As German leaders realize they cannot automatically rely on America to guard the nation, they are calling for an increase in ...

Germany requires a new form of military service to meet its growing defence needs, a leading general has said. Harald Gante, ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor on Thursday urged outgoing members of parliament to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight self-imposed rules on running up debt.

Following a German general’s bleak assessment in 2022 that Germany couldn’t defend itself if invaded, German politicians face difficult choices as their Zeitenwende defense fund runs dry.

Friedrich Merz’s conservative party is the winner of the German general election, while current Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party experienced its worst result since the late 19th century.

Friedrich Merz’s conservative party is the winner of the German general election, while current Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party experienced its worst result since the late 19th century.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in second place in opinion polls, at around 22%, behind the CDU/CSU conservatives, on 30%.