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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reportedly filed hundreds of criminal complaints against members of the public for insulting him during his tenure as a politician.

German lawmakers approved plan to attract more military recruits and mandatory fitness for service medical checks for young men.

The Berlin police union chastised Antifa “extremists” who attempted to violently shut down an Alternative for Germany conference over the weekend for displaying the very fascist tendencies they claim to be fighting.

France instructed regional governments to boost security at Christmas markets against terrorist attacks, including the deployment of soldiers.

King Charles III opened his arms wide in welcome as he greeted German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday.

Talks show Putin has no interest in peace and is stringing Western leaders along to achieve his own battlefield ends, Euro leaders said/

Libyan accused of crimes against humanity in a Tripoli prison has been sent by Germany to the International Criminal Court to face justice.

Far-left violence erupted in the town of Giessen on Saturday morning as the sovereigntist Alternative for Germany (AfD) launched its new youth branch, sparking Antifa attacks on politicians and police.

Man suspected of explosions that destroyed pipelines between Russia and Germany more than three years ago has been placed in custody

If you want peace, prepare for war. French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be the latest European leader embracing that ancient maxim, launching a new national military service plan Thursday as France seeks to address shortfalls in its armed forces amidst growing concerns over Russia’s geographical ambitions beyond the war in Ukraine.

Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany on Monday, drawing revelers to their wooden stands amid
stepped up security.

The Trump administration rolled out a 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine on Thursday, prompting swift, although somewhat equivocal, responses from both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

China has once again surpassed the United States as Germany’s top trading partner, amid a sharp rise in imports from the communist country.

The air forces of several NATO states were scrambled overnight to protect the airspace of the alliance along its eastern border.

Entertainment duo and twins Alice and Ellen Kessler died on Monday at the age of 89 via assisted suicide at their home in Gruenwald, Germany.

The number of anti-Christian arson attacks on churches in Germany has surged to a record high amid a “climate of growing intolerance,” a report from the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) found.

Germany said it is lifting restrictions on exports of military equipment to Israel, weeks after the ceasefire with the Hamas militant group.

Brazilian regional government authorities from the state of Pará expressed outrage at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after he said he and his team were “happy” to leave the city of Belém, the host venue of the ongoing COP30 climate doomer conference.

Poland’s foreign minister said Sunday that an “offensive” auction of Holocaust artifacts has been canceled in Germany, relaying information from his German counterpart, following complaints from Holocaust survivors.

The Trump administration officially classified four European Antifa cells as terrorist organisations this week, marking the first international designations after the White House named the America-based branch of the far-left network as a domestic terror group in September.

Germany’s coalition government has agreed a new bill to enhance military service built around “needs based” conscription and clear troop targets, a report Thursday details.

A Saudi doctor went on trial on murder charges Monday over the car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in a German city.

The German people are increasingly concerned about safety in public spaces compared to before the 2015 migrant crisis, which was imposed on the country by the Berlin establishment.

Austrian police captured a Hamas weapons cache smuggled and hidden for use in terrorist attacks against “Jewish” targets.

Militants from a German Antifa cell have claimed responsibility for an arson attack on a leading populist politician’s car outside his family home, which was previously doxed online by leftists

Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared on Monday that Germany will restart deporting migrants back to Syria following days of confusion and mixed messaging from his government in Berlin.

Foreign nationals are three times more likely to be accused of a crime against life than a German citizen, and deportees even more than that.

The number of Ukrainian refugees who see Germany as a permanent home rather than temporary place of shelter continues to rise.

A man suspected of promising to get weapons for an attack on Jewish targets in Germany was arrested Wednesday in Denmark, Germany’s top prosecutor said.

Multiple German Christmas markets have been cancelled this year amid concerns over Islamist terror attacks and the rising cost of providing security to attendees.

Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday.

Prominent right-wing German influencer Naomi Seibt announced that she will seek asylum in the United States under the Trump administration, decrying the lack of freedom in her home country and claiming to be politically persecuted by Berlin. Seibt, who rose

The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Germany has agreed to extend another $1.076 billion.

Since former Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the gates of Europe to mass migration in 2015, immigrants in Germany have committed at least 2.8 million crimes, according to police statistics.

A letter signed by a group of 19 EU member states and Norway has called on Brussels to greenlight the return of illegal and criminal Afghan migrants back to the Taliban-run state.

An Afghan man deemed psychologically ill faced a German court on Thursday over a deadly knife attack on a group of toddlers.