Germany requires a new form of military service to meet its growing defence needs, a leading general has said. Harald Gante, ...

Adolf Galland, was a famous and influential German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions in the Defence of the Reich.

Germany is one of the most influential nations in Europe, which has a complex political system that includes both a president and a chancellor. The president of Germany serves as the head of state ...

In a country torn between its attachment to the transatlantic link and its hostility to nuclear weapons, Friedrich Merz, the ...

Stranded passengers rest at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, March 10, 2025, when all major airports in Germany ...

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader, the vice chancellor and — for the first time — a ...

Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...

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The authority said the figure for turnout by 2 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) didn’t include people who voted by postal ballot. It compares with 36.5% at the same time in the 2021 election, but many ...