The mood among German consumers is set to improve in February, lifted by a sharp rise in income expectations following an increase in the minimum wage since the start of the year as well as reduced inflation fears,

A US company controlled by a close confidant of President Donald Trump has reportedly acquired numerous German fuel depots and pipelines, meaning the US firm now oversees a crucial part of Germany's energy infrastructure.

German alpine skier Luis Vogt won't receive an exceptional permission to compete at next month's Winter Olympics, the German Ski Association (DSV) said. DSV sporting director Wolfgang Maier told the Bayerischen Rundfunk that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected Vogt's application for the permission.

By Rene Wagner and Christoph Steitz BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - German companies' investments in China hit a four-year high in 2025, according to data compiled for Reuters, underscoring how U.

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne has declared the controversial German Synodal Way process finished in his eyes, expressing skepticism about plans to establish a permanent synodal conference.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed concern following the fatal shooting of a nurse by a US immigration agent in Minneapolis, the city at the centre of escalating tensions over President Donald Trump's crackdown on migrants.

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Germany's Puma and fierce rival Adidas have their roots in the very same house where brothers Rudolf and Adolf Dassler launched their shoe business a century ago, before a major fall-out between the siblings split the company in two.

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected friends and neighbors.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil reiterated a call for smaller groups of European Union members to forge ahead with reforms to make the 27-nation bloc more competitive in an increasingly ruthless global environment.