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Police Halt Neue Generation Protest at CDU Headquarters in Berlin

The action sought to spotlight alleged corporate and lobbying ties around Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

ARD Extends Flagship Political Talk Shows Through 2027 Following Combative Week On Air

Munich Blasts Prompt Wiesn Threat as Oktoberfest Reopens After Security Sweeps

CDU Advances in NRW Runoffs as Dortmund Flips, SPD Reclaims Cologne

Merz Unveils Long Reform Push as Rail Arson Probe and Major Verdicts Elevate Security Focus

CDU Leads in NRW Local Election Projections as AfD Surges, Greens Slide

Germany’s Health Insurers Warn of 2026 Shortfall Despite H1 Surplus as Hospital Costs Jump

Germany’s Coalition Unveils ‘Autumn of Reforms’ With Industry Summits and Social-State Overhaul Timeline

Merz Backs 50+1 as DFL Re-Elects Watzke and Confronts Spending Strain

Deported Afghans Appeal to Merz as Court Orders Enable Limited Arrivals

Germany Sets 2026 Bürgergeld Freeze as Merz Presses Cost-Cutting Reforms

Stuttgart Survive 20-Penalty Shootout to Reach DFB-Pokal Second Round

Germany Sets €9 Billion Ukraine Aid, OKs Nuclear Waste Transports, Habeck to Leave Bundestag as Bundesliga Faces Transfer Squeeze

A Year After Solingen, Germany’s Security Line Toughens as Political Strains Deepen

Berlin Prosecutors Indict Ex-Transport Minister Scheuer Over False-Testimony Allegations

White House Says Putin Agrees to Zelenskyy Meeting as Europe Weighs Troop Offers

Early Retirement Surge Intensifies German Pension Reform Dispute

Germany Forces Early Exit of Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz

Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska as Europe Presses for Ukraine’s Role

Merz Convenes CDU Leadership to Stem Crisis Over Gaza Arms Export Halt