- 13h ago
Dublin joins Munich, Paris and Rome in imposing water restrictions as heatwave drains European reserves
A six-week garden-hose ban took effect in Dublin overnight, while Munich issued its first-ever compulsory water-saving order, signalling a deepening crisis across the continent after a dry winter and spring.
- 13h ago
ÖDP launches petition to cap Bavarian premier at two terms, putting Markus Söder's 2028 bid at risk
The Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) announced a popular initiative to enshrine a two-term limit for Bavaria's minister-president in the state constitution, directly threatening Markus Söder's plan to stand for a third term in 2028.
- 2d ago
Bavarian thunderstorms down trees, train carrying 70 passengers hits fallen trunk near Erlangen
Severe thunderstorms swept across Franconia and the Upper Palatinate on Tuesday, toppling trees and causing a passenger train to collide with a fallen trunk near Erlangen. All 70 passengers were evacuated without injury.
- 2d ago
Yann Sommer, 37, joins Club Brugge on a free transfer through 2029 after three seasons at Inter Milan
The 37-year-old leaves Italy as a free agent after three seasons with Inter and succeeds the retired Simon Mignolet.
- 3d ago
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.
- 3d ago
German care home costs hit €3,364 a month as Berlin readies reform that may push bills even higher
The average monthly out-of-pocket payment for a care home place in Germany reached €3,364 on 1 July, up €256 year-on-year, while Health Minister Nina Warken prepares a reform package that could stretch relief timelines and raise contributions for childless workers.
- 3d ago
Munich court gives Iraqi IS couple life and nine-and-a-half years for enslaving Yazidi girls
The Munich Higher Regional Court handed a life sentence to Twana H.S. and a nine-and-a-half year juvenile term to his former wife Asia R.A. for buying, raping, and enslaving two Yazidi girls in Iraq, in one of the first genocide convictions for IS crimes against the minority.
- 4d ago
EU experts recommend restricting social media for children under 13, propose tiered access model
EU Commission experts advocate an EU-wide restriction on social media access for minors under 13, with under-threes facing a total screen ban and platforms required to prove safety for teenagers.
- 4d ago
Indonesian word association game 'Dito!' wins Spiel des Jahres 2026 as Reiner Knizia completes triple
The competitive word association game by Martin Ang is the first Indonesian title to claim the world's most prestigious board game award. Reiner Knizia became the first designer to win all three jury prizes with 'Rebirth'.
- 4d ago
BTS returns to Germany after seven years with sold-out Munich concert
The Korean pop septet kicked off its two-night stand at the 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena, the group's only German dates on the 'Arirang' tour, after a four-year military-service hiatus.
- 4d ago
O2 Telefónica to cut over 1,000 jobs in Germany as Verdi slams 'pure savings programme'
More than 1,000 of the mobile operator's 6,820 positions in Germany would be eliminated, roughly every sixth job, with most cuts this year. Verdi sees the move as a pure cost-cutting programme ordered by Spanish parent Telefónica.
- 4d ago
Threats then 'love': Trump's capricious NATO summit in Ankara yields $160bn in new pledges
The US president berated alliance partners over Iran and defence spending, then spoke of 'love' and praised Zelenskyy just hours later, as NATO allies announced $160bn in fresh defence, energy and Ukraine commitments.
- 5d ago
Rattle and BRSO Open 25th Klassik am Odeonsplatz with All-Gershwin Evening Under Clear Skies
On a mild Saturday evening free of the storms that marred earlier editions, Sir Simon Rattle led the BRSO in its first all-Gershwin programme at Klassik am Odeonsplatz, with pianist Kirill Gerstein and an audience of 7,000.
- 6d ago
Bavarian Greens demand 200 million euros for air conditioning in schools and care homes as heat records fall
Green party faction leader Katharina Schulze has called for 200 million euros in immediate spending on air conditioning in public facilities after June became the second-hottest on record. The demand targets federal money that Bavaria will receive this year from an interstate equalisation package.
- 6d ago
Courtois considers Belgium future after tearful World Cup exit and public rift with coach Garcia
Belgium's goalkeeper was substituted with a thigh injury in the 71st minute of the 2-1 quarter-final loss, a decision by coach Rudi Garcia that he disagreed with and that led to his replacement's costly error.
- 6d ago
Bavaria's environment minister calls for water saving as second summer heatwave strains groundwater
Bavaria's environment minister urged residents to save water on Friday, as the region braces for its second heatwave of the summer amid low groundwater and minimal rainfall.
- 6d ago
Ryanair passenger partially sucked from cabin after window detaches over North Macedonia
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 window detached shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki on 10 July 2026, pulling a 61-year-old Serbian passenger partially out of the aircraft before fellow travellers hauled him back.
- Jul 10
Bavarian parliament debates home-grown imam training to counter extremism and 'imported Islam'
An education committee in Munich heard calls for a state-backed programme that would combine academic theology with community work, as lawmakers revisit a decades-old dispute.
- Jul 9
German writer Christine Wunnicke awarded Georg-Büchner-Preis 2026 for 'brilliant art' that reveals fiction within history
The German Academy for Language and Literature has named Christine Wunnicke as the recipient of the 2026 Georg-Büchner-Preis, one of the most important literary awards in the German-speaking world. The Munich-born author was praised for her surprising narrative works blending historical facts with fiction.
- Jul 8
Two girls seriously injured in school attack in Bavarian town of Schongau
A 16-year-old suspect is in custody after two 13-year-old girls were seriously injured in an attack at Welfen-Gymnasium school in Schongau, Upper Bavaria. Police say the suspect carried a knife and a firearm and acted alone.
