- 13h ago
Bayern Munich extends Konrad Laimer's contract to 2029 after months-long salary poker
The Austrian midfielder, a key player under Vincent Kompany, signs a two-year extension after months of negotiations that saw honorary president Uli Hoeness publicly question his salary demands.
- yesterday
Ryanair profit drops 34% as Iran war doubles jet fuel costs, summer fares to fall
Europe's largest airline reported a 34% drop in after-tax profit to €538 million for the April-June quarter, missing analyst forecasts, as the Iran conflict sent unhedged jet fuel costs soaring and forced a 6% fare cut.
- yesterday
German asking rents jump 4% in Q2, outpacing inflation as Cologne leads with 7.9% surge
Asking rents across Germany climbed 4.0% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, far exceeding the 2.6% inflation rate, according to a new study by the German Economic Institute (IW).
- yesterday
One in three restaurants in major German cities deletes Google Maps reviews, nationwide sample shows
A nationwide sample by the German Press Agency (dpa) shows that up to one in three hospitality businesses in major German cities have had Google Maps reviews removed after complaints, spotlighting a new transparency notice Google began displaying in late April.
- 2d ago
Eight injured, 16-year-old stabbed at Egling village festival; suspect at large
A 16-year-old suffered a severe knife wound and seven others were hurt when an unknown man attacked partygoers at a Burschenverein festival in Egling, Upper Bavaria, late Saturday. The suspect fled and remains at large.
- 2d ago
Klopp confirms Red Bull settlement, set to become Germany coach; Mertesacker in DFB talks
Jürgen Klopp has reached a 'very generous' settlement with Red Bull, clearing the path to become Germany's national team coach. Per Mertesacker also confirmed talks with the DFB about a managing director role.
- 2d ago
Didier Deschamps exits as France coach after 14 years, following 6-4 loss to England in World Cup third-place match
France lost 6-4 to England in the World Cup third-place match in Miami, closing Didier Deschamps' 14-year tenure as head coach amid player criticism and emotional tributes.
- 3d ago
Thomas Gottschalk says he is 'currently cancer-free' after two operations and 33 radiation sessions
The 76-year-old German TV legend reveals his latest PET scan showed no cancer cells, after months of treatment for a rare epithelioid angiosarcoma.
- 3d ago
Josh Kerr breaks 27-year-old mile world record with 3:42.66 at London Diamond League
The 28-year-old Briton clocked 3:42.66 at London Stadium, beating Hicham El Guerrouj's 1999 mark by 0.47 seconds in front of a 60,000-strong crowd.
- 3d ago
Italo orders 26 Siemens Velaro trains in €3bn deal to launch German high-speed rail service by mid-2028
Italian rail operator Italo Holding has signed a €3 billion contract with Siemens Mobility for 26 high-speed Velaro trains, with an option for 14 more, as it prepares to challenge Deutsche Bahn on Germany’s main long-distance corridors from mid-2028. The total investment package reaches €3.6 billion, including 2,500 new jobs.
- 3d ago
Germany detains Moldovan man for flying spy drone over KNDS arms plant
The 37-year-old was caught after a public tip-off near the Franco-German tank maker's site; prosecutors suspect he filmed for a foreign entity.
- 3d ago
Dresden court gives NSU supporter Susann E. a two-year suspended sentence for aiding neo-Nazi terror cell
A Dresden court gave a suspended two-year sentence to Susann E., a close friend of NSU terrorist Beate Zschäpe, for lending her identity and helping rent the motorhome used in the group's final robbery.
- 4d ago
ZDF bars Danger Dan and Igor Levit from satire show over 'Keine Angst' song, then schedules 'Aspekte' special
The public broadcaster pulled the rapper and pianist from "Die Anstalt" hours before recording, citing the song's alleged call to violence; a special "Aspekte" will now examine the track on Saturday.
- 5d ago
Ukraine releases footage of Monaco bombing as injured tycoon accuses Kyiv intelligence
Ukrainian prosecutors have released restored surveillance footage of the 29 June parcel-bomb attack in Monaco that seriously injured businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their 13-year-old son. Yermolaiev, in a letter made public this week, directly accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of the assassination attempt.
- 5d ago
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.
- 5d 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.
- 5d 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.
- 6d ago
Ryanair passenger pulled half out of window after engine debris shatters glass at 9,000 feet
A 61-year-old Serbian man was pulled head-first out of a cabin window on a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on 10 July, after what passengers described as an explosion and investigators suspect was engine debris striking the fuselage.
- 6d 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.
- 6d 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.
