- 4d 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.
- 5d ago
Man arrested in Billigheim-Ingenheim after fatal knife attack on 53-year-old woman
A 60-year-old man is in police custody following a fatal knife attack on a 53-year-old woman in the municipality of Billigheim-Ingenheim in Rhineland-Palatinate on Friday evening.
- Aug 23
Putin attributes Tusk remarks on Nord Stream sabotage suspect to economic convenience
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to Donald Tusk after the Polish prime minister defended a Ukrainian suspect detained in Croatia over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts.
- Aug 23
Fire breaks out in Karlsruhe city centre parking garage, drawing dozens of responders
Dozens of police officers and firefighters responded to a fire in a central Karlsruhe parking garage on Saturday afternoon, cordoning off the area to search the structure.
- Aug 21
Germany uncovers hidden weapons cache near Berlin tied to suspected Russian plots
German authorities confirmed the discovery of a concealed firearms depot in a Brandenburg forest, prompting a federal investigation into suspected Russian kinetic plots.
- Aug 21
Late rain aids German cabbage and apple crops as drought damage persists
Late precipitation offers relief to cabbage crops and apple orchards in south-western Germany, but experts warn it cannot reverse severe drought losses in sugar beets, corn, and wildlife habitats.
- Aug 20
German prosecutors probe online extremist accused of inciting school murder via chat
The German Federal Prosecutor's Office has taken over an investigation into a young man accused of leading an extremist online group that incited minors worldwide to commit murder, arson, and severe self-harm.
- Aug 19
Croatian court remands Ukrainian diver Volodymyr Zhuravlev over Nord Stream sabotage
A court in Pula ordered Ukrainian scuba diver Volodymyr Zhuravlev held in pre-trial detention pending extradition to Germany, following his arrest at a resort where he served as a consultant on a film about the 2022 pipeline blasts.
- Aug 11
Drought strains drinking water supply in Baden-Württemberg as Black Forest communities brace for shortages
Prolonged heat and dryness have pushed drinking water supplies in parts of Baden-Württemberg to a strained point, with Black Forest communities facing possible shortages while major cities remain secure.
- Aug 9
Inter beat Juventus 2-1 in Perth as Chelsea crush Milan 3-0 in Jakarta
Inter defeated Juventus 2-1 in a Perth friendly while Chelsea overwhelmed Milan 3-0 in Jakarta's Indonesian Super Cup, with Joao Pedro scoring twice and Marco Palestra impressing on his Chelsea debut tour.
- 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
Munich court hands life sentence to Afghan man for 2025 car-ramming at union rally that killed mother and daughter
A German court sentenced 25-year-old Afghan Farhad N. to life in prison for driving a car into a Munich trade union rally in February 2025, killing a mother and her toddler and injuring over 40 people. The court found particularly serious guilt, making early release unlikely.
- Aug 2
Deutsche Umwelthilfe to challenge Germany's new heating law at Constitutional Court
The complaint, to be filed in September, argues the Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz violates Article 20a by allowing new oil and gas heaters beyond 2044 and failing to ensure climate neutrality by 2045.
- Aug 1
Rhine at record low chokes German freight as Bilger lifts Sunday truck ban
The Rhine gauge at Kaub fell to 17 centimetres on Wednesday, the lowest since measurements began in 1880, crippling cargo traffic on Germany's most important waterway. Transport Minister Steffen Bilger announced emergency measures including suspending Sunday truck driving bans after a crisis summit with industry in Bonn on Thursday.
- Jul 28
Rhine water levels hit July record low, threatening water supply and German GDP growth
Persistently low water on Europe's busiest inland waterway forces cargo ships to run at a fraction of capacity, driving up freight costs, and could erase Germany's already weak summer growth, economists warn.
- Jul 26
Cannabis driving incidents rise to nearly 7,000 in Baden-Württemberg after partial legalization, interior ministry says
Folgenlose Cannabisfahrten, or cannabis-influenced drives without accidents, reached almost 7,000 in the state in the year to March 2026, and accidents under cannabis influence rose 8.4% to 488 in the same period.
- Jul 24
German court rules mass cancellation of Afghan admission promises unconstitutional, orders case-by-case review
The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the Interior Ministry's December 2025 order voiding about 640 promises without individual review breached the ban on arbitrariness. The case of an Afghan mother and her two sons will now be reexamined.
- Jul 23
Germany's top court: No constitutional speed limit for legislation, Heizungsgesetz challenge fails
The Federal Constitutional Court dismissed a complaint by former CDU MP Thomas Heilmann over the hasty passage of the 2023 Building Energy Act, ruling that the constitution does not impose a specific speed limit on legislative procedures.
- Jul 22
Rhine water level at Kaub drops to 80 cm, ships forced to carry only one-third of usual load, raising transport costs
Persistent low water on the Rhine has reduced cargo capacity to about one-third, pushing up freight costs and potentially hitting consumer prices, according to shipping company MSG.
- Jul 21
Forged fishing licenses increase in Baden-Württemberg as exam costs and language hurdles drive fraud
State fishing association reports around 50 detected forgeries per year, but believes the true figure is far higher. A Schwäbisch Hall court recently convicted a man for selling 46 fake licenses.
