Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia hopes to cooperate with the future German government in areas of "common interests. " This is in response to the German Bundestag elections held on Sunday.

Protesters marched through Berlin on Monday to demand Germany stand by Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, a day after Germans voted in elections in which support for Kyiv was a hot topic.

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, has warned Nato could be finished and Europe must prepare to build an alliance “independent” from the US...

When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind. But Donald Trump’s looming import tariffs will make that daunting task even harder for the new government.

Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany's next chancellor.

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the US against abandoning allies and urged Europe to strengthen its defence, calling it "five minutes to midnight". His remarks reflected growing transatlantic tensions amid fears Trump could cut a deal with Russia over Ukraine,

The once poorly equipped German military is rising to a new challenge: Protecting the Baltic from Vladimir Putin’s ‘hybrid warfare’

The UN Security Council has voted in favor of a pro-Moscow Ukraine resolution by President Donald Trump's US administration. In the most powerful UN body, the text, which does not name Russia as the aggressor,