Social Democrats’ Scholz tops popularity ratings, conservative Laschet still hopeful, while Greens’ Baerbock popular among young voters

Annalena Baerbock, Armin Lasche and Olaf Scholz

3 candidates racing to replace Merkel in Germany's election

In phone call with German counterpart, Turkish president stresses that Turkey does not have capacity to shoulder new migration burden

Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish, German presidents talk bilateral ties, Afghanistan, migration issue

Authorities were surprised as only vaccinated or recovered people were allowed to attend party, in line with new rules

Nearly 380 people were at the club during the party

More than 60 infected with COVID after partying in Germany

Germany closed its embassy 7 years ago due to civil war in North African country

German Embassy closed its doors seven years ago due to a civil war in the North African country

Germany to reopen its embassy in Libya: Dbeibeh

Germany’s top health expert says vaccination has prevented 38,000 deaths, nearly 77,000 hospitalizations in country

Professor Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), said vaccines continue to offer strong protection against COVID-19, despite the emergence of new variants such as the Delta strain

'Vaccinated people 10 times less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19'

Train drivers vow to continue strike, national rail operator Deutsche Bahn cancels nearly 75% of long-distance service

The regional labor court of Hesse rejected Deutsche Bahn’s appeal, a day after its first legal bid was turned down by a labor court in Frankfurt

German court rules longest rail strike yet can go ahead

Flood victims in western town of Stolberg still struggling to clean up damage, rebuild their properties

In the western town of Stolberg, which has a higher share of people with migrant backgrounds, many houses and shops remain without gas and electricity more than six weeks after the devastating floods

German town needs help weeks after deadly floods

Bilateral ties, Turkey-EU relations, plus regional issues, especially developments in Afghanistan, will be discussed, says Turkish Foreign Ministry

German foreign minister to visit Turkey on Sunday

German chancellor to stay in Berlin as talks continue with Taliban for evacuation of Afghans who want to leave country

Merkel cancels visit to Israel due to developments in Afghanistan

The union is demanding a 1.4-percent pay hike plus a bonus this year, and a further wage rise of 1.8 percent in 2022.

In a statement on Sunday, rail operator Deutsche Bahn offered to negotiate a coronavirus-related bonus for drivers this year

German train drivers strike despite last-minute offer

Some 189 people lost their lives in severe floods that pummelled western Germany in mid-July, raising questions about whether enough was done to warn residents

After reconstructing the events, investigators found that forecasts about the impeding floods should have led officials to sound the warning and evacuate residents living near the swollen Ahr river by 8:30 PM (1830 GMT) on July 14

German prosecutors launch probe over deadly floods

Nahid Taghavi, 66, was given "10 years for membership in an illegal group" and "eight months for propaganda against the regime," her daughter Mariam Claren said

Iran court sentences German woman to decade in jail: daughter

At least seven people were killed in the attack allegedly carried out by Mouafak Al D. on March 23, 2014, German prosecutors said in a statement

At the time of the assault, the suspect is believed to have been a member of the "Free Palestine Movement" which laid siege to the southern Damascus neighbourhood of Yarmuk on behalf of Bashar al-Assad's regime

Syrian man arrested in Berlin over Damascus war crime

The new rules, to be signed off by the cabinet on Friday, will apply to all travellers over 12 years old with the exception of cross-border commuters and those passing through in transit

All unvaccinated people entering Germany will have to be tested in future, regardless of whether they come by plane, car or train

Germany to require tests for all unvaccinated travellers

Two people had already been confirmed dead in the incident on Tuesday, which also injured 31 others

The explosion sent a cloud of black smoke into the air

'No hope' for five missing after German chemical blast

Unlike other European countries such as France and Greece, Germany has so far ruled out introducing compulsory jabs for certain parts of the population

Germany's vaccination campaign accelerated in the spring after a sluggish first few months, yet the country remains some way off the 80 percent targeted for herd immunity

3 candidates racing to replace Merkel in Germany's election

Turkish, German presidents talk bilateral ties, Afghanistan, migration issue

More than 60 infected with COVID after partying in Germany

Germany to reopen its embassy in Libya: Dbeibeh

'Vaccinated people 10 times less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19'

German court rules longest rail strike yet can go ahead

German town needs help weeks after deadly floods

German foreign minister to visit Turkey on Sunday

Merkel cancels visit to Israel due to developments in Afghanistan

German train drivers strike despite last-minute offer

German prosecutors launch probe over deadly floods

Iran court sentences German woman to decade in jail: daughter

Syrian man arrested in Berlin over Damascus war crime

Germany to require tests for all unvaccinated travellers

'No hope' for five missing after German chemical blast

More than half of German population fully vaccinated

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3 candidates racing to replace Merkel in Germany's election

Turkish, German presidents talk bilateral ties, Afghanistan, migration issue

More than 60 infected with COVID after partying in Germany

Germany to reopen its embassy in Libya: Dbeibeh

'Vaccinated people 10 times less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19'

German court rules longest rail strike yet can go ahead

German town needs help weeks after deadly floods

German foreign minister to visit Turkey on Sunday

Merkel cancels visit to Israel due to developments in Afghanistan

German train drivers strike despite last-minute offer

German prosecutors launch probe over deadly floods

Iran court sentences German woman to decade in jail: daughter

Syrian man arrested in Berlin over Damascus war crime

Germany to require tests for all unvaccinated travellers

'No hope' for five missing after German chemical blast

More than half of German population fully vaccinated