Thousands protested against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which the Tesla CEO addressed on Saturday.

It was a contentious, aggressive telephone call, five days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20.

Tens of thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party ahead of the Feb. 23 election

The country’s perennial yearning for reassurance is still dominating discourse — but this time around, it’s likely to be in vain.

Berlin’s envoy Andreas Michaelis denounced Trump’s planned “strategy of maximal disruption”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Germany and Europe should continue on the path of expanding low-carbon energies during the second presidency of Donald Trump, a climate change sceptic, outgoing German vice chancellor Robert Habeck said on Tuesday.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's ambassador to the United States ... The briefing document, dated Jan. 14 and signed by Ambassador Andreas Michaelis, describes Donald Trump's agenda for his second White House term as one of "maximum disruption" that will ...

Last September, the AfD became Germany’s first far-right party in post-World War II history to win a state election outright, in the eastern region of Thuringia. Bjoern Hoecke, the state’s party leader, has been repeatedly accused of historical revisionism and convicted of using a Nazi slogan at election rallies.

In the leaked cable, a German envoy said he saw US President-elect Donald Trump as a man driven by "desire for vengeance".

Berlin will try to talk U.S. President Donald Trump out of his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, Germany's health minister said on Tuesday.

He noted it would make sense to station EU soldiers in addition to US forces there. Read more at straitstimes.com.