Europe's largest economy has been reluctant to ban Russian oil before finding suitable alternatives, and is reportedly eyeing Israel's Leviathan gas field

Move will push Berlin to meet NATO defense spending target after years of criticism and transform neglected Bundeswehr into Europe's largest military

The Kayan Project consists of a Druze, a Jew and a Muslim, reflecting their native region's diversity; 'It took us 3,500 kilometers to be able to meet,' they say, living in Berlin

Middle Ages relic shows Jews suckling pig's teats; German judge calls statue 'antisemitism chiseled into stone'

German interior ministry reports 28% rise in antisemitic incidents last year despite drop in several other types of hate crimes

Berlin faces accusations from Ukraine that it could do more to help; Russia presses its slow advance into neighbor's east

Rabbi Homolka's husband accused of sending lewd messages to students; rabbi, others said to have covered up alleged misconduct in 'biggest scandal' to hit postwar Jewish community

Severe weather system tears out trees and damages buildings across central, western regions; 38 people taken to hospital in Paderborn, some of them 'gravely' injured

'Students are in their classrooms with their teachers. The police have the situation on the ground under control,' police say

Identified only as Josef S., former concentration camp guard is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder; verdict scheduled for June 2