Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

Rubio cast Trump’s cajoling of European allies to spend more on defense as consistent with long-standing calls from the ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

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Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushes back on allegations President Donald Trump is excluding Ukraine from peace talks with Russia, dismisses concerns about NATO alliance.

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President Trump has called on NATO allies to increase their defense spending to 5 percent, with only three countries ...

Germany’s economy had stalled. In 2024, German GDP was 0.2 percent lower than in the previous year, and forecasts for 2025 ...

Therefore, there is a need for a new agreement among Europeans, within Europe, the EU, and NATO, where France and the United ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

Premier takes flight in the rarefied atmosphere of diplomacy, daring to go where no man — or woman — has gone.