Latest Germany News

A snowstorm brings Munich airport to a standstill and causes travel chaos in central Europe

Dec. 02, 2023 13:44 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — All flights were grounded at Munich's airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, affecting travel across the region. After initially announcing a halt in air traffic until noon on...

On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought

Nov. 30, 2023 11:09 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world just took a big step toward compensating countries hit by deadly floods, heat and droughts. Nearly all nations on Thursday finalized the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with loss and damage caused by...

Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4% as interest rates pack a punch. But the economy has stalled

Nov. 30, 2023 09:11 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — Europeans again saw some relief as inflation dropped more than expected to 2.4% in November, the lowest in over two years, as plummeting energy costs have eased a cost-of-living crisis but higher interest rates squeeze the economy's ability to grow. Inflation for the...

Germany arrests French woman who allegedly committed war crimes after joining IS in Syria

Nov. 30, 2023 07:38 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Thursday they had arrested a French woman who allegedly committed war crimes is Syria after joining the Islamic State extremist group. Germany's federal prosecutor said the woman, who was only identified as Samra N. in line with German privacy...

Teenage suspects accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a German Christmas market

Nov. 30, 2023 05:56 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — A 15-year-old boy and an alleged accomplice are accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a Christmas market in western Germany in an attack modeled on the methods of the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Thursday. The teenager was detained Tuesday in...

Henry Kissinger was a trusted confidant to President Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end

Nov. 30, 2023 00:07 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — All these years later, the scene still is almost too bizarre to imagine: a tearful president and his perplexed aide, neither very religious, kneeling in prayer on the floor of a White House bedroom in the waning hours of a shattered presidency. Until the...

German authorities arrest a 15-year-old on suspicion of planning an attack

Nov. 29, 2023 11:45 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in western Germany on suspicion of planning a possible attack on a Christmas market, authorities said Wednesday. The teenager was detained Tuesday during a search at his home, prosecutors in Duesseldorf said. A court in nearby...

Winter arrives in Northern Europe, with dangerous roads in Germany and record lows in Scandinavia

Nov. 28, 2023 13:14 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Winter's early onset has brought heavy snowfall and icy roads to Northern Europe, creating disruptions and dangerous driving conditions, with German media reporting Tuesday at least two deaths and children stuck overnight in a school. To the north, Scandinavia was...

The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget crisis. Germany's leader vows fixes, but how?

Nov. 28, 2023 09:08 AM EST

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Tuesday that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget crisis, but he offered few details on how he would achieve his goals of promoting clean energy and modernizing the struggling economy after a court...

Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says

Nov. 28, 2023 07:08 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The RIAS group said it recorded 994 incidents, which is an average of 29 incidents...