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Expanding the Bundeswehr to a force of 203,000 is easier said than done.

Row escalates while Russia holds upper hand on the battlefield.

Electric cars are selling poorly, and many German manufacturers are still focusing on the combustion engine. The threat from cheaper Chinese competitors is growing. Might this be the death knell of Germanys fabled automobile industry?

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency had listed “Young Alternative” as extremist in 2023.

You don’t have to go too far back in order to find when Werder Bremen last won the Bundesliga. Spearheaded by Ailton and Johan Micoud,...

Daily Schmankerl: The aftermath of Bayern Munich vs. Werder Bremen; Bayern scoping Real Madrid’s Fede Valverde?; Chelsea still hopeful for David Alaba; and MORE! Share this story Bayern Munich was thoroughly dominant in its 3-1 destruction of Werder Bremen. The score could have been a lot worse, but Jiri Pavlenka — and the woodwork — kept the game somewhat competitive. Here are some quick hitters on the match: Not sure how Lucas Hernandez didn’t pick up an early yellow card on Josh Sar...

Greensill Bank in Germany (Image: EPA/Focke Strangmann) Well, that escalated quickly. Three weeks ago, Lex Greensill was fated as one of Australia’s richest people, the Queensland farmer who created a financial powerhouse worth $6 billion. Now, its gone. It’s been a while since we’ve had a genuine big corporate collapse. But with Greensill Capital belatedly slipping into insolvency yesterday, we’ve finally got one. Not all business collapses are equal. Some figures, like the high-flyi...