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Rescue vehicles are seen near a crime scene in Aschaffenburg, Germany, Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, where two people were killed in a knife attack. (Ralf Hettler/dpa via AP) Ralf Hettler/AP ...

The suspect, a former asylum-seeker who was supposed to be leaving Germany, was arrested. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that authorities must clear up why the suspect was still in the country.

BERLIN ― Ukraine is pushing to get those of its citizens who have sought refuge in Germany to return home as Kyiv’s war with Russia nears its third anniversary. With more than a million Ukrainians ...

(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...

Flynn Nicholls is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. Originally from New Zealand, Flynn joined Newsweek in 2024 and had previously ...

On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.

The live blog for Inauguration Day can be found here. President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday, and will do so with flags at full-staff above the United States Capitol. Trump will ...

For decades, German politics and elections epitomised stability, often described as boring. Few parties in parliament, clear majorities, and two-party coalitions provided political and economic ...

MUNICH, Germany — Germany will be the prime European target of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs once he's in office, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Saturday. The warning by ...

The insurgent far-Right party of Alice Weidel is flying high as elections approach next month - Jens Schlueter/AFP ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Olaf Scholz became German chancellor with a pledge to modernise and jolt Europe’s largest economy from ...