German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated the importance of close political co-operation and strong alliances with the United States ahead of Donald Trump's upcoming second term as US president. In remarks published by the Rheinische Post newspaper on Monday,

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany's responsibility to pass down the memory of the Holocaust to each generation "will not end." He also warned of an "alarming normalization" of antisemitism on social media.

The heads of a number of German companies announced their intention to oppose the policies of Economy Minister Robert Habeck and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with a demand to take measures to restore the country's economy.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock in an interview published in the Politico podcast "Berlin Playbook" criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz for indecision in providing additional assistance to Kiev.

A desire to increase support to Ukraine was one of the reasons Germany's centre-left Chancellor gave for sacking his fiscally-conservative finance minister, but now he's backpedalling.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is following the developments in Austria, with the possible chancellorship of far-right leader Herbert Kickl, "with great concern." Germany holds elections on February 23 and its own far-right party - the Alternative for Germany (AfD) - is expected to do well,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and suggested that expansionist comments by President-elect Donald Trump are meeting with “incomprehension” among European leaders.

The fragile three-way coalition in the Bundestag has shattered. Olaf Scholz, the chancellor, has lost a vote of confidence and Germany is hurtling towards a snap federal election on Feb 23 – more than six months ahead of schedule.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the US his country's closest ally and highlighted Washington's role in the development of democracy in West Germany.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday reiterated the importance of commemorating the Holocaust and other horrific crimes committed by the Nazis. Scholz joined the Jewish community in Frankfurt at an event to mark the upcoming 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

A British-Israeli hostage who was released in a ceasefire deal with Hamas has been pictured smiling with her mother for the first time...