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Regarding “Lives in Captivity” by Howard Schneider (Bookshelf, March 26): William Geroux’s book “The Fifteen” describes a July 1944 incident in which a prisoner-of-war interpreter defied ...
German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has unveiled a new coalition deal between the country’s two major centrist parties in a bold and optimistic speech in Berlin on Wednesday, hours after ...
Germany is on track for a sharp increase in military spending that could equip a bigger Bundeswehr—the German military—with more armored vehicles, more air defense batteries, more warships ...
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending. The ...
The Bundesrat's 69 seats are distributed among the states, though not neccessarily propotionally in terms of population: For example, Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, with 18 ...
The UEFA Nations League continues this international break with Italy facing Germany in the quarterfinals. / IMAGO/Schuler Italy takes on Germany in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals as both ...
BERLIN — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation's strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts ...
With another EV plant reportedly coming soon, this time in Germany, BYD is taking direct aim at Volkswagen, BMW, and other domestic OEMs. BYD wants a third EV plant in Europe, likely in Germany ...
A fight is brewing over the flying of massive American flags around the country, specifically outside Camping World locations. The company’s CEO said they won’t be backing down. “This flag ...
A Leopard II battle tank is on display to advertise for joining the German army Bundeswehr at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany, Friday, December 1, 2023. [AP Photo/Martin Meissner] Germany ...
The White House on Monday rejected a call by a French member of the European parliament for the return of the Statue of Liberty, saying that France would be "speaking German" without US help in ...