German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sent a request to parliament on Wednesday to hold a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, setting a path to an early federal election next year after the collapse of his coalition.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.

The chancellor's procedural move will allow for a vote Monday where the bloc of the leading candidate to replace him, Friedrich Merz, and other opposition parties are expected to declare they have no confidence in the government.

For the first time ever, Berlin will be the backdrop for an NFL regular season game. On Wednesday, the league confirmed what had been rumored for some time: that the 2025 season will feature a matchup in Germany's capital city.

Berlin’s Olympiastadion will host its first NFL regular season game in 2025. In a news conference in the German capital on Wednesday, the league confirmed that the city would stage one of the eight overseas games scheduled for next year and that it had signed what a news release described as a “multi-year agreement” with the NFL.

The National Football League (NFL) is expanding its global presence with its first-ever regular season game in Berlin, Germany, scheduled for 2025. The game will be held at the Olympic Stadium, marking a significant milestone in the league’s ongoing commitment to international growth.