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A popular German myth says King Frederick the Great brought the potato to Germany. The story says he encouraged peasants to covet his potato crop by guarding the field ...

The German aristocrat died in Windhoek, Namibia, where he had been on a work trip to the diamond industry. He was 63.

A German court has suspended proceedings in the trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who has been charged with ...

Poland will temporarily reinstate border controls with Germany and Lithuania. Prime Minister Donald Tusk made the ...

BERLIN -- German lawmakers voted Friday to suspend family reunions for many migrants, part of a drive by the new conservative ...

Mamdani’s surge reminds me of what a former New York Newsday colleague, the legendary columnist Murray Kempton, famously ...

Several German election candidates have cried foul as a new electoral reform meant they were left without a seat despite winning their district. The CDU/CSU wants to make electoral reform a ...

Donald Trump has hailed a "great day for Germany" as the conservative bloc CDU/CSU looks set to take the election. It could also be an historic night for the far-right AfD party, if exit polls are ...

Alice Weidel, leader of the fascist AfD party, waves a German flag in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, February 23, 2025, after the German national election. [AP Photo/Michael Probst] Germany’s federal ...

Sunday’s national parliament election — which brought the demise of a green-minded, three-year-old coalition and ushered in a new leader heavily focused on economic growth — has triggered ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz on election night, February 23, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ...