Ruth Bender was a correspondent based in Berlin who covered a broad range of topics from business over politics to social issues for The Wall Street Journal.

Carnival celebrations in Germany’s Rhineland region are characterized by five things: Music, costumes, flowers, candy, and ...

(Bloomberg) -- Universities on both sides of the Atlantic were under intense pressure to deal with campus conflict over ...

A recent survey indicates that nearly half of the voters—46%—believe that the AfD should be treated as any other legitimate party in the political arena. This sentiment is echoed across various voter ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won Germany's election, yet his personal popularity is low — and getting lower. Most Germans don't trust him, not least because of his approach to the ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has topped a national poll for the first time, prompting the popular Bild ...