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Alternative für Deutschland leader speaks of ‘historic success’ of top place in Thuringia and second in Saxony

Britain’s new prime minister has struck up a close relationship with Paris and Berlin and needs their help to unpick problems caused by Brexit, says David Maddox. But it is a strategy full of risk...

A new football coach and team stir hopes the country might relive its fairytale World Cup summer 18 years ago, after defeats on the pitch and economic and political challenges

Centrists and pragmatic rightwing parties could at least compromise on the most urgent global threats

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over an international ceremony on Omaha Beach on June 6. Every 10-year anniversary of D-Day has become a not-to-be-missed event for many heads of state. These commemorations have not always had a political and diplomatic…

An unpopular government with a reputation for constant infighting

French President Macron's historic visit to Germany strengthens Franco-German cooperation and addresses key EU challenges.

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Freedom: Memories 1954-2021 will cover Merkel’s childhood, political rise and 16 years as German chancellor