Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has categorically denied that Kyiv ordered or participated in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, pushing back against a deepening German investigation that…
Two German climbers have died in separate falls within two days in the Austrian state of Tyrol, prompting a police investigation into equipment and possible human error. A 19-year-old man from Hamburg…
Hundreds of asylum seekers rescued in recent days off the coast of Crete are being transferred to reception centres on the Aegean islands of Lesbos and Samos, the Greek migration ministry said Sunday.…
Italian authorities have ordered a 45-day administrative detention and a €7,500 fine for the Sea Watch 5 after the rescue vessel docked in Naples, accusing the German NGO of failing to cooperate with…
Norway will maintain its support for Ukraine at a record $9 billion in 2027, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced on Sunday, matching this year's level as Kyiv seeks to shore up allies amid a rep…
A sharp bout of summer heat is set to grip southern Europe this week, with temperatures climbing to 35°C across Rome and the interiors of Sicily and Sardinia on Sunday before a brief spell of alpine t…
Two people were seriously injured on Saturday when a car ploughed through an outdoor restaurant area and slammed into a building in the old town of Bamberg, Bavaria. The vehicle smashed through a rail…
A 22-year-old German woman was arrested on suspicion of homicide after a passerby discovered the body of a 60-year-old woman in a park in the Poppenbüttel district of Hamburg early Saturday. The victi…
Berlin homicide detectives have issued a public appeal for witnesses after the body of a 46-year-old woman was discovered in bushes near the Zeiss Grossplanetarium in the Prenzlauer Berg district on F…
Alternative for Germany co-leader Tino Chrupalla has dismissed human-caused climate change as marginal and called for the abolition of postal voting, alleging manipulation risks in nursing homes, as h…
Two Berlin senate administrations have been reconnected to the state network after a cyberattack that isolated them on 14 August. The departments for urban development, building and housing, and for m…
Eight Muslim-majority countries have condemned Israel's E1 settlement policies in a joint statement, calling the plan a "dangerous escalation," after Israel opened tenders for roughly 1,200 homes in t…
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha reclaimed the men's half marathon world record on Sunday, running 56 minutes 51 seconds at a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires. The 29-year-old shaved 29 seconds off…
Italy will not accept asylum seekers returned from Germany for as long as German aid groups operate rescue ships in the Mediterranean, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini declared over the weekend, d…
The German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund continues to receive death threats and abusive messages roughly four months after the recovery of humpback whale Timmy, a spokesperson said. The harassment…
German Health Minister Carsten Linnemann has moved to scrap planned cuts to pension entitlements for relatives who provide care at home, reversing a proposal drafted by his predecessor Nina Warken tha…
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) holds a commanding lead of roughly 41 percent in polling ahead of Saxony-Anhalt's state election on September 6, raising the prospect that the party could govern alon…
Borussia Mönchengladbach and FSV Mainz 05 cruised to emphatic victories in Saturday's German Cup first round, while 1. FC Union Berlin needed a sterner test to progress. Gladbach dispatched Oberliga s…
The TCS Sydney Marathon has issued an apology after its finisher medal was found to depict Munich's Allianz Arena instead of the city's own Allianz Stadium, a blunder confirmed just days before the ra…
Germany’s EVG rail union has threatened nationwide strikes in regional passenger services from January unless lawmakers pass legislation this year toughening penalties for assaults on train staff. Uni…
Harry Kane has been voted Germany's footballer of the year after scoring 61 goals in 51 competitive matches last season and winning the European Golden Shoe. The Bayern Munich striker received 272 vot…
Germany's public broadcaster ZDF staged its first-ever Christmas edition of the long-running Sunday show "Fernsehgarten" on Aug. 23, 2026, trading summer programming for artificial snow, live reindeer…
Greece's West Nile virus death toll has reached 13 after four additional fatalities were recorded, with confirmed cases climbing to 157 across 45 municipalities in five regions. The National Public He…
A 52-year-old traveller was hospitalised after being stung by a venomous scorpion that had concealed itself inside her jacket at Düsseldorf Airport on Friday. The woman complained of pain at the sting…
Seventeen executives from major German companies including Siemens, Audi, BMW, Porsche and ZF have signed an open letter demanding rapid social security reforms, urging Chancellor Friedrich Merz to ho…
Exceptional heatwaves across Europe have driven more than 30,000 excess deaths in recent months, provisional data shows, with the continent enduring repeated spells of extreme temperatures and drought…
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and counterparts from five European nations have launched a joint push for an EU-wide framework to tax windfall profits, directing a letter to Ireland's finance…
SC Magdeburg claimed the German handball Supercup with a 38-31 victory over Füchse Berlin on Friday, ending a 25-year wait for the trophy. The win in Munich gave head coach Bennet Wiegert his first Su…
Rhine River water levels have climbed enough for several passenger ferries to resume operations after weeks of suspension, though cargo shipping remains severely constrained following record lows. The…
Around 3,000 people marched in Magdeburg's Christopher Street Day parade on Saturday, rallying under the motto "Choose Love" two weeks before Saxony-Anhalt holds its state election. Police reported no…