In this year's Hesse state election, which will be held on October 8, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is running on a xenophobic platform.

Hesse is the home of Germany's financial centre as well as some of the country's most beautiful green spaces. These maps help you understand the state.

Contenders in Hesse's regional elections are focusing on national issues like migration and dwindling support for the federal government in Berlin.

According to Social Democratic Party state minister Heike Hofman, military service in the Ukraine war for Ukrainian men who have fled to Germany is “reasonable.” ...

A German warship that was part of a European Union security mission has left the Red Sea. The frigate Hessen spent weeks in the Middle East protecting commercial ships from Houthi attacks. Its ...

The German states of Bavaria and Hesse vote in regional elections on Sunday, in what is widely being seen as a test-case for Germany’s shifting political landscape.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- The Federal State of Hesse and the U.S. Army Europe share a common bond that began Sept. 19, 1945 when General Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the State of Hesse from his ...

A vote to reform Hesse's constitution saw a clear majority in favor of scrapping the death penalty. The repeal is symbolic as federal law made capital punishment illegal after World War II.

The finance minister of the German region of Hesse has died in an apparent suicide which the state governor suggested was linked to worries over the coronavirus pandemic.