German Catholic Church consecrates first bishop from India
Religious brother Joshy George Pottackal, born in India, is to become the first auxiliary bishop of non-European heritage. The diversity of ...Read More
Germany's Climate Protection measures are barely on target
Germany has managed to meet its climate target for 2025. But only just. Environment Minister Schneider is calling for greater efforts, yet t...Read More
Germany news: CDU leads in Hesse vote — partial results
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU is set to remain the strongest party at the local level in the central state of Hesse. source https://...Read More
The BKA — 'Germany's FBI' — turns 75
Founded in 1951, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was dominated for decades by men with Nazi pasts. Today, the BKA is a central pill...Read More
Belarus' Kolesnikova receives Charlemagne Prize in Germany
Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova was awarded the Aachen-based prize in 2022 in absentia. She has now collected it after having...Read More
Celebrated philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies aged 96
One of Germany's greatest postwar intellectuals, he continuously argued for a robust and inclusive democracy. His passing marks the end ...Read More
White hydrogen: The hidden gas that could transform energy
Trillions of tons of hydrogen lie in Earth's crust. Can a Bavarian geologist unlock this clean and cheap energy source? source https:/...Read More
Germany's Greens: More than leftist, woke ecologists?
Cem Özdemir won the election in Baden-Württemberg partly by abandoning many of his Green Party's core issues. His party is still debatin...Read More
Germany's Merz says easing of Russia sanctions is 'wrong'
The German chancellor has said a US decision to temporarily allow the sale of sanctioned Russian oil is flawed. Friedrich Merz said the timi...Read More
Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis': The future is now
Lang's classic 1927 silent film, which was set in 2026, predicted a world that now looks eerily familiar, with a robot hinting at the fu...Read More
AI: Could Germany adopt Anthropic?
After Donald Trump ordered the US government to cancel all contracts with Anthropic, a German politician has said Germany should offer to br...Read More
Germany: 7-year-old flashes €5,000 cash at Osnabrück school
The youngster found a cash-filled envelope at home that his parents had withdrawn to buy a car, but not before he took it to class for an ex...Read More
'Elon Musk Unveiled: The Tesla Experiment': When unchecked ambition costs lives
A documentary explores how Tesla drivers serve as unpaid beta testers of the company's self-driving cars, while Elon Musk focuses on his...Read More
Germany news: Lufthansa pilots stage another strike
A two-day strike by Lufthansa pilots is expected to lead to many cancellations. The German chancellor is visiting Norway, a key energy suppl...Read More
Germany debates return to nuclear energy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in favor of a proposal to build new nuclear power plants in the EU. German German Chan...Read More
Germany news: Pilots at Lufthansa to stage two-day strike
Lufthansa pilots have called a two-day strike amid a dispute over pension payments. Meanwhile, Volkswagen says it plans to cut 50,000 jobs b...Read More
Discrimination is a widespread phenomenon in Germany
At the supermarket, when looking for a flat, at work: millions of people in Germany are victims of discrimination. A new study reveals just ...Read More
Volkswagen Group profits take big hit on Porsche shift
Strategic readjustment at Porsche, as well as dwindling sales in both main export markets, the US and China took a big bite out of VW's ...Read More
Germany news: Parties prepare for key state coalition talks
The Greens have emerged as the narrow winners in the Baden-Württemberg state election. All the reactions following the key state vote plus o...Read More
Germany: Chancellor Merz downplays a state election defeat
The Green party scored a surprise win at the state election in Baden-Württemberg. The results came as a blow to the conservative CDU and the...Read More
Cem Özdemir, first German state premier with Turkish roots
Cem Özdemir is set to become the first politician with Turkish roots to lead a German federal state. His Green Party won elections in the we...Read More
EMBARGOED: Germany: Who is Cem Özdemir?
Cem Özdemir is set to become the first politician with Turkish roots to lead a German federal state. His Green Party won elections in the we...Read More
Energy bottleneck in Middle East is damaging German economy
Expensive energy, rising prices and disrupted supply chains are all bad news for economic growth. The German government is alarmed by events...Read More
Germany: The Iran war is hurting the German economy
Expensive energy, rising prices and disrupted supply chains are all bad news for economic growth. The German government is alarmed by events...Read More
Germany news: State election set to test Merz's popularity
Chancellor Merz's CDU is neck-and-neck with the Greens ahead of elections in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday. Plus, one in four German house...Read More
German state election set to have far-reaching consequences
Baden-Württemberg will go to the polls this Sunday, in the first of five German state elections this year. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is hopi...Read More
F1's Laura Müller continuing to blaze a trail for women
Laura Müller is Formula 1's first female race engineer, taking crucial decisions for Haas driver Esteban Ocon. On International Women...Read More
Germany: Majority opposes war on Iran
Following the start of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Germans feel threatened by the global situation and are very concerned about events i...Read More
German high school students protest against military service
Tens of thousands of high school students took to the streets of cities all over the country to protest against the reintroduction of milita...Read More
Tricia Tuttle to remain Berlinale head — with new code of conduct
Facing political backlash following Pro-Palestinian speeches during the festival's closing gala, Tuttle received widespread support from...Read More
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