Germany has the world's third-largest economy, but is struggling to kickstart growth. It's one of the issues facing voters in Sunday's elections.

In initial exit polls, the conservative right party in Germany has taken the lead in the country’s election. Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes shares his concerns as the far-right German party looks to have achieved significant backing and comments on President Trump’s rare earth mineral deal with Ukraine.

Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian state TV host and key ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Moscow could "erase" Germany "off the face of the earth" during a recent broadcast. Newsweek reached out to the German embassy for comment via email on Thursday.

Ukraine marks three years since Russia's invasion began while U.S. President Donald Trump, in between tariff threats, pushes for a ceasefire, Germany faces coalition talks after an election, and investor faith in AI poster-child Nvidia gets a reality check.

And despite decades of integration under the European Union, who speaks for Europe – or what the bloc desires to be – is perhaps less clear now than at any point in recent years. Internal cleavages over immigration,

The leadup to the election saw malicious attempts to sway the vote in favor of the far-right party AfD, including online disinformation campaigns. There was some use of AI to amplify messaging too. Though the party did gain significantly,

The polls are open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine

Protesters marched through Berlin on Monday to demand Germany stand by Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, a day after Germans voted in elections in which support

The old one, fueled by cheap natural gas from Russia and lucrative exports to China, is broken, leaving Europe's biggest economy mired in stagnation and angst about the future. Delivering that fresh growth strategy is going to be the biggest challenge for the government that takes office after a national election set for Feb.

NATO is planning to build a pipeline system from Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic to ensure a rapid supply of jet fuel for fighter aircraft in the event of a war with Russia, weekly German magazine Der Spiegel reported.

Swedish police have been investigating the suspected sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, connecting Germany and Finland. A series of undersea cables and gas pipelines have been damaged in suspected attacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022,