The Latest Breaking News from Germany

US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies

Also in this newsletter: US expected to withdraw only a limited amount of troops from NATO territory; why EU leaders agree to disagree on who should speak to Putin; and how Hungary's Tisza party is breaking ranks with the EPP to shake off the "Brussels puppet" label.

A new YouGov survey across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Poland shows nearly half of Europeans (47 percent) would back banning social media platform X from the EU if it continues to breach EU rules.

Train Talk: Recovering cash on ‘non-refundable’ no-frills French trains – and 44 hours of wanderlust for younger passengers in Germany

As pressure builds before a must-win Calcutta Cup, the Scotland coach may well have reached the point of diminishing returns after nine years in the job

German archaeologists unearthed a medieval tunnel system beneath a 5,000-year-old Neolithic burial site near Reinstedt. The narrow underground passage, identified as an 'erdstall,' contained late medieval artifacts. Experts believe the medieval builders intentionally chose this ancient pagan site, possibly for its visibility or as a discreet location, raising intriguing questions…

Explore how major events between 9 and 15 February were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Black Crowes line up shows in the UK, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland

Germany is now the world's second-largest producer of electric vehicles, behind China. Here's what it means for Volkswagen and other brands.

He has been jailed, tracked and threatened by China’s government. What was it like pay a visit home? As he publishes a polemic about surveillance and state control, the artist relives a momentous trip to see his mother

European vehicle battery venture Automotive Cells Company (ACC) has shelved plans to build electric vehicle battery gigafactories in Italy and Germany due to slower-than-expected growth in EV demand.