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.

Germany's embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday launched the process expected to lead to early elections on February 23 in Europe's biggest economy, which is mired in political and financial troubles.

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 NFL will keep hosting games in Germany until 2029 and next year the league will stage a regular season match in Berlin, it said on Wednesday. "We have committed to Germany for another five years until 2029 and will host at least one match per season.