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Center-left Social Democrat Scholz leads a coalition of three parties that are broadly socially liberal

The arrest of a military officer accused of passing information to Moscow adds to fears of a wider infiltration of Germany by the Kremlin’s secret services

The government’s approval is billed as the first step in a two-part plan and will still need approval by parliament

The German researcher talks about social struggles in the face of change and the way in which different groups deal with the current climate issues

The 24-year-old had been missing for two weeks. German police say that “no third party blame can be assumed” for the death, but the circumstances have not yet been clarified

The locals of Sonneberg are concerned about the social media calls for a boycott following the AfD’s win. The results have highlighted how dissatisfaction with the democratic system is growing in the east of the country

A 76-page document outlining the strategy states that ‘today’s Russia is, for the foreseeable future, the greatest threat to peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area’

Police raided 15 properties linked to the Last Generation climate activist group Wednesday, seizing assets as part of an investigation into its finances

The Nigerian government has decided to transfer ownership of the thousand metal sculptures to the heir of a former royal family. The presidential decree – which effectively turned these cultural relics into private property – has sparked a debate about the conditions for the return of art that was looted from Africa during the colonial era

The proposal issued on Wednesday would decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of nonprofit ‘cannabis clubs’ to buy marijuana for recreational purposes

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed the royal couple with military honors at the historic Brandenburg Gate

Unions are seeking a pay increase of at least 10.5% and have dismissed offers from employers of 5% in two stages plus one-off payments

A referendum on Sunday, which has attracted considerable financial support from U.S.-based philanthropists, calls for Berlin to become climate neutral by 2030

The one-day strike is expected to bring widespread disruption to planes, trains and local transit. Many employees are seeking hefty raises to reflect persistently high inflation

The rate at which Ukraine is using ammunition has raised concerns about strains on Western defense companies

Shifting away from planet-heating fossil fuels toward renewable power will be particularly difficult for Germany’s energy-intensive manufacturing industry

Best leading performance was awarded to Spanish actor Sofía Ortero, who plays an eight-year-old child searching for identity and acceptance

Germany is the exception and has displayed unusual transparency by releasing weekly lists of the weapons it is sending to Kyiv

The so-called ‘Düsseldorf Patient’ – a 53-year-old man – has not had any antiretroviral treatment and has been virus-free for four years

Switzerland has traditionally been immovable on its neutral stance during conflicts but politicians are debating several motions to allow the re-export of weapons to Kyiv

The president, a former comedian and actor, features prominently in Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands have formed a coalition to refit 100 Leopard 1 tanks that have been in storage for decades to send to Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described German and US intentions as ‘a rather disastrous plan’

Several senior Ukrainian officials lost their jobs Tuesday in a corruption scandal plaguing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government as it grapples with the nearly 11-month-old Russian invasion