The German army's battle-readiness is less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, military officials, lawmakers and defence experts told Reuters. Even if a new government boosts defence spending, it will remain hamstrung for years,

Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a tough response in the wake of a suspected vehicle attack in Munich on Thursday morning, in which a man drove his car into a trade union rally. The driver has been identified by Munich authorities as a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker.

Sunday's election comes as Germany and the rest of Europe grapple with the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition was an alliance of the Social Democrats,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won’t accept people who “intervene in our democracy,” a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy.

Election posters showing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and CDU top candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Outgoing chancellor says he will remain in office until successor in place after Conservative opposition wins most votes in Germany election.   12:30Jakub Krupa The most likely next German chancellor,

The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a strong rebuke to JD Vance on Saturday, after the U.S. Vice President attacked Europe's stance toward hate speech and the far right. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be succeeded by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz after his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), secured the largest vote share in Germany's national elections on Sunday.

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as the far-right AfD won its best-ever results.