What carols owe to Martin Luther
It’s 500 years since Martin Luther, along with the preacher Paul Speratus, put together the first Protestant hymn book, the…
Angela Merkel regrets nothing
Last night, nearly three years to the day since she handed over the reins of power to Olaf Scholz, Angela…
Ukraine will make the most of its new firepower
Overnight, the news of Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles on Russian soil has been sinking in.…
One phone call won’t make Putin listen to Scholz
This afternoon, for the first time in nearly two years, the German chancellor Olaf Scholz picked up the phone to…
Ukraine will be worried if Trump has called Putin
When Donald Trump won the US presidential election last Wednesday, one leader’s message of congratulation was conspicuously absent. It took…
Olaf Scholz calls time on Germany’s traffic light coalition
Just as Germany, along with the rest of Europe, begins to process what Donald Trump’s return to the White House…
Why is Putin not congratulating Donald Trump?
It’s long been assumed that Donald Trump is Russian president Vladimir Putin’s preferred opposite number in Washington. So it might…
Russian spies are intent on wreaking havoc in Germany
If ever the West needed confirmation that we have become firmly entrenched in a new Cold War with Russia, this…
Without Navalny, Russia’s opposition is tearing itself apart
Since the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic penal colony in February, Russia’s opposition movement has found itself in…
How does the SPD solve a problem like Olaf Scholz?
Olaf Scholz can’t catch a break. The German chancellor started the week on a high after his SPD party won…
Olaf Scholz has won a hollow victory in Brandenburg’s state elections
In what will surely come as a relief to the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, his SPD party has won this…
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Putin must not be allowed to win in Ukraine
‘Whatever happens, Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to win the war in Ukraine’. For the first time since being…
Why does Scholz want to speed up peace talks for Ukraine?
Is German chancellor Olaf Scholz giving in to pressure to reduce support for Ukraine and improve relations with Russia? Scholz…
The AfD is winning over Germany’s youth
‘We are the party of the youth!’ When the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party launched its state election campaign…
The AfD is set to win its first ever state election
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland party is set to make history and take control of at least one of Germany’s…
Is Germany’s far right about to go mainstream?
‘We need to deport, deport, deport!’ Björn Höcke, leader of the Alternative für Deutschland in Thuringia, emphasises each word with…
Ukraine’s drone attack on Moscow piles the pressure on Putin
In the early hours of this morning, Ukraine hit Moscow with ‘one of the largest’ drone attacks against the Russian…
Putin is panicking about Kursk
As Ukrainian forces continue to gain ground in the Russian region of Kursk, the humiliation for Vladimir Putin is growing.…
Ukraine’s Kursk attack shows no signs of slowing down
It has been seven days since Ukraine began its attack on the Russian region of Kursk – with Ukrainian soldiers launching…
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive is a disaster for Putin
It’s four days into Ukraine’s surprise offensive in the Russian region of Kursk and Moscow is only just sending reinforcements…
Russia and the West agree largest prisoner swap since the Cold War
The Kremlin has released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former marine Paul Whelan and British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza from captivity. This is…
Inside the Lib Dems’ campaign to tear down the Blue Wall
‘We would not put in this effort if we weren’t the challengers, and we clearly are.’ Liberal Democrat candidate Paul…
Who will Russia blame for the Dagestan shootings?
Twenty people have been killed – including 15 police officers and a priest – following two coordinated gun attacks in the southern Russian…
Olaf Scholz’s party suffers worst EU election defeat as AfD surges
The mood in Olaf Scholz’s SPD party headquarters in Berlin is despondent this morning. The German Chancellor’s party won just…
Olaf Scholz unveils Germany’s deportation plans
‘Anyone who threatens our freedom and disturbs our peace should be afraid.’ That was Olaf Scholz’s message today as he…
