Germany

Chechen Leader Threatens Revenge on Germany Over Tank Deliveries to Ukraine. Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of the Russian republic of Chechnya, has threatened revenge against Germany in response to imminent Western tank deliveries to Ukraine. The 46-year-old Caucasus despot,...

Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of Germany’s 16 states agreed Wednesday to tighten mask-wearing rules and make bars close early in areas where coronavirus infection rates are high, an attempt to avoid tougher restrictions now being introduced elsewhere...

Police in the German city of Stuttgart said Sunday that 20 people were arrested and four police officers injured after a check for drugs sparked attacks on officers and police vehicles and widespread vandalism of stores in the city...

Germany’s top diplomat says ties with the United States are “complicated” and he fears that America’s domestic discord could further fuel international tensions. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in an interview published Sunday that if the U.S. goes ahead with...

Germany’s government says it plans to lift a travel warning for European countries on June 15 — but it may still advise against travel in some cases, for example to Britain if quarantine rules there remain in place. Germany issued...

Germany said Thursday it is seeking EU sanctions against a Russian man over his alleged role in the hacking of the German parliament at a time when evidence shows he was working for Russian intelligence. Germany’s Foreign Ministry said it...

The two cooling towers of a former nuclear power plant in southwestern Germany were demolished early Thursday in a pair of early-morning explosions whose timing was kept under wraps to prevent crowds from gathering during the coronavirus pandemic. Operator EnBW...

German prosecutors have charged an Indian man with spying on the Sikh community and Kashmir activists in Germany for his country’s intelligence service for more than two years. The federal prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that espionage charges against the suspect,...

Germany is extending its worldwide travel warning until mid-June, saying the coronavirus situation is too dire to change the guidance. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the warning, due to expire May 3, would be extended to June 14 because there...

Denmark on Wednesday said it has granted its approval for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany to pass through its territory, irrespective criticism from the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which had opposed the project. Nord...