Some 7,000 households in the German capital have electricity once more after an outage caused by possible arson. But tens of thousands more might have to wait several days for power, amid freezing temperatures.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, making his New Year’s Eve address, said the change would force Europe to do more to defend itself.

Berlin celebrated the arrival of 2026 with a massive display of fireworks, even as opposition to the annual tradition grows. Police reported 400 arrests in the capital and at least 24 officers injured,

Berlin woke to a soft blanket of snow on Wednesday, turning the city into a quiet winter postcard. Tourists and locals made the most of it, gathering around the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Cathedral to celebrate the final days of 2025.

The era of polite transatlantic nodding is over. Chancellor Merz is signaling that if the U.S. wants to go it alone, Germany will stop waiting by the

It’s difficult to find a destination that has had more wild swings in fortune and history than Berlin. The capital of Germany has played host to years of unfettered creativity and to some of humanity’s darkest times. Its current state of prosperous ...

On Dec. 5, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached a significant milestone in his bid to build “Europe’s strongest conventional army”: Germany’s

After decades of neglect, Germany has announced a 100-billion-euros investment into the national railway operator. But some say it will take more than money to get its trains back on track.

Police cars, fire engines, and ambulances are seen at Wittenbergplatz in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, following an earlier emergency response at a nearby supermarket. Nearby on Buelowstraße,