It was all going so well. “Germany is back!” Friedrich Merz declared when he swept into power in May, vowing to build ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius hit back Wednesday at critics within his own government as a row over army recruitment threatens to overshadow Berlin's push to bolster its military deterrence.

DURING THE FIRST presidential debate last night, independent candidate Catherine Connolly was asked about her recent comments drawing parallels between the current German military build-up and that of ...