- yesterday
Explosives Target Transformer Substation Near Jänschwalde Power Plant in Brandenburg
Police and bomb disposal units deployed to Turnow-Preilack in Brandenburg after explosive devices damaged transmission lines feeding electricity from the Jänschwalde coal plant.
- yesterday
German police probe power grid sabotage after attacks cut 4,200 MW from power plants
Perpetrators used pyrotechnic wire launchers to trigger short circuits at electrical substations in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, disconnecting five coal-fired units.
- yesterday
Coordinated sabotage attacks hit German power substations in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia
Perpetrators used projectile launchers and cables to short-circuit transmission lines near Jänschwalde and Cologne, temporarily taking 4,200 megawatts of coal generation offline.
- 6d ago
German police raid 15 properties in five states over banned right-wing sect Artgemeinschaft
Authorities across five German states searched 15 properties on 27 August 2026, targeting 15 individuals including two AfD state election candidates accused of maintaining the banned extremist group Artgemeinschaft.
- Aug 26
Nepal and Tibet flood death toll reaches 1,225 as search operations enter second week
A week after a glacier collapse triggered flash floods across the Nepal-China border, the death toll has reached 1,225 with thousands missing, as authorities shift from rescue to long-term reconstruction.
- Aug 26
German glaciers lose over a quarter of surface area in two years as river levels fall
Germany's four remaining glaciers lost over 25% of their area between 2023 and 2025, while the Rhine and Danube rivers fell to record-low water levels in summer 2026.
- Aug 26
Offenses against politicians and party offices in Brandenburg drop to 42 in second quarter
Brandenburg recorded 42 criminal offenses against politicians and party offices between April and June, down from 105 in the same period of 2025, according to interior ministry figures.
- Aug 24
Brandenburg Education Minister Gordon Hoffmann urges students not to give up, citing his own career detour
At the start of the new school year, Brandenburg's education minister drew on his experience of dropping out of an apprenticeship before qualifying through second-chance education.
- Aug 22
Potsdam researchers launch Party-Check voting tool ahead of Berlin state election
A University of Potsdam research team has launched the Party-Check tool, using expert surveys across 18 policy questions to help Berlin voters assess party alignment ahead of the 20 September election.
- Aug 20
European wildfire areas could nearly triple by late century, modeling study finds
A modeling study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research projects that European wildfire areas could expand significantly by the end of the century under ongoing climate warming.
- Aug 20
Severe overnight storms kill woman and trigger tornadoes across Germany
A 58-year-old woman died in Waldorf and tornadoes unroofed buildings in Fürstenwalde and Solms as severe storms caused widespread damage across western and central Germany overnight.
- Aug 16
Brandenburg braces for 'most difficult' school year with 131 teacher vacancies unfilled
Brandenburg's new school year starts 24 August with 131 teaching positions still unfilled, as Education Minister Gordon Hoffmann warns of the state's most challenging year yet.
- Aug 9
German states suspend Sunday truck driving ban as drought cripples river shipping on Rhine, Danube and Elbe
Several German states temporarily suspended the Sunday and holiday truck driving ban to shift freight from drought-stricken rivers to roads, drawing praise from industry and criticism from environmentalists and opposition parties.
- Aug 8
Brandenburg transport minister defends ending direct RE3 train connection to Schwedt
Brandenburg's Transport Minister Robert Crumbach (SPD) says the RE3 direct service to Schwedt will end in December 2026, with passengers transferring to the RB61 at Angermünde, as ridership toward Schwedt is only 1,300 daily versus over 4,000 toward Prenzlau.
- Jul 31
German unemployment tops 3 million in July, Bavaria hits near-20-year high
The Federal Employment Agency reported 3.007 million out of work in July, up 71,000 from June, as seasonal factors and a sluggish economy pushed the rate to 6.4 percent.
- Jul 31
Brandenburg JU chief quits CDU, says party has lost credibility under Merz
The state chair of the Junge Union in Brandenburg has resigned from her post and quit the CDU, accusing the party leadership under Chancellor Friedrich Merz of abandoning its campaign promises and pursuing policies that burden working people.
- Jul 29
Brandenburg's environment minister calls for higher water prices as Spree reaches historic lows
Minister Hanka Mittelstädt says water is too cheap while most Brandenburg rivers run at low water, groundwater-fed lakes hit all-time lows, and the Spree faces a long-term supply threat from the 2028 coal phase-out.
- 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 27
Brandenburg's cycling routes: from river paths to a 1,111-kilometre loop around the state
ADFC expert Tino Freißler recommends river paths, lake circuits, and long-distance trails from Berlin to Copenhagen, Dresden, and Prague.
- Jul 18
Storm Cherry batters eastern Germany: S-Bahn hits tree in Berlin, 129 emergency calls in Dessau-Roßlau
Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and storm gusts swept across five eastern German states on Friday evening, causing an S-Bahn train to collide with a fallen tree in Berlin and triggering more than 120 fire brigade callouts in Dessau-Roßlau alone.
