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Germany: Merkel's CDU victorious in Saarland

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU Party is victorious in Saarland's closely-watched regional election.

Germany

Saarland's vote - small but significant

Germans in the small western state of Saarland vote on Sunday in a regional election that could deliver an upset to Chancellor Angela Merkel.

World News

Ankara reacts angrily to German arms export restrictions

An angry reaction from Ankara to German restrictions on military exports has further stoked tensions between the NATO allies.

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Meet Quintana, Munich's polar bear cub

Munich zoo baptizes its latest offspring.

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World News

Father of Germanwings pilot seeks to clear son's name

It comes as relatives are to commemorate the second anniversary of the crash in which all 150 people on board were killed.

Germany

Germany to quash thousands of historic convictions for homosexuality and offer compensation

Germany is to pardon 50,000 men convicted under an arcane law criminalising homosexuality.

Belgium

Euroviews. View: EU should welcome German dominance. The alternatives are all worse

Unless Europe wants to become a federal state, German leadership is the most logical solution to its current struggle, writes Ana Palacio

Markets

Deutsche Bank: share sale details cause price slump

Shares of Germany's biggest banks fell sharply in value after it announced details of the sale of new shares needed to increase its capital reserves.

Germany

'Pulse of Europe' rallies show support for a united Europe

There has been a show of support for a united Europe in around 60 cities across the EU.

Turkey

Turkey accuses Germany of supporting cleric blamed for failed coup

Turkey has accused Germany of supporting a US based cleric it blames for last year’s coup.

Germany

G20 finance chiefs fail to renew anti-protectionist pledge after US opposition

G20 finance chiefs meeting in Germany on Saturday have failed to renew a pledge to bolster free trade.

USA

Trump meets Merkel: an encounter of the odd kind

Determined to downplay their differences, most pundits now consider Friday’s face-to-face meeting between President Donald Trump and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel to have been an awkward…

USA

Trade and NATO top agenda as Merkel and Trump hold first meeting in Washington

The German Chancellor and the US President have held their first joint press conference.

Economy

G20 finance ministers ponder how strongly to defend free trade

Faced with Trump's threats, world financial leaders are seeking a common stance on trade and rejecting protectionism at the G20 meeting in Germany.

USA

Merkel meets Trump at the White House

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, meaning their first face-to-face discussions could be tense.

USA

Trade and NATO to top Trump and Merkel talks

The last time Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel went to Washington it was at the behest of her close friend and ally Barack Obama.

Economy

German Finance Minister Schaeuble backs London as strong financial centre

Schaeuble said it is in the European Union's best interest that London remains a strong financial centre after Brexit.

Business Series

Lufthansa profit forecast boosts shares

Lufthansa says it expects profits to fall only slightly in 2017 despite lower fares and a rising fuel bill. Analysts were predicting a sharp decline.

Germany

German court jails far-right extremists for planned refugee attacks

A court in Munich jailed four far-right extremists on Wednesday for forming a terror group with racist and anti-Semitic aims and planning to attack refugees.

Business Series

Audi plants searched by German police in Dieselgate probe

Audi premised have been searched by German authorities in connection with the scandal over emissions tests by its parent company Volkswagen.