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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will address parliament Tuesday about an escalating budget crisis triggered by a bombshell court ruling that his government breached constitutional debt limits.

Germany is struggling to find a way out of a budget crisis after a court decision struck down billions in funding for clean energy projects and help for people facing high energy bills because of Russia’s war in Ukraine

The German government has pledged to invest 4 billion euros ($4.37 billion) in African green energy projects until 2030

I was one of the experts tasked by the two countries to consider Europe’s future. But from energy to defence, tensions are growing, says Shahin Vallée of the German Council for Foreign Relations

British MoD says heavy Russian losses at Avdiivka and little progress for either side; Russia claims attempted Ukrainian drone attack in Bogorodsky area

Scores of Palestinians feared dead in ‘scenes of carnage’ after two schools in Gaza reportedly hit

Ukrainian police say workers were at scene of attacks on village near frontline when Russia launched another strike

Turkish president holds tense press conference with chancellor Olaf Scholz on visit to Germany

Germany’s responsibility for the Holocaust underlines Berlin’s staunch defence of Israel and its bans on expressions of Palestinian solidarity, which authorities blame for a rise in anti-Semitism. But critics say the state is failing German Jews opposed to Israel’s policies and stifling the freedom of expression of immigrants.