Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

One morning last week, a truck loaded with blue-shirted toughs from the Freie Deutsche Jugend (the Communist youth organization) rolled through a tiny hamlet near Dresden in Germany’s Russian zone. As ...

(FILES) Outside view of SchwuZ, the oldest and largest queer club of Germany, according to its general manager, on October 11, 2025 in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) Germany's largest LGBTQ ...

German authorities carried out raids in several locations in Berlin and Brandenburg on Thursday after banning a Berlin Salafist Muslim group, police said.

China's foreign minister has urged Germany not to air disputes publicly after Berlin postponed a visit by its top diplomat. Meanwhile, a group of Afghans approved for relocation to Germany is arriving ...