Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Dec. 16 and leads a minority government after his unpopular and notoriously rancorous three-party coalition collapsed on Nov. 6.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is due to announce his decision on Friday as to whether to dissolve the country's lower house of parliament - the Bundestag - paving the way for early elections in February.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has announced the dissolution of the country's lower house of parliament. The move paves the way for early elections in February.

Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson had five assists to help the United States open its world junior hockey title defense with a 10-4 victory over Germany on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.

Germany vs. United States (2:30 p.m. ET; NHL Network, TSN) Switzerland vs. Czechia (5 p.m. ET; NHL Network, TSN) Canada vs. Finland (7:30 p.m. ET; NHL Network, TSN) Four games follow on Friday: Slovakia vs.

The United States interrupted Canada's potential three-peat, winning the 2024 World Juniors in Sweden. Team USA returns as the reigning champions and one of the favorites to win the 2025 gold medal. The tournament will take place in Canada this year,