After becoming allies to disastrous effect in the 1940s, Berlin and Tokyo are finding new reasons to team up — including rebuilding their militaries.

Ironically, the 43-character law is supposed to make life easier for defence contractors and trade negotiators James Rothwell is The Telegraph’s Berlin correspondent. He joined in 2014 and has since worked as a Foreign News Reporter, a Brexit ...

On 26 and 27 November 2025, ministers and government representatives from the 23 Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA) met in Bremen, Germany, to determine the future of European space activities. Germany is contributing approximately 5.4 ...

On July 28, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia in protest of the June assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the so-called Sarajevo Incident). When Russia came to Serbia’s aid, Germany sided with Austria and declared war on ...

For Berlin, this is not a minor diplomatic setback, but a historic humiliation. Since reunification, Germany has served four times as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, winning the seat every time it ran. Indeed, going back to the 1970s, even West Germany secured the position every time it made a bid.