Germany

The verdict in the trial over the killing of a train conductor highlights growing aggression toward railway employees in Germany. What is causing it — and what can be done about it?

The number of drug-related deaths remains at a record high in Germany, with the victims getting younger and younger. Many deaths are related to new, increasingly dangerous substances such as synthetic opioids.

France’s right-wing populist Marine Le Pen is running for President. Her chances aren’t bad. Her party, the RN, is already reaching out to Germany.

More money for the military, less for everything else, while debt continues to grow rapidly: such is Germany’s draft budget for 2027. The Cabinet has approved it, now it needs to pass in parliament.

Germany has long attracted skilled workers to its labor market. The country has been much less successful at retaining them. So what is Germany doing wrong?

Canadian PM Carney said the deal of up to 12 German-built submarines will be the “largest in Canadian history.” Germany had pushed hard for the order, which comes as Canada seeks stronger ties with Europe.

The AfD has strengthened its hardline leadership despite ongoing scrutiny from Germany’s domestic intelligence agencies. Co-leader Alice Weidel says the far-right party is ready to govern after strong polling gains.

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have secured a partial victory in a dispute over a unique archive documenting the community’s persecution by the Nazi regime. It comes after a new memorial to the victims was unveiled in Berlin.

To facilitate the deportation of criminals to Afghanistan, the German government is allowing Taliban diplomats into the country.

The University of Münster is the first public university in Europe to establish a faculty of Islamic theology, which is attracting international attention.