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Reuters
May 6, 2025

Conservative leader Merz set to become Germany’s chancellor

The pressure is on for Merz to show leadership after the implosion last November of outgoing SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition left a political vacuum at the heart of Europe even as it faced a myriad of crises.

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Reuters
February 24, 2025

Germany’s Merz faces tricky talks with potential coalition ally

Merz, who has no previous experience in office, is set to take charge with Europe’s largest economy ailing, its society split over migration and its security caught between a confrontational US and an assertive Russia and China.

Reuters
February 23, 2025

German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) tumbles to their worst result since World War Two

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Zafar Ali
February 23, 2025

Germans vote as far-right party set for best ever result

A caretaker government for months would create a leadership vacuum in the heart of Europe even as it deals with a host of challenges

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AFP
January 27, 2025

European Central Bank to cut rates again, with a nervous eye on Trump

The European Central Bank is expected to cut its benchmark deposit rate by a further quarter point to 2.75 percent on Thursday, its fourth reduction in a row.

WEB DESK
January 24, 2025

Germany knife attack on children reignites pre-vote migrant debate

Scholz insisted that the blame for the latest attack lay with the Bavarian authorities, whom he said had not properly implemented existing policies.

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Reuters
January 19, 2025

German opposition leader vows to build 50 gas-fired power plants if elected

Gas-fired electricity production in Germany jumped by a record 79% in November from the month before

Reuters
December 21, 2024

Five dead, 200 injured in German Christmas market attack

Police were not immediately available to comment on the reported casualty figures. Local officials had initially said at least two people were killed and had warned that the toll could rise.