- Aug 4
Cranger Kirmes returns for 542nd edition with heightened security after Berlin attack
The 542nd Cranger Kirmes, North Rhine-Westphalia's largest folk festival, starts 6 August with over four million visitors expected and 470 truck barriers deployed after a recent attack in Berlin.
- Jun 29
At least 26 men and boys drown in Germany over the hottest weekend of the year as DLRG warns on overconfidence and alcohol
Rescue services across Germany responded to a surge of fatal bathing accidents from Friday to Sunday, with the DLRG water rescue organisation counting at least 26 dead, none of them female.
