Germany

Germany saw a 28 per cent increase in citizenships granted last year, with Syrians accounting for over a quarter of all naturalisations.

The Russian military reportedly shot down two British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles over the past 24 hours.

Police have arrested a 24-year-old Syrian migrant on suspicion of planning a “bomb attack” on a church in Sweden.

German police have been left red-faced after a member of the public was able to slip into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Authorities raided 15 properties across Germany and seized assets in an investigation into the financing of protests.

Various government officials in Europe are reportedly furious at the Hungarian government after it announced it would be blocking further sanctions against Russia.

Germany’s FBI equivalent considering Ukraine as perpetrator of last year’s destruction of a key energy pipeline, it is claimed.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that Ukraine currently does not meet the requirements to join the NATO military alliance.

Russia-bordering Estonia and Latvia plan jointly to acquire German air defense systems for the protection of the two NATO nations’ airspace.

The German city of Dresden has named a street after the “world’s first trans woman”, authorities have declared.

Germany will likely overtake the UK in total military spending before the 30s, a report by one defence think-tank has claimed.

An ongoing exodus from the Catholic Church in Germany has produced a financial and membership crisis, a new report asserts.

One in four fourth-graders in Germany cannot read properly post lockdown, international research has shown.

A German court convicted five men Tuesday of breaking into a Dresden museum and stealing 21 pieces of jewelry.

The German Navy will continue to build on past deployments into the Indo/Pacific during 2024, sending a frigate and a combat support ship to the troubled region.

The Communist Party of China confirmed that a delegation led by former ambassador to Moscow Li Hui would begin a tour on Monday of several European states, including Ukraine and Russia, in an attempt to galvanize “peace talks” between Kyiv and its Russian invaders.

Ukrainian President Zelensky is on a surprise tour of Europe drumming up support for his nation’s defence against the Russian invasion.

Ukrainian President Zelensky said a counteroffensive will attempt to liberate areas occupied by Russia, not to attack Russian territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss further arms deliveries for the war against Russia.

Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional 2.7 billion euros in military aid, including tanks, anti-aircraft systems, and ammunition.

EU meets to seek common approach on lessening Europe’s reliance on China and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia.

China acquires stake in a container terminal in Hamburg, one of the most important ports in Europe, despite some warning of the dangers.

A man opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in southwestern Germany on Thursday, leaving two people dead, authorities the company said.

“Stolen” African artefacts returned by the progressive West to the Nigerian government have now disappeared, experts say.

The German govt presented a law that will make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules.

The federal government has underestimated the financial pressure mass migration has put on authorities, German state officials have claimed.

Efforts to rebuild Ukraine, another aspiring EU member, will need “political and financial capital over the long term,” said Germany’s Scholz.

One per cent of Western GDP is a small sacrifice to defeat Russia and is dwarfed by what America spent to beat Nazi Germany, says Ukraine.

Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck proposed a plan for up to 80 per cent of industrial energy costs to be subsidised amid green agenda failures.

State-backed journalism is overwhelmingly left-wing as the job requires critical thinking, the head of one national broadcaster has claimed.

Police arrested suspects and raided homes across Germany and Italy in a clamp down on members of the Italian ´ndrangheta syndicate.

Chancellor Scholz said Ukraine must not use weapons supplied by Germany to attack Russian territory so as to avoid a broader war with Moscow.

Major gulf between a willingness to eat in-season fruit and veg, and drastic civilisational change like not having children, research finds.

The 20-year nationwide experiment in legalising prostitution and taxing their income has failed, a group of lawmakers have said.

The European economy scraped out meager growth of 0.1% in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum.

Ukrainian special forces used a military drone packed with explosives to try and kill Russian President Vladimir Putin, a newspaper claims.