Latest report comes after claims by German intelligence chief that Russia is actively preparing for military conflict with NATO - Anadolu Ajansı

The number of people registered as homeless in Germany rose sharply to around 532,000 last year, a government report said on Wednesday. In 2022, the figure was around 263,000. But around 137,000 Ukrainians who have come to Germany since Russia's invasion count towards the homeless figures as they are still in temporary accommodation.

Finland said last week it detained a ship that may be from Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers as part of a probe into a damaged undersea cable.

For years, Germany has been working on elevating its status within the United Nations. However, now Russia has sent a clear signal. It is not in Berlin's favour. Moscow has categorically rejected Germany's request for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Austria's OMV has struck a deal to supply Germany's Uniper with gas from its Black Sea project from 2027, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Europe seeks new ways to boost energy security after cutting ties with Russia.

Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said earlier that "there are increasing indications that Chancellor Scholz will travel to Moscow and meet Putin before Feb.

Germany is set to start 2025 with an increasingly heated election campaign attracting attempts at influence not only on the part of Russia but also from Berlin's traditional ally, the United States. However,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost his country's air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany

Three men have been charged with spying on U.S. military bases for Russia and plotting attacks on American personnel in retaliation for Western support of Ukraine, German prosecutors said.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said Germany would spend more on defence but would not commit to a NATO defence spending target as called for by U.