Germany's first permanent brigade abroad since WWII built its war kit for NATO's eastern edge by watching Ukraine

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The Puma S1 infantry fighting vehicle is among the assets the German brigade is bringing to Lithuania.

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The head of Germany's answer to DOGE wants to scale back regulation and 'open up the gates'

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Federal Minister Karsten Wildberger addresses the room at the Welt AI Summit in Berlin on September 25, 2025.

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I spent 2 nights in a tiny home hotel in Germany. 7 things surprised me about the 2-story, 100-square-foot house.

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The author enjoys her stay in the European tiny home.

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How the US military is training a drone army 400 miles from Ukraine

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The US Army announced it will invest $36 billion over the next five years to modernize its force, with a heavy emphasis on drone technology.

Elon Musk speaks out again in favor of the far-right in the UK

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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and a close advisor to President-elect Donald Trump.

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I spent 3 days in Germany's famous Black Forest. Here are 4 things I did right — and 2 I wish I'd known before I went.

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Author Timothy Moore and his husband smiling on hike in Germany
Germany's Black Forest is famous for supposedly inspiring many famous fairy-tales.

Timothy Moore

Elon Musk sparks backlash in Germany after calling the chancellor an 'incompetent fool' and backing the far-right AfD party

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I rented a castle in Europe with my family. Our trip cost $151 a person per night, which felt affordable for what we got.

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My family stayed in a castle during our epic multigenerational trip.

Kathleen Willcox

Leaked memo: Amazon says staff in Germany can apply to work from home 2 days a week amid RTO push

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Amazon has a global return-to-office mandate that takes effect from January.

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Germany banned Russian gas from its ports, the latest move to isolate Putin's energy industry: report

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A view of ships coming into Deutsche Energy Terminal's Brunsbüttel port in Germany.
Germany is believed to have ordered its state-controlled gas terminals to reject Russian gas shipments.

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