Christopher F. Schuetze

The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. Russia did not immediately comment.

The Rhine conveys vessels and cargo that power European industry. Record low water levels are disrupting supply chains, adding costs and presenting fresh risks to growth.

As threats from Moscow rise and support from Washington dwindles, the German military is reinventing how it researches, funds and wields 21st-century arms.

Two American allies already have permission to build the American interceptors, a license that President Trump says he will also grant to Kyiv.

The authorities said a 45-year-old man opened fire at a youth facility after a quarrel about the custody of his baby daughter. The dead were all facility employees.

The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.

Despite losing in the runoff, his relative success capped a growing realization in Germany that voting for the far right, even within living memory of Adolf Hitler, is no longer considered taboo.