From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking

Faced with growing security threats from Russia, it is the latest country to rebuild its armed forces

There are fewer non-aligned European countries after Finland and Sweden joined Nato, while Denmark has dropped its rejection of EU defence cooperation

Our correspondent chose an unassuming, family-run restaurant and found a mouth-popping experience

Many German Muslims say they face a new level of hostility in post-October 7th Germany, and a young imam is leading a plan to clean up the city’s mess on New Year’s Day

As weapons production ramps up in the face of the Russian threat, assembly lines in Görlitz are switching from rail carriages to battle tanks

Once dismissed as obscene, Helga Goetze’s street sermons on sex and pacifism are being reappraised as the city confronts its radical past

‘He didn’t take the Belgian resistance seriously,’ says one observer of chancellor’s approach to EU summit

The chancellor had previously said it was possible to foresee German soldiers helping maintain a peace agreement

Daniel Tatlow-Devally (32) faces up to five years in prison for his alleged role in a break-in

Chancellor did not renew his invitation for Israeli PM to visit Germany

Chancellor Friedrich Merz held his coalition together to see a controversial pensions vote pass in parliament

German far-right party, which is leading opinion polls, has rebooted its youth wing but conference begins in fascist vein

A vote on state pensions could decide how soon the chancellor is nudged into political retirement

As museums showcase the country’s comedic past, contemporary laughter struggles to find its place