Germany

With a federal election looming, far-right party Alternative for Germany is running second in the polls. Here's how it got there.

The snap election was decided after the country's three-party coalition collapsed last week.

Elephants in the Berlin Zoo were captured on video using a sophisticated tool — a hose — to take a shower and prank each other.

Mary the elephant uses a hose as a tool at the Berlin Zoo.

Elephant Anchali kinks the hose to stop the flow of water.

Australia will begin building its next warships in either Germany or Japan after the government narrowed the field of designs for a contract worth $11 billion over the next decade. 

Donald Trump's election victory could reshape the trajectory of Russia's war in Ukraine, analysts say, while also making Europe's domestic defence spending more difficult and the handling of the Middle East war more complicated.

The decision to sack Christian Lindner has thrown Europe's largest economy into political disorder and could have larger ramifications around the continent.

Unprecedented legal battles are testing if parent companies of tools like ChatGPT can be liable for defamation when innocent people are incorrectly described as criminals.

LSD is a relatively new drug, compared to many others. And its history has been influenced by some unlikely groups.

When a German researcher arrived in Yuendumu in 1972, the Indigenous community gave him rare access to their customs and culture. Half a century later, an emotional reunion has seen some sacred artefacts he was given returned.

IKEA has promised to pay $9.9 million to political prisoners of the East German dictatorship who were forced to make its products in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The Matildas have come from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in Duisburg thanks to maiden international goals from Kyra Cooney-Cross and Clare Hunt.

After Mary Fowler's tough outing against Switzerland, interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni is determined to put her in more dangerous positions against Germany.

The sacred objects were sold to a German researcher 50 years ago, and will eventually be stored a cultural centre in Yuendumu.

Erling Haaland scored a goal his manager Pep Guardiola could only describe as "unbelievable" as Manchester City broke a Champions League record and extended a stunning start for English clubs in the competition.   

An infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b is detected in Germany for the first time. It's the second case of this variant to be reported in Europe after a severe outbreak in Africa earlier this year raised alarm.

With headlines decrying the appointment of German coach Thomas Tuchel to the top job of the English national team as "a dark day for England", the 51-year-old apologises for his passport.

Lufthansa agrees to pay the US federal transport agency its largest-ever penalty issued against an airline for civil rights violations.

In the trial in Brunswick, Brueckner faced three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuse of children committed between 2000 and 2017.