- Aug 21
Mannheim cup derby halted by fan violence and pitch invasion as Kaiserslautern wins 1-0
Fan violence and a pitch invasion interrupted the DFB-Pokal match between Waldhof Mannheim and Kaiserslautern for 30 minutes, leaving 35 police officers injured before the visitors won 1-0.
- Aug 19
Hesse bans Frankfurt association Palästina e.V. and raids six properties
Hessian authorities banned the pro-Palestinian group Palästina e.V. for antisemitic propaganda and supporting Hamas, deploying 35 police officers to search residences and storage units in Frankfurt and Mannheim.
- Aug 16
Hansa Rostock fights back from two-goal deficits twice to draw 3:3 with Waldhof Mannheim
Hansa Rostock twice trailed by two goals in their first home match of the 3. Liga season but fought back to draw 3:3 with SV Waldhof Mannheim, who missed a chance to make it two wins from two.
- Aug 16
Punk protest camp on Sylt ends after four weeks, organisers plan 2027 return
The fifth consecutive punk protest camp on the North Sea island of Sylt officially ended on Sunday after four weeks, with organisers already planning a return in 2027.
- Aug 15
Bayern Munich attributes Jamal Musiala collapses to change in neurological treatment
Bayern Munich confirmed that midfielder Jamal Musiala will miss Saturday's German Supercup against Borussia Dortmund after adjustments to his neurological treatment caused on-pitch collapses in two consecutive friendlies.
- Aug 13
Dozens seek eye care after solar eclipse across Germany and Switzerland
Following the partial solar eclipse on 12 August, clinics in Germany and Switzerland treated dozens of patients for eye complaints, though no permanent damage has been confirmed.
- Aug 11
Hudson-Smith completes 400m hat-trick on home track as Amy Hunt chases quadruple at European Athletics Championships
Matthew Hudson-Smith won his third consecutive European 400m title on his home track in Birmingham, while Amy Hunt kept alive her bid for four medals at the 2026 European Athletics Championships.
- Aug 9
Rhine water levels hit record lows at Kaub, splitting Europe's key waterway and disrupting industry
The gauge at Kaub fell to 6 centimetres on Friday, the lowest since records began, forcing cargo ships to cut loads to a fifth of normal capacity and effectively dividing the river into two non-connecting sections.
- Aug 8
German sprint star Owen Ansah faces four-year ban but will race at European Championships
Germany's 100m record holder Owen Ansah will compete at this week's European Athletics Championships in Birmingham despite NADA proposing a four-year ban for an allegedly refused doping test on July 9.
- Aug 7
Deutsche Bahn suspends direct Berlin-Paris ICE train over Alstom technical faults
Deutsche Bahn has suspended the direct ICE service between Berlin and Paris due to technical problems with Alstom's European Train Control System, forcing passengers to change trains in Frankfurt or Mannheim with no resumption date announced.
- Jul 27
Unwetter in Deutschland: Superzelle verwüstet Thangelstedt, Baum begräbt Familie in Hamburg
Nach der Rekordhitze vom Montag mit 39,4 Grad in Regensburg ziehen schwere Gewitter mit Orkanböen und Starkregen durch Deutschland. Der DWD warnt für weite Teile vor Unwettern; erste Schäden und Verletzte werden bereits aus mehreren Bundesländern gemeldet.
- Jul 26
Berlin police shoot dead suspect in Pride parade attack that killed one and injured 29
Abdul Ballout, 21, was tracked to a community garden in Spandau on Sunday and shot after charging officers with a knife. The attack on the Christopher Street Day parade left one woman dead and 29 injured.
- Jul 19
Kerr mile world record, Agyekum German 400m hurdles mark fall at London Diamond League
Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 to break the 27-year-old mile world record, while Emil Agyekum clocked 47.45s to erase Harald Schmid's 44-year-old German 400m hurdles record at a sold-out London Stadium.
- Jul 14
ADAC-Test: Fast jeder zweite unbewirtschaftete Autobahn-Rastplatz fällt mit 'mangelhaft' oder 'sehr mangelhaft' durch
Der ADAC hat 50 unbewirtschaftete Rastplätze an deutschen Autobahnen getestet und stellt eine deutliche Verschlechterung des Zustands fest.
- Jul 13
North American oak lace bug surges across German forests as heatwave weakens drought-stressed trees
The invasive pest, originating in North America, is appearing in masses as a heatwave grips the region, compounding stress on trees already weakened by drought.
- Jul 4
German rents climb 51% in a decade, DGB demands six-year nationwide freeze
Rents in Germany's 40 largest cities have risen by an average of 51 percent over the past decade, with Rostock and Berlin seeing the steepest increases, according to a DGB study. The trade union federation is calling for a six-year nationwide rent cap and more social housing.
- Jun 30
German economists say coalition's 34-point reform package falls short of reviving stagnant economy
Leading research institutes warn that the tax cuts and deregulation agreed by the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition will not be enough to pull Europe's largest economy out of a three-year stagnation.
- Jun 29
Baden-Württemberg cities spend up to six figures on free menstrual products
Dozens of municipalities in Baden-Württemberg now offer free menstrual products in schools and public buildings, with annual costs ranging from a few thousand to over 100,000 euros.
- Jun 28
Record heatwave grips Germany: 41.5°C, ten drown, rail network strained
A weekend of extreme heat broke temperature records across Germany, with 41.5°C in Saxony-Anhalt marking the country's hottest day. At least ten people died in swimming accidents and rail services buckled under the strain.
- Jun 28
Heatwave in Germany drives spike in drowning deaths across lakes and canals
Scorching temperatures have drawn crowds to waterways in Germany, where authorities report multiple drownings and issue urgent safety warnings.
