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May 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM

Germany bans the largest 'Reich citizen' group and arrests 4 leaders

The German government has banned the largest “Reich citizen” group, an extremist far-right organization that calls itself the “Kingdom of Germany” and seeks to undermine the country’s democratic order
May 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Police officers search buildings following the ban of the Reichsbürger group "Kingdom of Germany" in Gera, Germany, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Bodo Schackow/dpa via AP)
May 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM

German spy agency suspends 'extremist' designation of far-right AfD party

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says it will await a court ruling before moving forward with plans to classify the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist” movement
May 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
May 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM

German chancellor to visit Warsaw and Paris to stress European unity

Friedrich Merz has made his world-affairs debut as Germany’s new chancellor
May 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Merz's stumble casts shadow over hopes for rebooting Germany's struggling economy

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has raised doubts about his new government’s ability to carry through on plans to push Europe’s largest economy out of stagnation
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is applauded after being elected new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
May 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man set to be the next German chancellor?

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel
May 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Friedrich Merz walks in the plenary after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
May 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Friedrich Merz wins bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor on second ballot

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round
May 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Lawmakers wait for the beginning of a session were Friedrich Merz is expected to be elected chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
May 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM

80 years after World War II, Germany is still searching for its fallen soldiers

A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 years after World War II
May 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A worker of the German War Graves Commission works on the exhumation of remains of German WWII soldiers in Ostrołęka, Poland, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
May 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM

Alternative for Germany listed as 'right-wing extremist' party by domestic spy agency

The German domestic intelligence service says it has classified the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist effort.”
May 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
FILE - A man stands in front of the logo at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)
2 months ago

2 dead, 25 injured after vehicle drives into crowd

Police in a statement warned of "traffic disruptions in the city center."
2 months ago
Emergency services and police stand at Paradeplatz in Mannheim, Germany,  March 3, 2025.
2 months ago

2 dead, several injured after vehicle drives into crowd

At least two people were killed and several others were injured when a car drove into a crowd in Mannheim, Germany, on Monday, police said. ABC News’ Lama Hasan and Aaron Katersky report.
2 months ago
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Several casualties reported as car drives into crowd in Germany

Police are on the scene after a car drove into a crowd in Mannheim just a few weeks after a similar incident in Munich.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Several casualties reported as car drives into crowd in Germany
2 months ago

1 dead, several injured after vehicle drives into crowd

At least one person was killed and several others were injured when a car drove into a crowd of people in Mannheim, southwestern Germany, police said.
2 months ago
VIDEO: 1 dead, several injured after vehicle drives into crowd
3 months ago

Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says

ABC News’ Ines de La Cuetara and contributor Mick Mulroy discuss the emergence of Friedrich Merz's CDU party as the largest in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
3 months ago

Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
3 months ago
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union addresses supporters after the first exit polls in the German general elections were announced on TV during the electoral evening in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2025.
3 months ago

Mother, daughter die from Munich car attack injuries

A 37-year-old mother and her 2-year-old daughter have died from injuries they sustained in the Munich car attack on Thursday.
3 months ago
An elderly woman lays a flower at a makeshift memorial at the site of a recent car attack, on Feb. 15, 2025, in Munich, Germany.
3 months ago

Munich car ramming suspect shouted 'Allahu akbar' to police after attack: Prosecutor

At least 39 people, including several children, were injured after a driver rammed a white Mini Cooper into a crowd during a trade union demonstration, officials said.
3 months ago
Police takes pictures of a car after some 28 people were hurt when a car driven by an Afghan asylum seeker plowed into a crowd in Munich, Feb. 13, 2025.
3 months ago

At least 30 injured after car slams into protesters in Munich

Police said a 2-year-old is fighting to stay alive after a car plowed into a crowd of people demonstrating in Munich, Germany. Police say a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker has been arrested.
3 months ago
VIDEO: At least 30 injured after car slams into protesters in Munich
3 months ago

Driver plowing into Munich crowd figured out ‘vulnerabilities’: Former FBI agent

ABC News’ James Longman and contributor Brad Garrett discuss the suspected vehicle attack, which has injured at least 28 people.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Driver plowing into Munich crowd figured out ‘vulnerabilities’: Former FBI agent
3 months ago

Dozens injured after car drives into Munich crowd, police say

Munich police say at least 28 people were injured after a "vehicle drove into a group of people" in the center of the city.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Dozens injured after car drives into Munich crowd, police say
3 months ago

28 injured in 'suspected' vehicle attack in Munich, police say

Munich police said at least 28 people were injured after a "vehicle drove into a group of people" in the center of the city Thursday morning. A suspect has been detained.
3 months ago
VIDEO: 28 injured in 'suspected' vehicle attack in Munich, police say
4 months ago

Christmas for elephants at Berlin zoo

Unsold Christmas trees are turning into tasty treats for the elephants.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Christmas for elephants at Berlin zoo
5 months ago

Child among 5 dead, over 200 injured after car attack in Germany

A young child is one of the at least 5 dead and over 200 injured in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Germany on Friday, according to Minister President Reiner Haseloff.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Child among 5 dead, over 200 injured after car attack in Germany
6 months ago

US citizen arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for China

Germany’s federal prosecutor's office said it arrested the suspect, who was only identified as Martin D., in Frankfurt. ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports.
6 months ago
VIDEO: US citizen arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for China
8 months ago

Gunman killed in Munich believed to be planning terrorist attack: Police

Munich police shot dead an armed teenager in the Karolinenplatz area of the southern German city on Thursday morning, authorities said.
8 months ago
Police officers patrol near a scene after police fired shots at a suspicious person near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on the city's Nazi-era history in Munich, Germany, Sept. 5, 2024.
9 months ago

German authorities take man into custody in fatal stabbing attack

A 25-year-old Syrian national is accused of three counts of murder and eight counts of attempted murder in a stabbing spree.
9 months ago
VIDEO: German authorities take man into custody in fatal stabbing attack
9 months ago

2 detained in deadly knife attack at German music festival: Police

German police have detained two people in connection with a stabbing of several people at a Solingen music festival.
9 months ago
Police officers are shown at the scene following an incident in which several individuals were killed after a man randomly stabbed passers-by with a knife at a city festival, in Solingen, Germany, Aug. 24, 2024.
9 months ago

ISIS claims responsibility in German festival knife attack, suspect in custody

A suspect is in custody in relation to the deadly knife attack at a German festival, police said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility, calling it a response to deaths in Gaza and elsewhere.
9 months ago
VIDEO: ISIS claims responsibility in German festival knife attack, suspect in custody
9 months ago

Terrorist group claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany

Two people have been detained in connection to the violent stabbing attack in the city of Solingen, Germany at least 3 victims dead and many injured.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Terrorist group claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany
9 months ago

Multiple people killed in stabbing attack at German festival

A manhunt is underway for the attacker at the annual city festival that left three dead and several injured.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Multiple people killed in stabbing attack at German festival
9 months ago

Several people killed in Germany after knife attack at music festival: Police

Police in Germany are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly killed and wounded several people at a music festival Friday night in Solingen, investigators said.
9 months ago
Police and deployed near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen, Germany, Aug. 23, 2024, the German dpa news agency reported.
9 months ago

Several injured after suspect stabs random people at festival in Germany: Police

A man with a knife went on a rampage, stabbing people at random at a festival in Solingen, Germany. At least three people may be dead, and several others are seriously injured.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Several injured after suspect stabs random people at festival in Germany: Police
9 months ago

Several people killed in Germany after knife attack at music festival: Police

No arrests have been made, the authorities said.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Several people killed in Germany after knife attack at music festival: Police
9 months ago

German hotel partially collapses, killing 1 and trapping 8, police say

At least one person was killed and eight others remained trapped Wednesday after a hotel partially collapsed in the winemaking town of Kroev, Germany.
9 months ago
A firefighter carries a woman after a hotel partially collapsed overnight near the banks of Germany's river Moselle in Kroev, Germany, August 7, 2024.
9 months ago

2 dead after partial hotel collapse in Germany

The two people who died were a German man and woman.
9 months ago
The two people who died were a German man and woman.
1 year ago

Harris travels to Munich to assure global community

NPR White House correspondent and contributor Asma Khalid talks about what Vice President Kamala Harris hopes to achieve in her visit to Munich, Germany.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Harris travels to Munich to assure global community
1 year ago

Adele to play concerts in custom-made stadium in Germany this summer

Adele has announced four shows in Munich, Germany, on Aug. 2, 3, 9 and 10.
1 year ago
Adele announced summer shows in Munich.
2 years ago

Airport in Hamburg, Germany, ends shutdown

A man who drove onto the tarmac at the Hamburg airport and held his 4-year-old daughter hostage surrenders to officers after an 18-hour standoff.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Airport in Hamburg, Germany, ends shutdown
2 years ago

Hostage situation shut down major airport in Germany

The incident began Saturday night at the Hamburg Airport and lasted more than 18 hours, according to officials.
2 years ago
The incident began Saturday night at the Hamburg Airport and lasted more than 18 hours, according to officials.
2 years ago

Hostage situation shuts down major airport in Germany for 18 hours

One of Germany's largest airports was shut down for more than 18 hours as a man allegedly held his 4-year-old child hostage on the tarmac, police said.
2 years ago
Special forces detain a suspect, after a man drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the city's airport with a child in his car in Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 5, 2023.
2 years ago

Why authorities called off the search for an escaped 'lioness'

After 36 hours of combing through woodlands and speaking to experts, authorities said they now believe the creature in question is a wild boar.
2 years ago
Police officers and a community hunter patrol continue to search for an animal initially thought to be an escaped lioness in Berlin on July 21, 2023.
2 years ago

Escaped wild animal on the loose in Berlin prompts urgent citywide search, police say

A lion is loose in Berlin, prompting authorities in Germany to send emergency alerts to thousands of people in Berlin warning them to stay indoors.
2 years ago
Police officers coordinate the search for a wild animal in a residential area in Teltow, Germany, Thursday July 20, 2023. German authorities warned people in Berlin's southern suburbs on Thursday to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that was on the loose.
2 years ago

Meet the inspiring US athletes in Berlin for the Special Olympics World Games

Tim Shriver and Loretta Claiborne join Robin Roberts in Berlin ahead of the opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics World Games.
2 years ago
Mark Solomeyer, vice president and athlete spokesman for Special Olympics Germany, holds three medals at the kick-off press conference for the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 on June 16, 2023.
2 years ago

American tourist killed, another injured in attack near German castle, police say

Neuschwanstein castle was the inspiration for the castle in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty."
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Neuschwanstein castle was the inspiration for the castle in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty."
2 years ago

American tourist dies after attack near Germany's famous Neuschwanstein castle

An American tourist was killed and another was injured when they were attacked by an American man they met near the famous Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany.
2 years ago
People watch the Neuschwanstein castle, in Schwangau, Germany, June 15, 2023. Authorities say an American man has been arrested in Germany after allegedly assaulting two tourists he met near the castle.
2 years ago

5 dead, plus unborn child, in shooting at Jehovah's Witness hall: Police

Multiple people have been shot, some fatally, at a building used by Jehovah's Witnesses in Hamburg, Germany, police said.
2 years ago
Police officers on the scene of a shooting in Hamburg, Germany, March 9, 2023.
2 years ago

5 worshippers killed at Jehovah’s Witness hall in Germany

Authorities said a former member of the congregation killed five people and wounded eight, including a pregnant woman who miscarried after the shooting.
2 years ago
VIDEO: 5 worshippers killed at Jehovah’s Witness hall in Germany
2 years ago

7 dead, including unborn child, after shooting in Hamburg, Germany

A gunman opened fire inside a Jehovah's Witnesses building and now police are trying to determine the motivation behind the attack.
2 years ago
VIDEO: 7 dead, including unborn child, after shooting in Hamburg, Germany
2 years ago

Gunman kills 7 in Germany after opening fire in church

Seven people were killed and dozens wounded after a mass shooting at a Jehovah's Witness center in northern Germany. Police say the gunman, who took his own life at the scene, acted alone.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Gunman kills 7 in Germany after opening fire in church
2 years ago

2 killed, 7 injured in stabbing attack on German train

The attack occurred shortly before 3 p.m. local time on a train bound for Hamburg and the assailant was subdued by passengers, officials said.
2 years ago
VIDEO: 2 killed, 7 injured in stabbing attack on German train
2 years ago

Greta Thunberg hauled away by police at German mine protest

Climate activist Greta Thunberg and other protesters were carried away by German police during demonstrations against the destruction of a village to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Greta Thunberg hauled away by police at German mine protest