The European Union and Germany say they appreciate the “continuity” in Canadian climate change policy that will result from the federal election result. Continue reading →

Voters in Saxony, a region of around 4.1 million people bordering Poland and the Czech Republic, and neighbouring Brandenburg, which has 2.5 million inhabitants and surrounds Berlin, elected new state legislatures. Continue reading →

Efforts to salvage consensus among the Group of Seven rich democracies on the economy, trade and environment were fraying around the edges even as leaders were arriving before their three-day summit in southern France. Continue reading →

Merkel indicated that a solution for the contentious Irish border issue might yet be reached before the Brexit date of Oct. 31. Continue reading →

Merkel’s office has given no explanation for the shaking episodes, prompting speculation in German media about the cause. Continue reading →

German police said on Friday they had opened a criminal investigation after a broadcaster published video of far-right protesters speaking approvingly of the murder of a politician. Continue reading →

“The memory of the incident last week led to the situation today – so (it was) a psychologically driven process,” the official said. “There is nothing to worry about.” Continue reading →

Far-right extremists “need to be fought from the beginning without any taboo,” Merkel said Saturday. Continue reading →

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived in Iraq on Saturday as part of a wider trip to the Middle East seeking to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the United States. Continue reading →

Germany’s perspective on its loss in the Second World War has evolved into something much more complex than defeat. Continue reading →