Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, making his New Year’s Eve address, said the change would force Europe to do more to defend itself.

Europe must assert its interests more strongly to ensure peace and prosperity in 2026 amid challenges from Russian aggression, global protectionism and changing ties with the U.S., German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in his annual address.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched on war in Ukraine, increased defense spending, changing ties to the US, technological upheaval, industrial stagnation, sluggish reforms, migration and more in his New Year's address.

She relocated from the US to Germany with her teenage son a year and a half ago, and Kate Raidt, originally from Atlanta, says that things have turned out “way better than anybody could have imagined.

European nations are constructing a defensive wall along NATO's eastern frontier as Western intelligence agencies warn Russia could be militarily capable of attacking the alliance within five years. To assist with the construction of defensive works,

Germany's federal prosecutor has charged seven alleged members and one supporter of a right-wing extremist group with attempted murder and other offenses.

Former Germany captain Lothar Matthäus expects the Germany national team to reach the semi-finals at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. In a prediction game for the Sport Bild weekly,

A yearlong campaign by the far-right Alternative for Germany party to court Donald Trump’s MAGA movement is beginning to bear fruit.

The year of 2025 was quite eventful as a Germany fan, with both the men and women making the podiums of every competition they played in (yes, we’re calling fourth place a podium finish as well, because this writer says so). On that triumphant note, here are the top five games from the Germany national team in 2025.

The USA opened defense of its back-to-back world junior championships titles with a win against Germany. Highlights from the game: