German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a meeting with heads of 11 major German cities to discuss the epidemiological situation in the country amid the rise in the coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a spokesperson of her press office said on Thursday

The US military's relocation of Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Germany to another NATO ally in Europe will cost at least $1 billion, the Washington Post reported on Thursday

Germany has confirmed 1,218 new cases of the coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours, almost twice as many as the day before, which brings the country's total to over 243,000, according to the latest data provided on Tuesday by the Robert Koch Institute, which is responsible for disease control and prevention

Three police officers who managed to deter a crowd from breaking into the German parliament building during the weekend protests met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday