US President Donald Trump didn't like Chancellor Friedrich Merz's latest statements on the Iran war, that much was clear from Trump's recent rant on Truth Social, where he claimed the German leader "doesn't know what he's talking about!" So what happened?
With names like "Deutsche Jugend Voran" (German Youth Lead the Way ) or "Jung und Stark" (Young and Strong): far-right extremists are banding together across Germany to spread hatred and violence. For the past two years, security agencies and experts have been monitoring mounting acts of violence and far-right propaganda from within these circles.
Stephen Flynn, Westminster leader of the Scottish National Party, spoke with notable confidence: "There's going to be a constitutional shock on these isles," he told a British broadcaster, expressing hope that the SNP will prevail in Scotland and that Plaid Cymru will win in Wales.
Berliners lost 60 hours to traffic congestion last year, which is something Oliver Collmann is hoping to change. The engineer spent years working on software for self-driving cars before realizing he really wanted to use his skills for things "that are more in the general interest of humankind."
Romanian governments rarely stay in power for long. The last time a Romanian prime minister completed a full term was between 2004 and 2008. Since the constitutional crisis of 2012, the country has had no less than 11 elected prime ministers, seven interim leaders and 19 different cabinets.
Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia had violated a unilateral ceasefire called by Kyiv by attacking Ukrainian cities overnight with more than 100 combat drones and three missiles.
Skip next section CDU, SPD sign coalition agreement in Rhineland-Palatinate May 6, 2026 CDU, SPD sign coalition agreement in Rhineland-Palatinate Lead negotiators Gordon Schnieder (r, CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) agreed on an coalition last weekImage: Boris Roessler/dpa/picture alliance Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Berliners lost 60 hours to traffic congestion last year, which is something Oliver Collmann is hoping to change. The engineer spent years working on software for self-driving cars before realizing he really wanted to use his skills for things "that are more in the general interest of humankind."
"I believe this move toward Europe is a historic step for Armenia," Varduhi Gasapryan, a young Armenian woman, told DW. "It will bring many positive things," she said while enjoying the sun on Republic Square in Yerevan. The Armenian capital is currently bustling with activity.
At 45, Jens Spahn occupies a high-profile but polarizing place in German politics.
This photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, shows the site of an aerial guided bomb strike after Russia's air attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
A couple accused of stealing millions from parking meters in Bavaria fully confessed at the start of their trial on Tuesday. The pair, one of whom was employed to empty the machines, admitted to a decade-long scheme that allegedly netted nearly €1.9 million. What were the allegations?