Man is seriously injured in attack at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, police say Berlin police say a man has been seriously injured by an unknown perpetrator at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025
Man Badly Wounded In Assault At Berlin's Holocaust Memorial: Police German police said on Friday that a man was badly wounded in a possible stabbing at central Berlin's Holocaust memorial near the US embassy with the attacker still at large. International Business Times · Feb 21, 2025
Knife attack outside Berlin Holocaust memorial leaves one injured Suspect arrested after assault on Spanish tourist two days before watershed national election The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025
Uncertainty grows among refugees and migrants as Germany heads to the polls Rights groups say migrants and refugees live in an atmosphere of fear amid a far-right resurgence. Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2025
Debt brake: How this fiscal rule could shape Germany’s election This mechanism, which has been blamed for a lack of investment, has emerged as an important election issue. Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2025
Chris Imler: The Internet Will Break My Heart review – underground pop exploring the stickiest bits of the web Musing on topics as varied as porn, cute animals, war and weed, the Berlin artist’s latest release is as seductive and disorientating as a late-night internet rabbit hole The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Germany’s pivotal election: rising AfD, struggling left, and Europe’s uncertain future On Sunday, Germans will vote in an election that could shape both their country’s future and that of the European Union. While the hard-right AfD gains support, centrist and left-leaning parties struggle to tackle key issues such as immigration, inflation, and whether to back US President Donald Trump’s efforts to… Radio France Internationale · Feb 20, 2025
Heated Immigration Debate Complicates Germany's Search For Workers Hospital manager Kathrin Leffler says she worries Germany's tense pre-election debate on immigration will make it harder to recruit enough skilled workers from abroad to fill a growing labour shortage. International Business Times · Feb 20, 2025
Wednesday briefing: From Berlin to Helsinki – and even in London - barriers excluding the far right are disintegrating In today’s newsletter: Mainstream political parties are struggling to maintain traditional political boundaries – and have few alternative solutions available The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025
Navalny's Widow Seeks To Rally Divided Russian Opposition Alexei Navalny's widow received a standing ovation as she spoke in a packed church in Berlin Sunday on the anniversary of the Russian opposition leader's death behind bars. International Business Times · Feb 17, 2025
Germany's Far-right AfD Basks In Spotlight Of Musk Support All other German parties see the far-right AfD as a threat to democracy, but the anti-immigration party has a powerful friend abroad: Elon Musk, the loudhailer voice of Team Trump. International Business Times · Feb 16, 2025
“She Looks Like His Mom”: Timothée Chalamet And Kylie Jenner Turn Heads At Valentine’s Day Red Carpet Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner shared a kiss in Berlin, Germany on Valentine's Day. The post “She Looks Like His Mom”: Timothée Chalamet And Kylie Jenner Turn Heads At Valentine’s Day Red Carpet first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Feb 15, 2025
Dreams left Berlin audiences reeling – but this Jessica Chastain drama is too overwrought to sour 3/5 Michel Franco’s film chronicles the blistering affair between a wealthy American woman and a Mexican immigrant dancer – but could have used a bit more nuance The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025
Jessica Chastain Tackles US-Mexico Politics In New Film 'Dreams' Academy Award-winning US actor Jessica Chastain on Saturday said her latest movie, about a Mexican ballet dancer who longs to move to the US, was "undeniably political" as it premiered at the Berlin film festival. International Business Times · Feb 15, 2025
International Business Times · Feb 15, 2025 German Election Favourite Merz Sets Out Foreign Policy Plans Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign policy vision at the Munich Security Conference.
International Business Times · Feb 14, 2025 Vance, Germany Lock Horns Over Far Right US Vice-President JD Vance Friday urged Germany's mainstream political parties to drop resistance to cooperating with the far right, hours after Berlin rejected American "meddling" ahead of its election.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025 Tilda Swinton decries ‘internationally enabled mass murder’ at Berlin film festival Actor speaks out against ‘the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments’ as she picks up a Golden Bear award for lifetime achievement
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025 The 75th Berlin Film Festival kicks off with 'The Light' shining on politics The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s “The Light.”
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025 Duke tells of ‘grief we feel in our hearts’ on anniversary of Dresden bombing The Duke of Kent, the late Queen’s cousin, represented the King in Germany and took part in a human chain around the old town in remembrance.
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025 London breeds more unicorns than Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam combined says new report Capital is fifth placed in global league table behind only San Francisco, New York, Shanghai and Beijing
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025 ‘The far right wants us to play by their rules’: Can German Greens survive ‘witch-hunt’? As AfD says Germany is in grip of ‘eco-dictatorship’, Green party tones down mention of climate action
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 Robert F Kennedy Jr has mass appeal despite his extreme ideas. This theory explains why In just a few years, Kennedy and his dangerously popular ‘diagonalist’ politics have gone from the fringes of the web to, perhaps, the White House, says Darren Loucaides, a writer based in Barcelona and London
International Business Times · Feb 10, 2025 Berlin Film Festival To Try To Keep Politics At Bay The Berlin Film Festival, which begins this week, is set for a challenge faced by the entire Western arts industry: how to stop politics from taking over the conversation.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025 Moses Yoofee Trio: MYT review – brilliantly explosive jazz The Berlin-based threesome’s groove-heavy debut is all too short
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025 Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – an object lesson in hollow hipsterism An expat couple carefully curate their lives through plants and Radiohead LPs in this deliciously pessimistic chronicle of gentrifying Berlin