Germany
Defence contractor Rheinmetall has been awarded a major contract to manufacture combat drones for the German armed forces in a deal approved by the Bundestag Budget Committee on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New combat drones are planned in particular for use as part of the so-called Lithuania Brigade. The unit consists…
Published on 16/04/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2•Updated 17:25 German airline group Lufthansa said on Thursday that it will shut down its CityLine regional subsidiary, saying higher jet fuel prices and a series of labour strikes had forced an acceleration of its strategic plans. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As a first, immediately effective step,…
Berlin offers free entry for tourists who help pick up litter Read the full article here
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…
German pilots’ union announces further strikes at Lufthansa this week Read the full article here
Published on 13/04/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Union Berlin condemned sexist comments on social media after appointing Marie-Louise Eta as the first female head coach in Europe’s “big five” football leagues, pledging the club “has her back”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After the announcement of Eta’s appointment on Sunday, a series of critical…
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 Sertac Aktan with AP 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.…
Published on 13/04/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Union Berlin condemned sexist comments on social media after appointing Marie-Louise Eta as the first female head coach in Europe’s “big five” football leagues, pledging the club “has her back”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After the announcement of Eta’s appointment on Sunday, a series of critical…
Published on 14/04/2026 – 18:29 GMT+2 The UK government gave the green light on Tuesday for German media group Axel Springer to buy the British daily newspaper The Telegraph, ending a drawn-out pursuit of the 170-year-old title. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Labour government’s Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in a statement…
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…
A decades-long project to transform Germany’s former coal mines into a massive lake complex will reach completion this April – creating a watery landscape almost as large as Italy’s Lake Como. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Lake Sedlitz – the final addition to the 14,000 hectare Lusatian Lakeland – will be open for…
Published on 13/04/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Union Berlin condemned sexist comments on social media after appointing Marie-Louise Eta as the first female head coach in Europe’s “big five” football leagues, pledging the club “has her back”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After the announcement of Eta’s appointment on Sunday, a series of critical…
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 Kirsten Ripper & Euronews 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…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has the lowest approval rating among 24 democratically elected world leaders, with just 19% of Germans saying they are satisfied with his work, according to US-based opinion research institute Morning Consult. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT French President Emmanuel Macron ranked second-lowest, with 18% approval and 75% disapproval, in…
Published on 13/04/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Union Berlin condemned sexist comments on social media after appointing Marie-Louise Eta as the first female head coach in Europe’s “big five” football leagues, pledging the club “has her back”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After the announcement of Eta’s appointment on Sunday, a series of critical…
Updated: 30/03/2026 – 23:17 GMT+2 A humpback whale stranded in Germany’s Baltic Sea is showing signs of weakness, raising concerns over whether it can return to the Atlantic. Rescue teams have repeatedly guided the whale off sandbanks near Timmendorfer Strand and Wismar Bay, but it keeps returning to shallow waters.…
Advanced Nuclear Fuels GmbH (ANF), a subsidiary of the French nuclear group Framatome, has been producing fuel elements for nuclear power plants in Europe in Lingen, Lower Saxony, since 1979. With the German nuclear phase-out on 15 April 2023 – when the last three German nuclear power plants, including the…
Published on 25/03/2026 – 18:21 GMT+1 Four men were jailed in Berlin on Wednesday for being part of a network that stored weapons for potential attacks in Europe under the direction of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A court convicted the men, aged between 36 and 58, of…
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