The incredible thing about Germany’s finances is that planned extra spending of about $1 trillion still would put them as having the lowest debt-to-gross domestic product of the Group of Seven nations,

The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending

Germany woke Monday after an election in which the center-right conservatives won the most votes but far-right nationalists surged to huge gains causing dismay.

The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s constitutional restriction on borrowing, enabling 1 trillion euros ($1.08 trillion) or more in new borrowing and spending on defense and infrastructure.

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected as Europe faces the prospect of the U.S. cutting

Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said an "absolute priority" for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S. following comments by President Donald Trump.

Germany’s political crisis may offer an opportunity to put this essential partnership on a more sustainable path forward.

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military spending without limit. View on euronews

The driver has been detained, but it is unclear whether there are other suspects, Mannheim police spokesman Stefan Wilhelm said.

The Washington Examiner followed the Berlin-Pankow chapter of the AfD in the days up to election night as the once-outsider party became the defining movement in German politics.

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.

PHOTOS: Germany's likely next government seeks higher ... He didn’t offer specifics, but appeared to be referring to Washington’s dramatically shifting stance on Ukraine.