As alert Wings readers will know, we’re fond of a WW2 analogy from time to time. The conflict is so extensively documented, ...

Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and journalist. Her latest book is Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany. Nobody can be expected to fix Germany’s problems overnight, but with the ...

Parties must clear a 5% electoral threshold in Germany to win seats in the national parliament or at least three of the party's candidates must win their local elections outright. Parties must ...

Unveil Germany’s hidden gems and picturesque locations in this immersive guide. Experience the serene waters of Frauenchiemsee, the architectural beauty of the Cologne Cathedral, and the breathtaking ...

Although his asylum application had been rejected, he lived in Germany legally with a residence permit and had no previous convictions. He is being investigated for 36 counts of attempted murder ...

Spectre of far-Right nationalism looms as Germans prepare to cast their ballots Next Sunday, Germany goes to the polls. The federal republic’s most important election since reunification in 1990 ...

US and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia to lay the ground for talks about ending Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine ...

R ussia and the US might feel like two places that are worlds apart, but sitting in the middle of the Bering Strait are two ...

Adjacent to the Residence is its Court Garden (Hofgarten). From the garden, it’s a short walk to Germany’s largest city park, the English Garden (Englischer Garten), where you can enjoy ...

The selling prices in wholesale trade were 0.9% higher in January 2025 than in January 2024. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +0.1% in December 2024, and -0.6% in ...

Investing.com - The US dollar retreated Thursday, with the euro rallying, on raised hopes of an end to the Ukraine-Russia war after U.S. President Donald Trump held talks with the leaders of both ...

Also, visitors should be aware that prostitution is legal in Germany, and a percentage of Berlin's sex workers are victims of human trafficking.