Germany

Will the West target Nord Stream 2 to cut German dependence on Russian gas?

Although Germany and the US have warned against imposing sanctions on Moscow, dependency on Russian gas is still problematic for Berlin.

Survivor calls on Germany to fight hate on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher has urged the German parliament to fight the spreading "cancer" of hatred, recalling the suffering she endured at the hands of the Nazis.

No breakthrough in four-way 'Normandy' talks on Ukraine

Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will meet again in Berlin as talks in Paris over long-running Ukraine conflict end without any outcome but all sides agree to continue the truce in eastern Ukraine.

Germany faces pressure over recent Putin remarks

A German navy chief's pro-Moscow remarks have put Germany under fire as many question the country's international reliability during the crisis in Ukraine.

Student opens fire in lecture hall at Heidelberg university

A gunman has killed one person and injured three others in a shooting inside Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany, police said, adding that the perpetrator was now dead.

Shooting targets mosque in Germany

Central Council of Muslims in Germany condemns the attack saying "Anti-Muslim hatred and racism are not just in words." as far-right terror attacks in the country are in rise against Muslims.

German weapon blockade encourages Russia - Ukraine

Amid fears of a Russian invasion, Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Germany's statements "about the impossibility of supplying defence weapons to Ukraine" did not match "the current security situation".

German admiral resigns over remarks on Ukraine conflict

Germany's navy chief Kay-Achim Schonbach steps down after criticism over his comments praising Russian president and to drop hopes over Crimea.

EU draft plan on green label for nuclear energy faces Germany's objection

In its letter to Brussels, the German government pointed to the lack of any safety requirements regarding nuclear power plants, while adding that the question of where to store radioactive waste in the long term was still unanswered.

Baltic States sending US-made anti-tank, anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine

Ukraine's NATO allies are stepping up to strengthen the country's defences in response to Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine, while Germany blocks the export of German-made weapons.

Israel signs multi-billion dollar submarine deal with Germany

The deal includes the purchase of three Dakar submarines manufactured by German conglomerate company Thyssenkrupp.

Germany tries Syrian doctor over torture in regime military hospitals

The trial of the 36-year-old doctor started at the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt a week after a landmark German court ruling sentencing a Syrian regime former intelligence officer to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.