The Latest Breaking News from Germany

Germany decides against conscription to replenish post-cold war military

Voluntary model with incentives will instead aim to attract young people into forces in face of growing Russian threat

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

Michael O’Neill says Northern Ireland take being branded ‘annoying’ as a compliment

Slovakia midfielder Stanislav Lobotka said O’Neill’s side “are not a team that wants to create anything extra”, echoing Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann’s criticism that their style “isn’t particularly easy on the eyes”

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Marina Lewycka, British-Ukrainian author, dies aged 79

The writer, who was born in a refugee camp in Germany after the war, won the Wodehouse prize for comic writing for her debut A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison

Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatment

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

Algeria frees French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal for transfer to Germany

Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal after a request from Germany, to where he will be transferred for medical treatment after a year in detention, it was announced Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 12, 2025

How Russia came to see itself as Europe’s ‘antifascist’ saviour

When, exactly, did World War II end? The answer depends on where you are from. The war officially ended in the early hours of May 7 1945, when General Jodl signed Germany’s unconditional surrender at the Allied headquarters in Reims, effective from the following day. Thousands took to the streets…

The Conversation · Nov 12, 2025

Manchester United 'enter race' for Germany wonderkid Kennet Eichhorn amid Arsenal links

Teenage midfielder is already a regular starter in 2. Bundesliga

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025

Haftbefehl shows that Germany loves art born from alienation – just not the people who create it

A hit Netflix documentary about Germany’s favourite rapper demonstrates how popular the aesthetics of migrant life are – just as politicians debate how to remove it from inner cities

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

Google bets €5.5 billion on Germany’s AI future

The tech giant is making its biggest European investment yet and ensuring it dominates AI-related technologies in the continent's biggest economy.

Euronews · Nov 12, 2025

Germany inches close to agreement on contentious military service but questions remain

In ten years, Germany wants to increase the number of service members in the Bundeswehr; the question of how to do this is another, with the SPD and CDU/CSU divided about the details.

Euronews · Nov 12, 2025