Chancellor Friedrich Merz is about to make history with his vow to create the 'strongest conventional army in Europe,' writes Ian Bremmer.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s eastern flank and declared Thursday that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as worries about Russian aggression persist.

When she was asked to spy for the French army, Marthe Cohn recalled decades later, she didn’t hesitate before saying yes.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.

The German economy, Europe's biggest, grew by 0.4% in the first quarter thanks to stronger-than-expected exports and manufacturing, official data showed Friday. That was double the growth initially estimated.

The number of apartments built in Germany dropped sharply in 2024, federal statistics office data showed on Friday, a further sign of stress in the nation's troubled real estate industry.

Germany is deploying soldiers beyond its border, moving troops into Lithuania to defend its European neighbor.

German police have arrested five teenagers on accusations of involvement with a far-right group that calls itself “Last Defense Wave” and allegedly aims to destabilize Germany’s democratic system by carrying out attacks on migrants and political opponents.

Solar farms are set for a record stretch of power sector dominance in Germany after becoming the single largest generation source in the country at the earliest point of the year ever.