German conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a shock setback in his bid to become chancellor after his effort to push through tough migration legislation with backing from the far-right failed in a tense parliamentary vote.

Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, have been killed and three others were injured in a stabbing attack in Bavaria

Germany's Social Democrats are doubling down on criticism of conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, after a controversial bill on tighter migration policy tabled by his bloc was narrowly rejected in parliament on Friday.

A month before Germany’s federal election, chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival of embracing populism and far-right extremists to secure power.

The intervention of wealthy businessmen in politics has become a familiar phenomenon, but the support of American billionaire Elon Musk for the right-wing German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is disgusting,

Following the fatal knife attack in Aschaffenburg in northern Bavaria, the 28-year-old suspect is to be brought before a magistrate on Thursday,

Germany’s parliament faced the possibility of passing a law due to far-right support for the first time in post-war history, after last-minute talks to find a compromise to avert the vote to tighten immigration controls appeared to have failed.

The chancellor, lagging in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election, called for an investigation into why the Afghan suspect was even in Germany.

One person has been arrested in Bavarian town of Aschaffenburg over a stabbing attack that left two dead. #EuropeNews

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned a deadly knife attack Wednesday as "an unbelievable act of terror" and demanded to know why the Afghan suspect had been able to stay in the country.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that authorities must clear ... a city of about 72,000 people. Bavaria's top security official, Joachim Herrmann, said the assailant attacked the boy, who was part ...

Conservative frontrunner to be country’s next chancellor aims to submit tough migration proposals to MPs next week