Germany

An end to the Ukraine conflict will most likely require “painful concessions” from Kiev, including on territorial issues, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said. Its chance to stop the hostilities has “never been greater” than now, he told Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung (NOZ) on Tuesday.

Germany ’s flag carrier Lufthansa is to restore its flights to Iran nearly five months after it suspended operations in the country because of Israel’s aggression.

Germany is set to significantly increase its funding for Ukraine in 2026, Reuters has reported, citing government sources.

Germany ’s economic decline is becoming “dramatic” following years of flatlining GDP and failed attempts to reverse the situation, the head of the Munich-based ifo Institute, one of Europe’s leading economic think tanks, has warned.

China has overtaken the US as Germany ’s leading trading partner in the first eight months of 2025, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing preliminary data from the German statistics office.

Germany plans to spend €10 billion ($10.8 billion) in the coming years to massively expand its fleet of military drones, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said.

Germany ’s new foreign intelligence chief has described Russia as a direct threat to the EU, warning its “icy peace” with the bloc could escalate into “heated confrontation” at any moment.

Several people sustained injuries in a shooting incident in the market square of the German town of Giessen, local media have reported, citing local officials. The unidentified suspect is said to remain at large.

Iris Stalzer, the newly elected mayor of a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , was found with multiple stab wounds and is in critical condition, authorities said on Tuesday. Police said no arrests have been made so far.

An Iranian court has acquitted Lennart Monterlos, a German national with French citizenship, accused of espionage.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approval rating has hit its lowest point and continues to slide, according to a new poll released Saturday.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has recalled its ambassadors from Germany , France, and the United Kingdom for consultations in Tehran.

German Ambassador to Tehran Markus Potzel met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the end of his diplomatic mission to Iran on Sunday.

A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic is ready to continue nuclear talks with the European troika and to defend its peaceful nuclear rights.

Tehran has recently shown fresh signs of flexibility in its stance toward the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its willingness to continue talks with Washington and the European troika. This flexibility, however, comes with two key considerations: first, the pressing nature of time and the need to seize opportunities to reach a “balance point” in the disputes; and second, doubts over the true nature of the negotiation framework proposed by Europe, the United States, and, by extension, the IAEA. Is the West’s hidden aim to persuade Iranian decision-makers to suspend the nuclear program — with ongoing disputes over the method and timetable — or to push Tehran toward making a final choice?

In a new act of interference, France, Germany and UK repeated their claims against Iran's nuclear deal and threatened to reimpose illegal sanctions against the country's peaceful nuclear program.

Germany has once again reaffirmed its decision to halt arms exports to Israel in response to the regime’s plan to expand its aggression in Gaza by occupying Gaza City.

A deputy Iranian foreign minister has said European E3 including UK, France and Germany do not have the right to activate the snapback mechanism.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu has asserted Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy, calling for the settlement of issues through diplomacy.

Russia has terminated its decades-old military-technical cooperation agreement with Germany , which has become one of Ukraine’s main sponsors and weapons suppliers amid the conflict with Moscow.