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Germany’s intelligence agency warns of espionage and sabotage In March, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is said to have approached the defence industry to press for stricter security standards. 14/04/2026 Read the full article here

About 120,000 drones pledged by the UK, alongside additional funding for PURL and the Czech ammunition initiative, were announced at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Berlin on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 34th gathering of the group took place at Germany’s defence ministry, co-hosted by the German…

Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral oil tax on diesel and petrol by around 17 cents per litre for two months in response to surging fuel prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vice Chancellor and Finance…

By&nbspSertac Aktan&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 14/04/2026 – 15:25 GMT+2 Fatou is now the oldest gorilla living in captivity, worldwide, as she celebrated her 69th birthday in the Berlin zoo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For this special day, she was presented with a feast of cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce, an all-you-can-eat buffet.…

Park-goers in Germany’s capital Berlin were treated this past weekend to stunning pink cherry blossoms, as the Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World) hosted its annual Cherry Blossom Festival. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Many visitors snapped photos with the iconic blossoms, while the park offered a range of programmes across its…

An Israeli restaurant in Munich was targeted in a suspected antisemitic attack overnight on Friday, with police looking into the unidentified perpetrators and their motive, authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Witnesses reported hearing three loud bangs around 0:45 am local time. According to police, unknown individuals threw pyrotechnic devices into the…

By&nbspKirsten Ripper&nbsp&&nbspEuronews Published on 12/04/2026 – 18:20 GMT+2 “There is no point in carrying an animal that is too weak to swim out into deeper water. It’s like throwing a bird that has hit the windscreen into the air and hoping it will fly again. Then the bird dies somewhere…

An Airbus A400M from the German Air Force sits on the tarmac at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The aircraft has arrived from a deployment scenario in Lithuania, where Germany’s 45th Battletank Brigade is stationed to help defend NATO’s eastern flank against a potential Russian attack. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Through the open rear…

By&nbspSertac Aktan&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 10/03/2026 – 17:52 GMT+1•Updated 21:40 Israel’s new West Bank settlement initiative is a “big mistake,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At a press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in Berlin, Merz described the developments as “annexation moves” and called on…

BMW’s operating profit in 2025 fell to its lowest level since the Covid pandemic, as the German automaker grappled with intensifying competition in China and mounting pressure from international trade tariffs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The group’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) dropped 11.5% to €10.2 billion, down from €11.5 billion…