- 4d ago
RKI estimates 12,500 heat-related deaths in Germany through August 2, surpassing any full previous year
The Robert Koch-Institut estimates 12,500 heat-related deaths in Germany between April 6 and August 2, 2026, with 9,600 occurring in a single June week when temperatures exceeded 40°C.
- Aug 10
Cottbus win 3-1 on 2. Bundesliga return but coach Wollitz says display showed no second-division quality
Energie Cottbus marked their return to the 2. Bundesliga after 12 years with a 3-1 win over Hannover 96, but coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz said the performance showed no justification for second-division football.
- Aug 9
Wildfires burn 8,000 hectares in Spain and new blaze hits southern France
A fire in Spain's Huelva province has burned roughly 8,000 hectares since Thursday, forcing 474 people from their homes, while a new blaze in southern France adds to an already severe wildfire season across Southern Europe.
- Aug 9
Zoma hat-trick gives Nürnberg 3:0 opening win over Dynamo Dresden
Mohamed Alì Zoma scored all three goals as 1. FC Nürnberg beat Dynamo Dresden 3:0 to open the 2. Bundesliga season, intensifying transfer speculation around the 22-year-old Italian-Ivorian striker.
- Aug 7
Suspected explosive device near Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane forces overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport
A suspected explosive device found near a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines cargo plane forced an overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4-5 August, as German authorities investigate potential Russian hybrid warfare and the Bundeswehr reports several hundred drone overflights at military sites.
- Aug 6
Suspected explosive device near Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane forces overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport
A suspected explosive device found near a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines cargo plane forced an overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 4-5, 2026, with a DHL freighter colliding with a separate unidentified object during the closure.
- Aug 6
Suspected explosive device near Ukrainian cargo plane forces overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport
A suspected explosive device was found near a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport overnight, forcing a shutdown of air traffic. A DHL freighter collided with an unidentified object at 400 metres altitude and diverted to Hanover.
- Aug 5
Drones over German military base housing Patriot systems after explosive drone found at Leipzig airport
Two drones were spotted over a Bundeswehr base in Mechernich that repairs Patriot air defense systems, days after a drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport near a Ukrainian cargo plane.
- Aug 3
NRW fire unit sent home after 36 hours: Spain no longer needs German wildfire help
A 50-strong specialist wildfire unit from North Rhine-Westphalia is returning to Germany after Spanish authorities decided on Sunday evening that the situation in Castile and León had eased and external assistance was no longer required.
- Jul 30
Lower Saxony election committees bar at least four AfD candidates over constitutional loyalty doubts
At least four AfD candidates have been barred from running in Lower Saxony's 13 September local elections after election committees questioned their loyalty to the constitution, while several others were approved. The decisions, made under a state regulation allowing committees to consult the domestic intelligence agency, have sparked a legal debate over the boundaries of candidate vetting.
- Jul 29
BMW profit slumps 35% as China sales collapse, plans 8,000 job cuts
Second-quarter net profit fell to €1.2 billion, and the automotive division earned less than financial services for the first time. The Munich-based carmaker also announced a voluntary severance programme for up to 8,000 employees, its largest workforce reduction in almost two decades.
- Jul 24
Volkswagen profit drops 32.9% in Q2 as China sales collapse; group cuts full-year revenue forecast and plans up to 50,000 more job cuts
Net income fell to €1.54 billion in the second quarter, down from €2.29 billion a year earlier, while deliveries in China tumbled more than a third to 424,300 vehicles.
- Jul 24
Lower Saxony asking rents jump 24.7% in five years as social housing stock shrinks by 40,000
Asking rents in the German state hit a record €9.69/m² in 2025, while nearly 40,000 social housing units have been lost since 2015, government data shows.
- Jul 21
Lower Saxony youth hostels hold steady as families book later and groups shrink
Three regional DJH associations in Lower Saxony report largely stable occupancy this summer, even as families book more spontaneously and group sizes contract.
- Jul 19
Lower Saxony proposes fishing-free zones in North Sea to meet EU biodiversity targets
A map of proposed no-fishing areas off the Lower Saxony coast, including waters near Borkum and Wangerooge, will be debated on 21 July as the state tries to meet the EU's 10% strict-protection target for marine waters.
- Jul 16
German conservatives to elect Spahn's successor on 29 July after surrogacy resignation
The CDU/CSU parliamentary group will convene a special session on 29 July at 14:00 in Berlin to elect a new chair, after Jens Spahn resigned on Saturday under pressure from Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his own party over his use of a surrogate mother in the United States.
- Jul 14
Tennis ball-sized hail pummels northern Germany, causing millions in damage and closing Hannover airport
Hailstones as large as tennis balls struck Niedersachsen and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Monday evening, smashing car windows, piercing roofs and triggering over 1,600 fire brigade deployments. Hannover airport suspended operations for an hour.
- Jul 13
FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations, agents told, as fatal shootings draw scrutiny
Federal agents were told the FBI would stop investigating assaults against immigration officers, leaving ICE to investigate itself, after two fatal shootings in two weeks. DHS and DOJ deny any policy change.
- Jul 10
Police rescue injured greylag goose from railway tracks near Hamburg's Dammtor station
Federal police responding to a report of people on the tracks near Hamburg's Dammtor station instead found a severely injured greylag goose early Wednesday morning.
- Jul 9
Christian Eriksen to begin individual rehab in Denmark after second on-field collapse, Wolfsburg says future uncertain
The Danish midfielder, 34, will soon begin a rehabilitation programme in his native country following the cardiac incident during a June friendly against Ukraine, his club VfL Wolfsburg announced. The defibrillator implanted after his Euro 2021 cardiac arrest again activated, and his playing future remains undecided.
