What the rise of the AfD means for Germany
In the Thuringian city of Weimar, opposite the theatre where the National Assembly hashed out Germany’s constitution in 1918, stands…
Putin is watching Trump attack Zelensky with glee
Britain might not even be close to putting boots on the ground, but proposals by Keir Starmer to send UK…
Starmer backs Nato membership for Ukraine
Keir Starmer has reassured the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky of Britain’s ‘commitment to Ukraine being on an irreversible path to…
The surprising fall of Germany’s populist far-left party
For all the alarm about the instability of German politics, the results of this month’s federal election campaign seem –…
Car rams crowd in Munich, injuring at least 28
This morning, at around 10.30 local time, a white Mini Cooper ploughed into a crowd of more than 1,000 people…
Donald Trump says Ukraine peace talks should start ‘immediately’
Donald Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin on the phone and agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in…
The AfD’s moment has arrived
‘The firewall has fallen!’ Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), posted on X, barely able to…
Friedrich Merz turns up the heat on Germany’s migration debate
Last night, Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition and the man most likely to become the Germany’s next chancellor, came…
Elon Musk addresses AfD rally
With four weeks to go until Germany heads to the polls for its federal election, Elon Musk has just given…
AfD on track to turn a third of Germany blue
With less than six weeks to go until voters head to the polls, the snap federal election campaign in Germany…
Putin’s Azerbaijan apology will have bruised his ego
Has Vladimir Putin been forced to eat humble pie? Earlier today, the Russian president felt compelled to issue an apology…
Five dead after German Christmas market attack
Five days before Christmas, Germany has again been plunged into grief. Just after 7 p.m. local time yesterday in the…
What carols owe to Martin Luther
It’s 500 years since Martin Luther, along with the preacher Paul Speratus, put together the first Protestant hymn book, the…
Angela Merkel regrets nothing
Last night, nearly three years to the day since she handed over the reins of power to Olaf Scholz, Angela…
Ukraine will make the most of its new firepower
Overnight, the news of Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles on Russian soil has been sinking in.…
One phone call won’t make Putin listen to Scholz
This afternoon, for the first time in nearly two years, the German chancellor Olaf Scholz picked up the phone to…
Ukraine will be worried if Trump has called Putin
When Donald Trump won the US presidential election last Wednesday, one leader’s message of congratulation was conspicuously absent. It took…
Olaf Scholz calls time on Germany’s traffic light coalition
Just as Germany, along with the rest of Europe, begins to process what Donald Trump’s return to the White House…
Why is Putin not congratulating Donald Trump?
It’s long been assumed that Donald Trump is Russian president Vladimir Putin’s preferred opposite number in Washington. So it might…
Russian spies are intent on wreaking havoc in Germany
If ever the West needed confirmation that we have become firmly entrenched in a new Cold War with Russia, this…
Without Navalny, Russia’s opposition is tearing itself apart
Since the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic penal colony in February, Russia’s opposition movement has found itself in…
How does the SPD solve a problem like Olaf Scholz?
Olaf Scholz can’t catch a break. The German chancellor started the week on a high after his SPD party won…
Olaf Scholz has won a hollow victory in Brandenburg’s state elections
In what will surely come as a relief to the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, his SPD party has won this…
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Putin must not be allowed to win in Ukraine
‘Whatever happens, Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to win the war in Ukraine’. For the first time since being…
Why does Scholz want to speed up peace talks for Ukraine?
Is German chancellor Olaf Scholz giving in to pressure to reduce support for Ukraine and improve relations with Russia? Scholz…
