The Latest Breaking News from Germany

Chancellor triggered path to elections, due to take place on 23 February, by firing finance minister Christian Lindner

Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote in Germany, potentially leading to an early election and political shifts in the country.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in parliament, paving the way for an early general election on 23 February. Scholz had been expected to lose the vote after his three-way coalition fell apart last month.

While Volkswagen Group is still considering whether to close factories in Germany, Audi has taken this drastic decision in Belgium. The factory in Brussels will close up shop at the end of February. Consequently, the Q8 E-Tron and Q8 E-Tron Sportback are being wiped out from the lineup. Due to…

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Reformhaus retains an unmatched selection of tea and slippers but is morphing to stay competitive

A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.

Beset by political crises and economic turmoil, the bloc’s two biggest countries are both at a crossroads

When General de Gaulle arrived in Paris on 25 August, 1944 to mark the French capital’s liberation from Nazi occupation, his official reporter was by his side to document the historic moment. That reporter was France's first female WWII correspondent, but her name was lost to history – until a…

Unauthorized drone sightings over U.S. Air Force base in Germany prompt security measures and investigations.

The fall of Bashar al-Assad has brought with it uncertainty for Syrian asylum seekers across Europe, as several countries freeze applications from Syrians, arguing that those who fled his regime no longer have reason to fear returning to their homeland.