German police were investigating the potential sabotage of a brand-new warship after several dozen kilograms of metal shavings were dumped into its engine system, according to a German media report.

Union threatens to escalate warning strikes, vote calling to legalise abortion laws in Germany stalled, police investigate potential warship sabotage and more news from Germany this Wednesday.

Around 12 people were injured after an ICE train collided with a lorry on Tuesday afternoon in Hamburg.

Germany is seeing a bumper few weeks for strikes, with work stoppages hitting public services all over the country – including Frankfurt’s public transport system on Wednesday.

Getting a German driver’s licence can be more or less difficult for foreigners depending where they come from. Here are the countries that have reciprocity agreements with the Bundesrepublik.

Germany has slipped down three spots in a global corruption ranking, signalling that the country is failing to make progress to tackle corruption in the public sector.

Germany’s centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday accused his conservative election rival of planning an immigration crackdown that would “bury Europe”.

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The Verdi trade union has announced warning strikes in public sector services across Germany, with Berlin affected later this week. Health clinics, water and waste services, the job centre and swimming pools may all be hit.

US President Donald Trump is continuing to rely heavily on tariffs in his economic policy. Revived tariffs on metal imports to the US are expected to hit Europe – and especially Germany – hard.