- 2d ago
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.
- 4d ago
David Safier turns CDU politician Armin Laschet into reluctant spy in new James Bond parody '00-Laschet'
Bestselling author David Safier follows his 'Miss Merkel' series with a comedy novel in which Armin Laschet, as Germany's president, stumbles into a secret agent role and must save the world. The book is published on 19 June.
