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Armed German police officers and a patrol car cordon off a street with red and white tape after a shooting

Five Killed in Shooting in Northern German Town of Stade, Police Say

Police say at least five people were killed in a shooting in the northern German town of Stade, with a male suspect detained and the motive still unclear as investigators piece together what happened

Germany supporters in national team shirts cheer with arms raised at a public viewing

How to Watch Germany Face Paraguay for a Place in the World Cup Last 16

Germany meet Paraguay late on Monday for a place in the World Cup last 16, their first knockout match since 2014
Here is when it kicks off and how to watch it in Germany

Demonstrators wave Ukrainian flags in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at dusk

Germany and Ukraine Forge a Research Alliance to Anchor the Recovery

Germany has pledged more than 110 million euros through 2029 to deepen research ties with Ukraine, signing a pact in Gdansk that treats science as core infrastructure for the country's recovery

Tytan interceptor drones on display at an outdoor defence exhibition

German Startup Tytan Ramps Up Interceptor Drones Proven Against Russia in Ukraine

German startup Tytan Technologies is opening a factory to build up to 3,000 interceptor drones a month, scaling up a counter drone weapon already proven shooting down Russian drones over Ukraine

German soldiers prepare a Bundeswehr attack helicopter on an airfield

Germany Scraps Its Troubled F126 Frigate Program After Billions Sunk

Germany has scrapped its troubled F126 frigate program after around 2.5 billion euros was spent and projected costs threatened to balloon past 18 billion, switching instead to eight MEKO A-200 ships

German officials present a report at a news conference in front of the federal eagle emblem

Germany's Pension Overhaul Offers Younger Workers Relief, but Not an Easy Road

Germany is planning a sweeping pension overhaul, raising the retirement age toward 70 and adding a state investment fund to ease the load on younger workers, though analysts warn the relief will come only slowly

Zalando Shares Slide as German Regulator Probes a Disclosure Gap

Zalando shares fell as much as 10.6 percent after Germany's regulator BaFin opened a probe into a disclosure gap tied to its About You takeover and its biggest shareholder, an issue the retailer calls purely formal

Pedestrians walk past office towers in Frankfurt's financial district on a sunny day

German Business Confidence Edges Higher as Iran War Fears Ease

Germany's closely watched Ifo business climate index rose to 85.6 in June from 85.0, as a US-Iran peace deal eased fears about the war and lifted the mood among companies