How other countries are responding to surging oil prices - and why Spain is in a good position
From France to the UK, governments across the globe are scrambling to take a range of measures to cushion consumers from increasing energy costs
German emergency fuel supports unlikely to enhance chancellor’s low approval
Announcing the temporary measures, Friedrich Merz said the state ‘cannot compensate for every market event’
Row over protest at Buchenwald memorial event highlights rising sense of danger in Germany
Crowd warned of growing threats to democracy
Irishman hospitalised in Austria after cycling wrong way around roundabout, police say
Tipperary man (46) was involved in collision with car near Innsbruck
Conductor Herbert von Karajan’s Nazi past raises uncomfortable questions for artists today
Nazi regime ‘abused’ rising star as a glittering, musical distraction from its mass-murder machine, suggests historian
Moscow court sentences German artist over satirical carnival floats
Jacques Tilly given eight-year term – in absentia – for offending religious feelings and spreading false information about Russian forces
Merz’s 80% return plan for Syrians in Germany stirs controversy
Chancellor’s latest verbal slip triggers political backlash and reignites Germany’s fraught migration debate
How AI porn allegations surrounding TV star rocked Germany
Actress says she found her secret online abuser: her now ex-husband. The account, disputed by him, has spurred outrage and parliamentary debates
German chancellor’s stand on Iran war puts Berlin at odds with Trump
Merz’s caution over Middle East deployment reopens old rifts with US and hands fresh ammunition to Germany’s populist right
Stalled, strained and losing faith: Germany grapples with decline fears
After years of warning signs, Germany’s weaknesses are now converging into a full‑scale economic reckoning. Can it change direction?
Endometriosis care: What Ireland can learn from this progressive German clinic
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill visits Berlin’s Virchow Clinic to learn about its pioneering work into endometriosis
Centrist Moderates leader Rasmussen holds balance of power in Copenhagen
Both leftist ‘red grouping’ and right-wing blue camp fell short of the 90 seats needed for a majority
Merz’s coalition partners forced to embrace reform after sobering election setbacks
Slump in Social Democratic Party support highlights growing backing for far-right AfD
Irish citizen held in Germany concerned over psychological consequences of pretrial detention
Daniel Tatlow-Devally in prison since last year after break-in at German subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms company
Norway’s crown princess breaks silence on Epstein links: ‘I was manipulated and fooled’
Mette-Marit says Norwegian royal family is in ‘very challenging situation’ due to revelations as well as rape charges against her son