic talks with Social Democrats on forming the next government can conclude before Easter. Thorsten Frei, who heads the ...

Few have done more to champion German wines in the U.S. than Rudi Wiest, who passed away March 9 in Henderson, Nev. He was 88. Rudi Wiest Selections, the import business he founded in 1978, offered ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization of cannabis last year by the outgoing Socialist SPD-led “traffic ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mention of German singer Cassandra Mae Spittmann in Mann Ki Baat changed her life. He praised her dedication to Indian culture. She expressed profound gratitude and ...

HAMBURG, Germany -- The frigid North Sea off the coast of Germany and the Netherlands has become the site of another quarrel about Chinese overreach in Europe. Lawmakers in Germany are trying to ...

As Germany’s parliament convened an emergency session on Tuesday to vote on a hundreds of billion euro spending plan, it became clear that the proposed fiscal boost has already had an impact on ...

The report, titled "Antisemitism at German Universities," acknowledged that since October 7, 2023, Jewish students have felt increasingly unsafe on campuses nationwide. Today, @AJCBerlin and ...

Germany's foreign intelligence service believed there was a 80-90% chance that coronavirus accidentally leaked from a Chinese lab, German media say. Two German newspapers say they have uncovered ...

BND declined to comment. When asked about the report in a press conference, outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz also declined to comment on March 12. The papers reported that the assessment was ...

For conservative Friedrich Merz, the vote was a first stress test before his potential chancellorship has even started. The outgoing lower chamber of the German parliament, the Bundestag, voted on ...

German Parties Agree to Form a New Government After Months of Drift in Europe's Biggest Economy BERLIN (AP) — German election winner Friedrich Merz sealed a deal Wednesday to form a new ...