Olaf Scholz calls Israeli PM to slam Abbas' Holocaust remark

The German chancellor told his Israeli counterpart the Palestinian president's remarks were "intolerable."

Germany cuts tax on gas as prices rise amid war in Ukraine

The cuts are one of several measures to soften the blow of higher energy prices for German households.

Germany: Mandatory measles vaccination is constitutional, top court rules

The Federal Constitutional Court rejected a bid to overturn a vaccination requirement in day care centers and schools.

Dry rivers: Traffic backed up on Rhine as engine failure worsens woes

The Rhine is already suffering from low water levels. Now, traffic has been blocked by a ship's engine failure.

Germany will legalize cannabis — but nobody knows when

Smoking weed should eventually become legal in Germany. The political will is there but implementing it is tricky.