The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

The Bundestag (German parliament) has voted in favor of a bill that would increase the size of the armed forces to about ...

Under the changes, young adults in Germany will be handed out a questionnaire from January 2026, asking them whether they ...

Germany's Bundestag on Friday approved a landmark military service law as thousands of school students walked out of ...

The German government has agreed to call up all 18-year-old men for military medical examinations after weeks of tense political negotiations. While the coalition Government has decided against a new ...

Germany's parliament has voted to reintroduce voluntary military service, but getting Gen Z recruits could prove tricky.

The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are ...

It is snowing, and 16-year-old Carlotta is standing on the vast military training ground in Grafenwöhr watching a howitzer ...

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, the Ukrainian government barred nearly all men ...

Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to introduce voluntary military service, in a move aimed at boosting national ...