COLOGNE, Germany — Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne that linked Jesus with the church abuse scandal.

Travellers in Germany could soon be able to hop on a non-stop train all the way to London, according to a new idea pitched by Eurotunnel operator Getlink and London St Pancras station. In future ...

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...

Despite the Christian Democrat Union (CDU) victory in the election, forming Germany’s next coalition government will be challenging. What can we expect from the outcome? What alliances will ...

Merz-led CDU/CSU bloc has garnered 28.8% of the vote, followed by 20.2% for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) The opposition conservative leader Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in the German ...

Polls show the CDU enjoying a comfortable lead, with 28% support. Merz voted Sunday in Arnsberg in western Germany, just minutes after his main rival, Scholz. But it's the rise of the far-right ...

After spending the past two weeks trashing European politicians and ripping up America’s commitments to the continent’s security, the president of the United States offered warm congratulations to ...

leader of CSU and Minister-President of Bavaria, at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) ...

But the potential incoming chancellor has already signaled he will not rule with Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Germany's election has also caught the ...

This is how Germany's election system works: WHAT IS GERMANY'S HYBRID VOTING SYSTEM? Germany's reformed voting system aims to blend British- or American-style single-member constituencies with the ...

Londoners could soon use St Pancras station to travel to France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland under expansion plans. Direct train routes to the European destinations could triple the station's ...