- 6h ago
British Museum loans Parthenon fragments to Frankfurt as Greece rejects joint exhibition
The British Museum agreed to lend two Parthenon fragments to Frankfurt's Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, prompting Athens to reject requests to loan nine artifacts of its own.
- 18h ago
Frankfurt opens Bahnhofsviertel for Open Viertel district festival on 5 September
More than 50 venues and six live stages will open between 15:00 and 23:00 as Frankfurt pairs cultural events with social services in its station district.
- 18h ago
Hanau Lord Mayor Claus Kaminsky to retire after more than 20 years
Claus Kaminsky will step down as Lord Mayor of Hanau on 30 September 2026 after more than two decades in office, transferring power to Maximilian Bieri.
- 3d ago
German clubs finalize deadline day deals as Stuttgart and Mainz reject Premier League offers
Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs finalized late transfers on Tuesday, including loans for Juma Bah, Hee-chan Hwang, and David Möller Wolfe, while retaining key players targeted by foreign bids.
- 5d ago
SC Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 4-1 as Yuito Suzuki nets hat-trick on opening day
SC Freiburg opened their Bundesliga season with a 4-1 victory over SV Werder Bremen, led by three goals from Japanese forward Yuito Suzuki in Freiburg.
- 6d ago
Summer heat and drought cut apple yields in Hesse despite increased fruit sweetness
Orchards across Hesse face lower yields and smaller fruit due to heatwaves and sunburn, though undamaged apples carry higher sugar levels.
- 6d ago
VfL Wolfsburg defeats Karlsruher SC 5:2 in 22-goal 2. Bundesliga afternoon
Fabian Reese scored twice and provided an assist as VfL Wolfsburg came from behind at the Wildpark, while three simultaneous German second-tier matches produced 22 total goals.
- 6d ago
Dortmund defeat Hamburg 2-0 on opening weekend as Konstantelias suffers knee injury
Borussia Dortmund opened their Bundesliga campaign with a 2-0 victory against Hamburger SV on Saturday, though a suspected knee ligament injury to debutant scorer Giannis Konstantelias dampened the result.
- Aug 29
Bournemouth and Sunderland draw AC Milan in Europa League league phase
The Monaco draw placed Bournemouth at home against Milan and sent Sunderland to San Siro, while Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage faces former club Lyon.
- Aug 28
UEFA draws pair AEK Athens and Olympiacos with Real Madrid and Milan in European league phases
Draws in Monaco placed AEK Athens against Real Madrid and Manchester City in the Champions League, while Olympiacos face AC Milan and Marseille in the Europa League.
- Aug 27
Police Detain 19-Year-Old After Fatal Knife Attack at School in Gosen-Neu Zittau
An 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old caretaker died at a private school campus in Brandenburg after a 19-year-old suspect carried out a knife attack on Thursday.
- Aug 27
Bayern Munich, Dortmund, and Leipzig draw English opposition in Champions League league phase
The 36-team draw in Monaco pitted Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund against Arsenal, while RB Leipzig drew Real Madrid and Manchester City.
- Aug 27
Eros Ramazzotti postpones American tour to 2027 after vocal cord surgery
Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti has halted his world tour following vocal cord surgery, postponing 17 concerts in North and South America until autumn 2027 while cancelling two dates.
- Aug 27
Satirist and Titanic Co-Founder Hans Traxler Dies at Age 97 in Frankfurt
German caricaturist, illustrator, and author Hans Traxler died on 24 August at the age of 97 in Frankfurt am Main, concluding a seven-decade career that defined modern German satire through Pardon and Titanic.
- Aug 26
Two Frankfurt Airport workers die from rare airplane-borne malaria outbreak
Public health authorities in Germany confirmed that two Frankfurt Airport employees died and four recovered after contracting tropical malaria from mosquitoes transported aboard international flights.
- Aug 26
Gamescom 2026 opens in Cologne with over 1,600 exhibitors as German sales drop 3%
The annual gaming fair commenced in Cologne with more than 1,600 exhibitors, while industry figures addressed hardware costs and debated German tax incentives.
- Aug 25
Volkswagen plans 50,000 additional job cuts to reduce costs as union tensions mount in Germany
Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume announced plans to eliminate 50,000 further jobs across 170 entities by 2030, with roughly half affecting German facilities.
- Aug 24
German court lifts arrest warrant for convicted arsonist after judge misplaces case file
The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court revoked the detention order against a man sentenced to seven years in prison after the Hanau District Court missed the service deadline due to misfiled paperwork.
- Aug 24
German logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne dies in Switzerland at 89
Billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne, majority owner of Kühne + Nagel and Germany's second wealthiest person, died Sunday at his home in Switzerland, transferring his $44 billion estate to his charitable foundation.
- Aug 23
Union Berlin beats Eintracht Braunschweig 4-2 in DFB-Pokal first round
Union Berlin overcame two deficits to secure a 4-2 victory against second-tier Eintracht Braunschweig in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, giving coach Mauro Lustrinelli a winning start.
