Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over Gaza
Germany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’
Poland’s chief rabbi rejects memorial to wartime pogrom as ‘disgrace’
Plaque denies Polish involvement in murder of Jews at village of Jedwabne, instead blaming a German unit
German chancellor insists coalition ‘not in crisis’ after second Bundestag calamity in two months
Row over judicial appointment hands far-right opposition another political stick to beat the government
Germany might have solved Ireland’s urban EV charging problem
Developed by German group Rheinmetall, the charger sits flush with the kerb and has just gone into mass production after successful pilots
Mother from German billionaire family accused of abducting children in bitter custody battle
Prosecutors allege restaurant heiress Christina Block contracted ex-Israeli agents for kidnapping
Alternative for Germany tries to tone down to cut further into mainstream
Party is keen to win over more supporters of Friedrich Merz’s CDU
Expense claims by Mairead McGuinness ‘legal and ethical’, Simon Harris says
Fine Gael politician claimed €800,000 for space she owns which served as a constituency office during her 16 years as an MEP
Irish in Germany are caught between starkly different perspectives on the war in Gaza
With large Jewish, Israeli and Palestinian communities, debate about the war is messy, conflicted and shifting. For the country’s Irish population, navigating it is complex
Focus turns to money as German political honeymoon ends
Coalition members meet to fill in awkward detail of their vague shotgun agreement
As summer heats up, the controversy over one teacher’s claims of homophobia is boiling over
Brazilian-born Oziel Inácio-Stech is suing a school over what he alleges is inaction in the face of abuse
Colum McCann: ‘Diane Foley’s story was inherently dramatic – mother meets son’s killer, then forgives him
The novelist has turned American Mother, his book about the executed journalist James Foley, into an opera with the composer Charlotte Bray
Thomas Mann’s 150th birthday present to Germany and the world: a warning from history
The author, who lambasted fellow Germans from exile for embracing fascism, is as relevant as ever
Merz gives Trump a reminder of his family history as he passes Oval Office test
German chancellor Friedrich Merz was aiming to trigger a thaw, even if that meant smiling away Trump’s second World War jokes
Israeli foreign minister finds shifting moods as he visits Berlin
Gideon Sa’ar given promises of German support but hears criticism of aid distribution programme
Friedrich Merz gets ready for Trump’s Oval Office endurance test
Ahead of their meeting in Washington, the German chancellor has sought advice from recent survivors of Trump’s new reality television format