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.

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,

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.

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,

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

The newest wave of anti-Jewish violence since Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 swept across Germany Thursday, and Jews were threatened with new official measures against them.

Facing high costs and falling demand, German manufacturers are reinventing themselves to tap in to the country’s accelerated rearmament.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Germans to ignore “scaremongers and doomsayers” and trust in the country’s ability to overcome its numerous challenges, including mounting Russian aggression and geopolitical upheaval.