James Rothwell

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected Ukraine's request to swiftly join Nato, dismissing a key pillar of the “ victory plan ” presented by Volodymyr Zelensky to Western leaders earlier this month.

German chancellor insists no country can join Nato while it is at war

German chancellor Olaf Scholz 's Ukraine strategy has “kissed goodbye” to decades of Western nuclear deterrence and exposed Germany to blackmail from rogue states like Iran, a senior opposition figure has warned.

An Iranian refugee has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of killing his teacher, who was described as being “like a mama” to asylum seekers.

A manhunt has been launched in Austria after a mayor was shot dead in an apparent dispute over hunting permits.

Germany's hard-Right AfD party is seeking to buy a “haunted” castle that was once a Nazi training academy and turn it into a “patriotic centre”.

Controversial plan would divide sections of the EU into units with refugees only allowed to move between one or two regions once they arrive

Refugees will be significantly restricted from moving across European Union states under a new model proposed by Germany's coalition government.

Olaf Scholz 's embattled coalition could be heading for collapse and a snap election, German media reported, amid speculation that ministers will not be able to agree on a 2025 budget.

· 2-min read German drivers could be banned from reversing out of parking spaces under plans by the Green party to reduce the rate of traffic accidents.