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Mr Merz was slow to grasp the strength of the outcry over Mr Spahn’s announcement. In his annual Sommerinterview on zDF, a public broadcaster, the chancellor hinted that the public’s anger was so strong because of Mr Spahn’s divisive and scandal-prone personality.

As threats from Moscow rise and support from Washington dwindles, the German military is reinventing how it researches, funds and wields 21st-century arms.

Berlin has said that claims by Russian intelligence that Germany is supposedly preparing to develop nuclear weapons are untrue and part of Russian propaganda.

Many fans have been calling for his appointment for years, but what will change when Klopp takes the reins as Germany coach?

Global X DAX Germany ETF is downgraded from Hold to Sell due to mounting structural headwinds facing Germany. Read more on DAX ETF here.

Industry boss Tanja Gönner says the situation is critical but offers opportunity. Meanwhile, politicians head to the Bayreuth Festival and security services warn of racist fight clubs. Follow DW for the latest.

After moving to Germany, Simran Kaul Arora expected getting medical care to be easy. But a long wait for her husband’s treatment told a different story, leading many people online to share their own experiences with finding a doctor in the country.