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- Oct 9
SPD, Linke and Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern agree to start coalition talks
Negotiators recommended coalition talks on Friday, nearly three weeks after the 20 September state election in which the AfD came first with 38.2% of the vote.
- Oct 8
Psychiatric expert finds Gina H. fully criminally responsible in Fabian murder trial
Forensic psychiatrist Peter Keiper told the Rostock regional court that the 30-year-old defendant can recognise the wrongfulness of her actions and control them, despite a borderline personality disorder and an IQ of 76.
- Oct 8
Germany opens first Nord Stream sabotage trial as Ukrainian officer faces war crime charges
Serhii K., a former Ukrainian army captain, will stand trial on 14 October 2026 at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg over the September 2022 pipeline bombings.
- Oct 2
German police seize 33,000 neo-Nazi recordings in multi-state and cross-border raids
Raids involving over 390 officers across nine German states and four European countries targeted a right-wing extremist ring suspected of distributing neo-Nazi music and holding €2 million in assets.
- Sep 24
Macadamia Harvest Concludes in Australia as Industry Reflects on Native Heritage and Health Benefits
Australia's macadamia harvest wrapped up in late September across Queensland orchards, drawing focus to the native crop's botanical origins dating to 1857 and its nutritional profile.
- Sep 20
AfD leads SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election as CDU drops near 5% threshold
Initial projections from the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election place the AfD slightly ahead of the SPD at 37% to 38%, while the CDU falls to approximately 5%.
- Sep 20
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern holds state election with 1.3 million eligible voters
Around 1.3 million eligible voters in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are called to elect a new state parliament, with polling stations open from 8:00 to 18:00.
- Sep 10
Gina H. questioned for six hours in Rostock trial over murder of eight-year-old Fabian
Presiding Judge Holger Schütt questioned defendant Gina H. for nearly six hours at Rostock Regional Court over contradictions regarding her movements and internet searches following the October 2025 killing of eight-year-old Fabian.
- Aug 27
Schwarz Group plans 5.6 billion euro data center in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Lidl owner will build a 240-megawatt computing facility in Dummerstorf near Rostock, powered by Baltic wind energy and connected by 2027.
- Aug 24
Gina H. rejects murder charges and explains car blood traces in trial over eight-year-old Fabian
Gina H., 30, delivered a 95-page statement at Rostock Regional Court denying she killed eight-year-old Fabian in October 2025 and explaining blood found in her vehicle.
- Aug 22
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern recruits thousands of volunteer poll workers for September election
Municipalities across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are finalizing volunteer rosters to fill thousands of polling station posts ahead of the state election on 20 September 2026.
- Aug 22
Persistent summer drought delays autumn mushroom season across northern Germany
Mycologists report that weeks of high temperatures and minimal rainfall have halted fungal growth in Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, pushing the primary harvest into late autumn.
- Aug 21
Dzenan Pejcinovic scores hat-trick on debut as VfB Stuttgart defeat Hansa Rostock 4-0 in DFB-Pokal
VfB Stuttgart advanced to the second round of the DFB-Pokal on Friday with a 4-0 away win against third-tier FC Hansa Rostock, led by three goals from 25 million euro summer signing Dzenan Pejcinovic.
- 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
Toxin-forming blue-green algae confirmed in Baltic Sea off Rostock
Rostock's health office has confirmed toxin-forming cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea near Warnemünde, warning swimmers to avoid discoloured water while stopping short of a swimming ban.
- Aug 7
Fabian murder trial resumes in Rostock: sister testifies, BKA analysis finds defendant egocentric
The murder trial over 8-year-old Fabian from Güstrow resumed at Rostock Regional Court on August 6 after a four-week pause, with the defendant's sister testifying and a BKA communication analysis portraying Gina H. as egocentric and lacking empathy.
- Jul 31
Severe thunderstorms batter Germany: two teens seriously injured by falling tree, multiple water rescues
Severe thunderstorms swept across Germany on Thursday, toppling trees and triggering water rescues. Two teenagers were seriously injured by a falling branch at Möhnesee in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- 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 25
Record 39.6°C heatwave drives AC demand in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with installation waits of up to six weeks
Following a record-smashing heatwave that saw Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, hit 39.6°C on 27 June, regional craftsmen report a sharp increase in requests for air conditioning systems, with installation wait times now extending to six weeks.
- Jul 9
German couple sentenced to prison for years-long cemetery bronze thefts
A Berlin court handed down multi-year prison terms to a couple from Demmin who stole bronze artworks from cemeteries and parks over several years, with a third man receiving a suspended sentence for handling the stolen goods.
