The pitch invasion, and the other rainbow flags that dotted the stands in Munich during the Group F game between Germany and Hungary, marked the latest episode in a controversy sparked by anti-LGBTQ ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during his joint press conference with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden, at the German Chancellery in Berlin. Kay Nietfeld/dpa Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said only the national flag and the European flag could be flown on the building housing Parliament and that people could fly whatever flag they wished on their own ...

BERLIN — When Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup, it unleashed an unexpected burst of national pride across the country. For many Germans, it was the first time they felt they could wave the flag ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has backed the decision not to fly the rainbow flag on the Reichstag building - which houses the German Parliament - during Berlin Pride celebrations, saying the building "is ...