Michael Nienaber

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet approved a set of measures that would expand the ability of Germany’s foreign and domestic intelligence agencies to more actively respond to a new set of security threats.

The draft legislation signed off on Wednesday in Berlin provides legal backing and enhanced tools for the Federal Intelligence Service, or BND, and

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz forcefully condemned comments by an Israeli cabinet minister, who called for nightly assassinations in Gaza despite US-led efforts to halt fighting in the war-racked Palestinian territory.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil accused China of flouting global trade rules and said the government in Berlin is likely to adopt a “firmer stance” in its engagement with the world’s second-largest economy.

Germany’s top security official confirmed the discovery of a cache of weapons on the outskirts of Berlin and said authorities are investigating the possible involvement of foreign security agents in a range of planned attacks.

Germany's top security official confirmed the discovery of a cache of weapons on the outskirts of Berlin and said authorities are investigating the possible involvement of foreign security agents in a range of planned attacks.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said a failed drone attack uncovered this month at an airport shows that Germany is under renewed threat of hybrid attacks — and vowed that those responsible will be held accountable.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany will take a concrete position on China as he signaled that German companies are taking a harder line when it comes to global trade imbalances.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed confidence that Germany will maintain its top credit rating despite record borrowing and said Europe’s biggest economy had prospects to bolster growth.

Volkswagen AG, the German state of Lower Saxony and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems are nearing a deal to produce military equipment at the carmaker’s Osnabrück factory after objections by a key shareholder threatened to derail the plans.