Author: Bertrand Benoit

The arrest of the BND’s former head complicates a planned overhaul of Berlin’s foreign intelligence service.

The arrest is one of the biggest scandals to engulf the BND spy agency since its creation in the mid-1950s.

The countries, ahead of an EU leaders’ summit next week, are recommending the bloc lower its bar for blocking Chinese products and allow the bloc to move faster on such actions.

Leaders are reaching out to Moscow and stressing the need for a negotiated solution as populist parties critical of Kyiv aid gain sway.

The German chancellor pledged to forge ahead with an unpopular economic overhaul despite his collapsing popularity and a string of electoral routs.

The country’s fast-paced rearmament is rekindling a century-old debate about how much hard power Berlin should have.

The German party hopes to make Saxony-Anhalt a showcase for its ideas on immigration, education, culture and demographics.

The state election result could lead to a debate over the future of the firewall that has kept the Alternative for Germany out of power.

Exit polls show the Alternative for Germany well ahead of rivals, but it is unclear if it can form its first state government since its creation.

Results show the Alternative for Germany well ahead of rivals. Now other parties must decide whether to let it govern.

A 35-year-old candidate with folksy appeal has become the new face of Germany’s AfD party.

A string of gray-zone attacks orchestrated by Moscow is tempting the alliance’s European members to escalate.