Strike to block all flights at Berlin airport

03/16/2026March 16, 2026 Germany’s ruling coalition to face several election tests in 2026 The first of five state elections this year has already taken place in Baden-Württemberg, where Chancellor Merz’s CDU lost... Read more »

Germany’s Climate Protection measures are barely on target

For many years, Germany was considered a pioneer in climate protection. Every German government presented an ambitious agenda to slash CO2 emissions at international climate conferences, and the country succeeded in reducing... Read more »

Dresdner Sportlerinnen und Sportler des Jahres 2025 ausgezeichnet

Große Bühne für den Dresdner Sport: Bei der Gala des Dresdner Sports im Internationalen Congress Center Dresden am Sonnabend, 14. März 2026, zeichneten Oberbürgermeister Dirk Hilbert und StadtSportBund-Präsident Lars-Detlef Kluger die erfolgreichsten... Read more »

Germany consecrates first bishop of Indian heritage

He himself calls it a ‘strong signal:’ A man with non‑European roots serving as a Catholic bishop in Germany. This Sunday, the Carmelite Father Joshy Pottackal, originally from India, is to be consecrated... Read more »

Instagram accounts trivialize the Holocaust

Numerous accounts on the social media platform Instagram have been publishing glorifying photos of the Wehrmacht and SS officers from the period of National Socialism (NS) under Adolf Hitler. The accompanying texts... Read more »

Celebrated philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies aged 96

Jürgen Habermas, world-renowned German philosopher and sociologist, has died in the town of Starnberg near Munich, where he has lived since 1971, the Suhrkamp publishing house said. One of the most influential thinkers... Read more »

More than leftist, woke ecologists?

The narrow victory in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg on March 8 was a liberation for the battered ecologist Green Party. With around 180,000 members, the German Greens are one of the biggest... Read more »

AI: Could Germany adopt Anthropic?

The US government’s decision to banish AI giant Anthropic from its entire supply chain has handed Germany and Europe a “once-in-a-lifetime chance,” according to a politician from the center-left Social Democratic Party... Read more »

The hidden gas that could transform energy

Deep in a forest in the German state of Bavaria, Jürgen Grötsch fights his way through low-hanging branches. He is heading for a secret location hiding a bounty worth millions. If tapped successfully, it... Read more »

Internationale Wochen gegen Rassismus starten

Die Landeshauptstadt Dresden beteiligt sich von Montag, 16. März, bis Montag, 6. April 2026, an den Internationalen Wochen gegen Rassismus. Damit setzt sie ein Zeichen für ein respektvolles und friedliches Miteinander sowie... Read more »