- yesterday
German prosecutors probe comedian Uwe Steimle over Merkel hanging, Stauffenberg remarks at AfD event
The Dessau-Roßlau public prosecutor's office opened an investigation against cabaret artist Uwe Steimle on Wednesday after he joked at an AfD event about hanging a portrait of former Chancellor Angela Merkel and invoked the July 20 plotter Claus von Stauffenberg in reference to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- 5d ago
Rajoy's 'no Frenchmen' column on France's World Cup team ignites cross-border political storm before Spain-France semifinal
Former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy's column saying France's World Cup squad plays 'without Frenchmen' has been condemned as racist by both French and Spanish officials, overshadowing tonight's Spain-France semifinal.
- Jul 8
Teenage suspect fires one shot before gun jams in Schongau school attack
A 16-year-old former student armed with a firearm and knives injured two girls at a high school in Schongau, Bavaria, before teachers and police overpowered him.
- Jul 7
German life expectancy reaches new high in 2025, federal statistics show
New data from the Federal Statistical Office shows life expectancy at birth for women reached 83.6 years and for men 79.1 years in 2025, both all-time highs.
- Jul 7
Ahr valley district chief recalls 2021 flood night: 'Quitting was not an option'
Five years after the Ahr valley disaster, district administrator Cornelia Weigand describes the night she told residents no help was coming and why she still wants an apology from the Rhineland-Palatinate government.
- Jul 4
Thousands march across France demanding comprehensive law against sexual violence after Lyhanna murder
A month after the rape and murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna, tens of thousands marched in 80 to 110 French cities on Saturday, demanding a comprehensive law to combat sexual violence against women and children.
- Jul 3
AfD re-elects Weidel and Chrupalla as leadership tilts further right, while 31,000 protest in Erfurt
Alice Weidel strengthened her grip on the party as the AfD congress in Erfurt re-elected both co-leaders, shifted the federal board rightward, and drew more than 31,000 protesters onto the streets.
- Jun 30
Angela Merkel unveils official portrait with a surprising absence: her signature hand gesture
Five years after leaving office, Angela Merkel finally unveiled her official chancellor portrait, painted by a previously unknown 28-year-old artist, and conspicuously missing the 'Merkel-Raute' hand gesture she was famous for.
- Jun 24
Merkel sits for first female portrait in German Chancellery's leaders' gallery, painted by unknown 28-year-old
Five years after her 16-year tenure ended, Angela Merkel has had her official portrait painted for the Chancellery's 'Gallery of Ancestors', becoming the first woman to join the line of post-war German chancellors.
- Jun 23
Ten years after Brexit vote, local grievances persist and a new poll shows 55% want freedom of movement restored
On the tenth anniversary of the UK's referendum to leave the EU, visits to leave-voting towns and a fresh poll reveal deep discontent with the outcome, while a former deputy prime minister says Britain could rejoin by 2036.
- Jun 22
Two children aged 2 and 4 die in overheated car amid France's exceptional heatwave
Two young brothers were found dead in a car in Carpentras on Monday as temperatures climbed toward 40°C, with the heatwave considered the leading cause.
- Jun 22
Drägerwerk chief Stefan Dräger warns against sudden policy reversals, praises pension reform
The head of the family-owned medical and safety technology company says entrepreneurs can adapt, but abrupt U-turns undermine credibility and competitiveness.
- Jun 21
Trump blames vandals for Reflecting Pool failure as Olympian arrested over peeling paint
US President Donald Trump has blamed 'disgraceful vandalism' for the failure of a $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as police arrested several people, including a former Olympian who touched peeling paint.
- Jun 20
Steinmeier opens 132nd Kiel Week with a sail on the Malizia Explorer and 500 concerts ahead
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opened the 132nd Kieler Woche on June 20, 2026, after a sailing trip on the research yacht Malizia Explorer with round-the-world sailor Boris Herrmann. The nine-day festival combines the world's largest sailing regatta with 500 concerts and public Viewings of Germany's World Cup matches.
- Jun 19
German court sentences far-right extremist to three years for Darknet death lists targeting Merkel and Scholz
The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court found the 50-year-old guilty of terrorist financing and instructing in bomb-making after he ran a platform calling for the murder of public figures.
- Jun 19
Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with four former presidents and a pointed message on democracy
Barack and Michelle Obama inaugurated the $850 million presidential center on Chicago’s South Side, joined by Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and a host of celebrities, as the former president delivered a speech on the rule of law that many saw as a rebuke of Donald Trump, who was not invited.
- Jun 19
Obama opens $850 million presidential center in Chicago with star-studded ceremony and a call for hope
The Obama Presidential Center, an $850 million complex on Chicago's South Side, was dedicated Thursday with a star-studded ceremony attended by former presidents, international leaders, and music legends, as Barack Obama urged Americans to reject cynicism and protect democracy.
- Jun 17
20-month-old girl dies after being left in car for hours in Schorndorf, Germany
A 20-month-old girl died in Schorndorf near Stuttgart after her 44-year-old mother left her in a parked car for several hours. Police were alerted Wednesday afternoon and resuscitation attempts failed.
- Jun 17
G7 unites on Ukraine support as Trump signals sanctions return, seeks Europe backing on Iran deal
At the Évian summit, G7 leaders pledged new air defence systems and stricter oil sanctions against Russia while Donald Trump pressed European allies to back the US-Iran ceasefire and help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jun 15
KNDS unveils CAPINT interim battle tank at Eurosatory as Franco-German MGCS project faces delays and FCAS cancellation looms
Franco-German defence group KNDS presented the CAPINT battle tank on Monday at the Eurosatory exhibition near Paris, a stopgap destined to replace France's ageing Leclerc fleet while the joint next-generation MGCS programme runs about 10 years behind schedule.
