Germany

US, UK, France, Germany, call for ceasefire adherence in Syria, support political transition

The statement was released on January 27, two days after the STG and SDF announced they had extended a four-day ceasefire, which began on January 20, by 15 more days.

Members of the Syrian security forces gather at a back of a vehicle outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026.
A recreated train car stands as a memorial at the former loading ramp in Bergen-Belsen, Germany, April 15, 2015.

Deutsche Bahn’s new rail plan cannot be allowed to erase a vital Holocaust memory site - opinion

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the Italy–Germany Business Forum at the Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, in Rome, Italy, January 23, 2026.

Germany establishes diplomatic ties with Niue, signaling the importance of the Pacific - opinion

An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.

German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis


Nexperia chip crisis throws global auto supply chains into chaos again

Nexperia chip crisis leaves automakers exposed as China halts exports, cutting production and revealing reliance on low-tech components

 Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022.

China pushes strategic industry ties with Germany amid rare earth strain

China moves to build stronger ties with Germany amid strain on the rare-earth market.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul waits to meet Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, in Berlin, Germany, November 19, 2025.

Qatargate: Feldstein’s WhatsApp messages expose chain of command in PM’s office

New WhatsApp evidence suggests Yonatan Urich directed Eli Feldstein, complicating the "Bild" case.

Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

A book about Germans who had status, safety and power; and still chose to defy Hitler - review

In September 1943, a group that included aristocrats, a diplomat, a pioneering educator, and an intelligence officer gathered in a Berlin drawing room. Not to gossip, but to defy the Nazi regime.

“The Traitors Circle” describes a group of German elites who plotted to fight Nazism.

Rubio says the Ukraine peace proposal was authored by US

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington authored the 28-point Ukraine peace proposal, as senators disputed the claim and US, Ukrainian, and European officials opened talks in Geneva.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits next to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a G7 session on Ukraine and Defense Cooperation during the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, November 12, 2025.

Germany’s antisemitism czar says slogans like ‘From the river to the sea’ should be illegal

Shortly after October 7, some German officials imposed bans on pro-Palestinian protests and slogans such as “Free Palestine.”

Felix Klein speaks during a press conference in Berlin, Nov. 8, 2022.

Iranian FM Araghchi says 'Cairo Agreement dead' after IAEA resolution over Iran nuclear program

The agreement allowed for the IAEA to enter Iran and inspect its nuclear program, generating uncertainty over the agency's capacity to continue inspections.

 IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araghchi looks on during a news conference in Istanbul last month, amid Iran’s war with Israel. The writer asks: What should be Jerusalem’s next protective steps?

Denial as policy: Why Israel's government fears a real October 7 inquiry - opinion

Middle Israel: A century after Hindenburg turned failure into a “stab-in-the-back,” Israel’s government now takes a page from his book.

Yariv Levin (left), Benjamin Netanyahu, and Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset last year. The question is whether  this brazen effort to bury the truth will work, and the answer is it won’t.

Iran stepping up harassment, threats on nationals in Germany, opposition group says

The cases reflect "an unprecedented intensification" in the activities of Iranian intelligence services in Germany, he said.

A man holds a flag as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the Iranian regime, in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2025

'Tinder Swindler,' Simon Leviev gets released from Georgian prison

Israeli national Shimon Hayut, widely known as Simon Leviev, has been released from prison, and according to his legal team, German authorities have dropped multiple cases against him.

 The Tinder Swindler, a Netflix crime documentary about Israeli con man Shimon Hayut.