A look back at Germany's lightning election campaign Triggered after the breakdown of the coalition led by Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the campaign for the February 23 parliamentary ...

Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing The far-right AfD seems destined for a strong showing in Sunday’s federal parliamentary election. By Graeme Wood February 21, 2025 ...

Germany’s far right crashes through the firewall Did Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, fall into a trap? Or is he forcing other mainstream parties to confront what many regard as the new ...

Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank, forecasts 0.2% growth in 2025, while others are even more pessimistic. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy expects the economy to stagnate this year.

The death toll from the Magdeburg Christmas market attack has increased to six after a 52-year-old woman died from her injuries ...

In the weeks leading up to the holidays, federal law enforcement and intelligence warned police that low-tech vehicle-ramming was a key area of concern.

German celebrations were darkened by a car attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday that left five people dead, including a 9-year-old boy, and 200 people injured.

Authorities have reported a surge in racist attacks following the deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. The country's far-right is instrumentalizing the incident to stoke ...

Racist attacks against migrants have come in the wake of the deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg. Observers warn of Germany's extreme-right scene mobilizing over the incident.

The Magdeburg attack comes eight years after a violent Islamist extremist drove a truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 13 people and injuring many others.