Serena Williams fuels Wimbledon speculation as she adds second tournament to her comeback schedule Serena Williams announced her return to professional tennis earlier this week The Independent UK · Jun 5
‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a community The Guardian - UK · Jun 5
Online Nazi party records shatter family myths — Was grandpa a Nazi? BERLIN — Many German families have faced the uncomfortable question: What did grandpa do during the war? Now, the answer may be just a few clicks away -- but it may not be what they wanted to hear. Bangkok Post · Jun 5
Paris and Berlin push 'gradual integration' plan into EU ahead of Balkans summit Merz and Macron pitch "building blocks" approach to EU enlargement to revitalise accession talks, ahead of this week's Western Balkans summit. Euronews · Jun 4
‘Embarrassing’: pressure on Merz after Germany’s failure to win UN security council seat Criticism comes from across political spectrum after blow to Friedrich Merz’s government The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
Sudan peace: the shadow of the al-Bashir regime looms over talks Three years into the civil war in Sudan that began on 15 April 2023, a coalition of civilian, political and armed factions has launched a new peace initiative. The Conversation · Jun 4
"I and everybody else were old farts in her opinion." Roger Waters on the night Sinéad O'Connor sang her spellbinding version of Pink Floyd's Mother To mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roger Waters invited a stellar cast to Berlin for a restaging of Pink Floyd's The Wall - including The Scorpions, Joni Mitchell and Sinéad O'Connor Louder · Jun 4
UN Security Council defeat raises questions about Germany's global standing Germany failed to get the 127 votes required for a seat on the UN Security Council. For Euronews, Alexander Wolf explains why. Euronews · Jun 4
What Germany expects from Hungary now: Magyar visits Merz Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar is paying his first official visit to Berlin. Germany will discuss Hungary's new role in the EU, expecting Budapest to not cause political headaches. Euronews · Jun 2
Newsletter: A historic, hardline shift in EU migration policy Also in this newsletter: Denmark's Mette Frederiksen holds on, Magyar sets off to Berlin and Paris, and former Lebanese deputy PM speaks live to Europe Today. Euronews · Jun 2
TEN:Serena Williams agrees Queens return, maybe Berlin also Having confirmed she will be making a comeback at Queens, Serena Williams may also play in Berlin later this month, according to sources. AAP · Jun 1
Seven-time Australian Open champion returning to tennis Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. AAP · Jun 1
"You haven't lived until you've burned a condom. They go up quite well." Beatles icon Sir Paul McCartney recalls cinema stunt that saw him deported from Germany McCartney and drummer Pete Best were arrested after setting fire to a condom at a Berlin cinema Louder · May 31
Asian tiger mosquito spreads as far as Berlin: how dangerous is it? Just a few millimetres long, the Asian tiger mosquito is spreading steadily across Germany. As a potential carrier of dengue and chikungunya, it is worrying health authorities. How can you protect yourself? Euronews · May 31
The Guardian - UK · May 31 Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputes
The Economic Times · May 28 Gracie Abrams announces massive ‘The Look At My Life’ tour: Check full schedule and ticket details Gracie Abrams has announced her expansive “The Look At My Life” Tour, a 64-date global arena run scheduled from December 2026 through May 2027. The tour will take the singer-songwriter across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, including multiple-night performances in cities such as Los Angeles, Brooklyn, London,…
The Economic Times · May 28 Global Stocks: Europe's E6 states seek common position on capital market supervision The ministers of Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands are meeting in Berlin on Thursday to discuss how to advance the capital markets union.
Euronews · May 28 Germany and Netherlands to set up NATO command centre in Baltics, Berlin says The joint German-Dutch command centre known as 1GNC will "assume a command role on NATO's eastern flank, specifically in the region Estonia and Latvia" in coming months.
The Guardian - UK · May 28 Whisper it: becoming a mum can make you a more productive writer Before having children, I had endless days to think about writing. Now, half an hour can suddenly become a window of creativity, says Tania Roettger, a journalist based in Berlin
T3 · May 28 Peak Performance’s latest collaboration makes Arc’teryx look almost sensible The Scandinavian outdoor brand teamed up with Berlin-based artist Ruohan Wang for a playful SS26 capsule
The Guardian - UK · May 28 ‘We’re waiting for the plan to find us’: Mouse on Mars on working with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and 30 years of oblique adventures in sound The German duo are returning with the results of their whirlwind session with the late dub legend, best heard in a ‘spatial audio’ installation. They explain why such an unexpected move is par for their artistic course
The Guardian - UK · May 27 Germany’s most wanted woman jailed after three decades evading police Former Red Army Faction militant Daniela Klette sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies after dissolution of terrorist network
Euronews · May 27 German far-left militant Daniela Klette jailed for 13 years for robberies Klette was part of a trio, along with fellow gang members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, active as part of the RAF's "third generation" in the 1980s and 1990s.
AAP · May 27 German left-wing militant jailed after years in hiding A former leftist radical wanted over a string of armed robberies has been jailed in Germany after hiding in plain sight for almost 30 years in Berlin.
The Independent UK · May 27 Berlin police arrest man suspected of being an accomplice to Holocaust Memorial stabbing An alleged accomplice of a man who was convicted of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial last year has been arrested in the German capital