Armin Laschet

Armin Laschet wins race to lead Angela Merkel's Centre-Right Bloc in German election

Laschet, the leader of the Christian Democrat, now faces a big battle ahead of the 26 September parliamentary election — to connect with voters and win over fellow conservatives who backed his more popular rival, Markus Soeder

German hate speech law forces satirical magazine’s Twitter account to be blocked

Twitter briefly suspended her account and prosecutors are examining if her comments amount to incitement to hatred.

Euro 2016: Germany's semi-final loss to France blamed on non-white players by politician

A politician from Germany's right-wing populist AfD party sparked outrage, she suggested that Germany could win against France with fewer non-white players.