Germany has failed in its historic bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, a stunning defeat that experts and officials are attributing to the country's controversial stance on the Gaza war.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a sobering assessment of the continent's standing on Tuesday, stating that Europe remains far from achieving its long-standing ambition of becoming "the strongest and most science-based continent in the world."

Angela Merkel declined the proposal to act as an EU mediator in potential peace talks with Russia to address its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday pledged to keep the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) out of power, warning that Germany is entering a new era shaped by intensified global competition and security challenges.

German police have arrested a Polish-German national accused of running a dark web platform that called for the murder of prominent politicians and offered cryptocurrency rewards for successful attacks, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Christoph Heusgen, Germany’s former ambassador to the UN and longtime adviser to ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel, has warned that Berlin could face accusations of complicity in genocide if it continues supplying weapons to Israel for use in Gaza.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel described U.S. President Donald Trump as “an attention seeker” during a candid conversation in Athens on Wednesday evening.

Germany's former chancellor, Angela Merkel, has strongly criticized Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz for putting forward an anti-immigration motion that sought support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, News.az reports citing foreign media.

A top Ukrainian lawmaker urged former German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stop justifying her past decisions, which he said empowered Vladimir Putin and led to disastrous consequences for Ukraine, News.az reports citing foreign media.