This video delves into why a small self-proclaimed nation continues to be technically at war with the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), even though the country itself has long been ...

East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was once a prominent player in the Eastern Bloc, with a relatively advanced industrial base during the Cold War.

Chaos ensued on German roads this week after Google Maps wrongly informed drivers that highways throughout the country were closed during a busy holiday.

Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to step up monitoring of the country's biggest opposition party, which decried the ...

If East Germany were still its own country, the hard-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which has been linked to neo-Nazis and is being monitored by domestic intelligence, would have scored a ...

The stark east-west divide in national vote share from Germany’s national election on Sunday has been revealed in new data. News agency Reuters has created a map using result figures that show a ...

East Germany is a far-right stronghold — and economic concerns helped make it happen By Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC • Published February 12, 2025 • Updated on February 12, 2025 at 12:19 am ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples include disputes between Ukraine and Russia, Taiwan and China, and ...

3 A couple look over the wall into East Berlin in April 1983. Salter says the testing of anti-vehicle barriers was only one part of a vast research-and-development effort to trap people inside the ...

People visit East Side Gallery a day ahead of the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin, Germany on November 8th, 2024. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images ...

The Harvard Art Museums welcomed back students for the 2024-2025 academic year with its fall exhibition “Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation,” which debuted on Sept. 13.

Even the outrageously priced Wartburg car (selling in East Germany for $3,750, in West Germany for $1,250) has a waiting list six-months-to-a-year long. The bulk of new apartment houses built have ...