It was a defining image of the Merkel years: the German chancellor leaning across a table at the G7 summit in 2018, looming over Donald Trump as the rest of the world’s leaders looked on. Angela Merkel, the photo seemed to indicate, was the adult in the room.

Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz has concluded a nuclear energy revival in Germany is unrealistic, despite his party's long-standing criticism of the timing of the country's nuclear phase-out.

Trump’s incoming administration could create certain risks for Germany, including putting more pressure on its weak economy.

US billionaire Elon Musk, a close adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, again voiced his full-throated endorsement of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a live talk with AfD politician Alice Weidel on Thursday evening.

As Germany continues to debate what it means to be German, the outcome of the current coalition negotiations will determine whether Merkel's next government confronts these challenges effectively. If it does, Merkel will be remembered as the architect of a new German society.

An empty reservoir and dry fire hydrants are now the symbols of California and local officials' response to the horrific Pacific Palisades wildfire—one of six Santa Ana windblown firestorms still burning in Los Angeles. Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an…

As Angela Merkel, the longtime former chancellor of Germany, said in November 2024, the looming second Trump presidency “is a challenge to the world, especially for multilateralism.”

MADRID - The European project has always had its fault lines, but they have rarely caused earthquakes. That is thanks largely to Germany, which has p