Germany woke Monday after an election in which the center-right conservatives won the most votes but far-right nationalists surged to huge gains causing dismay.

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected as Europe faces the prospect of the U.S. cutting

Germany’s principal problems are immigration and Islam. The tragedy was set into motion by Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The incredible thing about Germany’s finances is that planned extra spending of about $1 trillion still would put them as having the lowest debt-to-gross domestic product of the Group of Seven nations,

The Washington Examiner followed the Berlin-Pankow chapter of the AfD in the days up to election night as the once-outsider party became the defining movement in German politics.

Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S. following comments by President Donald Trump.

The driver has been detained, but it is unclear whether there are other suspects, Mannheim police spokesman Stefan Wilhelm said.

PHOTOS: Germany's likely next government seeks higher ... He didn’t offer specifics, but appeared to be referring to Washington’s dramatically shifting stance on Ukraine.