He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the first German president in four decades to resign. By Lynsey Chutel Horst ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on tightening the country’s immigration policy — shifting the nation ...

Germany's leading source of electric power generation got a big boost in 2024, according to latest industry figures. Regulators approved more than 2,400 new onshore wind turbines with a total ...

On Wednesday the Bundestag lower house passed a non-binding motion on migration proposed by the opposition conservatives with the support of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a taboo ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

Which side has more sex appeal?” This was Maximilian Krah, a highly controversial and outspoken, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician speaking to CNN in Halle, eastern Germany ...

Several Republican governors across the U.S. are ordering state flags, which are currently being flown at half-staff following President Jimmy Carter’s death, to be raised to acknowledge Preside ...

German GDP contracts 0.2% in 2024, exports fall 0.8% First back-to-back annual contraction since early 2000s Fall in full-year GDP in line with forecast Fourth quarter's 0.1% fall suggests no ...

While leading German politicians fear the worst from Trump's second presidency, German parties are taking very different approaches to him. The nationalist AfD is delighted — and was even ...

German Investor Outlook Sours as Economy Fails to Gain Momentum Expectations index by ZEW falls to 10.3 in January; est. 15.1 Data last week showed economy shrank for second straight year ...

Flags in Arizona and across the U.S. continue to fly at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. On the death of a former president, the U.S. Flag Code states that flags must be flown ...

Despite President Joe Biden’s former directive that U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day—a continuation of mourning after the death ...