
German historian Karl Schlögel, an expert on Russia and Ukraine, is the winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for 2025. On Tuesday, it was announced that one of... Read more »

Emergency services were met with a scene of destruction. On Sunday evening, the grey-yellow cars of a regional train had derailed and crashed into each other near Riedlingen in southwestern Germany. It soon became clear... Read more »

Ahead of Canada’s elections in May, “axe the tax” became one of the rallying cries against a consumer levy on CO2 emissions that conservatives said was “driving up” gas and heating prices... Read more »

Berlin’s new Pop Mart store, the first in Germany, drew massive crowds during its opening weekend. The mania was fueled by celebrity Labubu collectors such as Blackpink’s Lisa, Rihanna, Dua Lipa and David Beckham. Hot on the heels... Read more »

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Auswahl der Anbieter Die Landeshauptstadt Dresden hatte im Mai 2025 zur Interessensbekundung für den Betrieb von Bikesharing und E-Scooter-Sharing im Stadtgebiet Dresden aufgerufen und nun mehreren Anbietern Genehmigungen dafür erteilt. Für das... Read more »

1. From provincial festival to international affair The Wacken Open Air festival, also known as W:O:A, began in 1990 as a small festival with just 800 rock fans and a few local... Read more »

“Building and housing is the social issue of our time,” Germany’s new Construction and Housing Minister Verena Hubertz told public broadcaster ARD in May when she announced her plan to help ease... Read more »

A summer trip the North Sea island of Föhr is a brilliant idea, I thought. I can switch off my news feeds and forget all about wars, about Donald Trump, far-right populism and... Read more »

Three years ago, Felix Wunnike realized he had struck a chord with young people. Whenever the business psychology graduate posts videos on his TikTok account about “finding friends,” his followers respond immediately.... Read more »