Germany's Chancellor Merz takes title of world's most unpopular leader Friedrich Merz, who was an extremely vocal critic of Germany's previous chancellor Olaf Scholz, has become the world's most unpopular democratic leader, according to a recent survey.

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Its not that I think Merz deserves more support, I can understand why German voters really dislike his performance... But how on earth do ONLY a bit over half of US voters disapprove of Trump at this point!?

Truly insane that Trump disapproval rating is far lower than say German Chancellor Merz or French President Macron.

Some of the floats at the Nuremberg Carnival parade basically look the same today.

'I did everything right': Syrian student fights deportation from Germany Syrian-born Yasin Alhamdo has lived in Germany since he was nine. In March, just weeks before he was due to sit his final exams to qualify as an industrial clerk, he was told he had 30 days to leave t...

Incredible story by my colleague Tom Pugh about a hardworking student who faces deportation in Germany. Just as we saw with Trump's ICE raids, political moves to deport 'criminals' always seem to end up targeting students and friendly neighbors really quickly.

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Meanwhile in Germany, they're like 'uh, we'll tax the oil companies a little less... Surely they'll pass those savings onto the rest of you'

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If you live where I live, it looks like we're biking thru the rain tomorrow

Any government that isn't right now accelerating plans to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy is either:

a. Incompetent
b. In the pockets of people who'd rather they didn't
c. a & b

By like a million times

Will travellers in Germany be affected by Europe's looming jet fuel crisis? Flights to and from Germany haven't been severely impacted by jet fuel supply issues yet, but that could change quickly if the war in the Middle East continues. We asked airlines what passengers can e...

Reporting on the looming fuel crisis I was struck by how wildly different the tone can be between companies.

Lufthansa: We've hedged our fuel costs and developed multiple plans for different scenarios to ensure...

Ryanair: No worries baby, just buy your tickets!

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This is already official advice from EU officials btw, and will likely soon be official advice from national govt officials too:

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Pretty funny April fool's joke by the CDU

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

Unfortunately NOT speechless tho... Just continues rambling on with blatant lies live on air

It's almost like all they had to do was nothing at all

Polls have closed in the first of this year's five German state elections, in prosperous Baden-Württemberg. It's looking like a remarkable win-from-behind by the Greens under @oezdemir.de. Full results over the course of the evening.

Photo of hairy armpits with the words 'haar macht lust' on a poster for an exhibit at the Munich art museum.

Just dropping this here with no comment

Travelling with DB is great if you're in it for the journey, rather than the destination 🍻

It's a world we in Germany have secretly been living in all along

Trimming your bush before the spring season is generally considered a best practice. But in Germany, it's the law

This is exactly why Berlin's club scene is so cool. No photos allowed, stickers placed over phone cameras at the door, therefore there's not a phone in sight - just ppl living in the moment

Bringing the gold home to Oakland 🥇

358,000 people were displaced by disasters in 2024 across Europe and Central Asia - 7000 in Germany.

I worked reporters in Greece and France to look at how many Europeans are already being displaced by climate change. Read it w/ @eurcorrespond.bsky.social

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Since I've come to Germany, I take a ski trip every winter with some friends. It's become a treasured tradition. So far we've skied 4 different countries, and all by train from Berlin.

Five years into riding Deutsche Bahn trains, I've JUST discovered that my 'BahnBonus' points get me free drinks - including beer!

Feel like I've stepped into a whole new level of German living.

This is actually starting to look like a more serious possibility than I had actually imagined

How is Germany preparing to respond to US tariff threat over Greenland? As Europe waits for US President Trump to signal his next move on Greenland, Germany and its European allies are taking stock of their options for retaliation. From a 'trade bazooka' to a World Cup bo...

Didn't have 'Germany boycotts World Cup over US diplomacy breakdown' on my 2026 bingo card but nothing is too crazy to be true anymore I guess

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Having moved here from the US I have profound respect for the reasonable attitude and tactics employed but most German police most of the time

How is Germany preparing to respond to US tariff threat over Greenland? As Europe waits for US President Trump to signal his next move on Greenland, Germany and its European allies are taking stock of their options for retaliation. From a 'trade bazooka' to a World Cup bo...

Didn't have 'Germany boycotts World Cup over US diplomacy breakdown' on my 2026 bingo card but nothing is too crazy to be true anymore I guess

www.thelocal.de/20260121/how...

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