Germany

Germany to pitch international control of Syria-Turkey border zone to NATO allies

Germany's defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will present a proposal for an internationally controlled security zone on the Syria-Turkey border to NATO allies

Read More »

US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base jet crashed near Trier in western Germany

Read More »

Germany extends Saudi arms sales embargo by 6 months

Germany has extended by six months a weapons export freeze against Saudi Arabia imposed a year ago over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Read More »

Widow of German rapper turned ISIS fighter arrested

German prosecutors said they have arrested the widow of a German rapper turned ISIS fighter, over her alleged membership in the group

Read More »

Germany ‘reluctant’ to join US-led Persian Gulf maritime surveillance mission

Germany said it is "reluctant" to join a US maritime surveillance mission in the Persian Gulf but would consider taking part in a European mission

Read More »

Merkel favorite AKK tapped for German defense minister

CDU party leader and Chancellor Angela Merkel's likely successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will become the Germany's next defense minister

Read More »

Germany rejects US request to deploy ground troops in Syria

Germany said had no plans to send ground troops to Syria, refusing a US request to ramp up its military involvement in the fight against ISIS

Read More »

US approves anti-radar missile sale to Germany via NATO procurement agency

The US State Department approved the sale to Germany of AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency

Read More »

German army pilot killed in EC135 helicopter crash near Hamelin

An army helicopter crashed in northern Germany, killing the pilot, in the second fatal crash in a week for a military plagued with equipment problems

Read More »

Germany set to ban small arms sales outside EU and NATO

German ministers agreed to ban sales of small arms to countries outside the EU and NATO apart from in "exceptional" cases.

Read More »