The Latest Breaking News from Berlin

Berlin’s Watergate nightclub will close with New Year’s Eve last dance

Upmarket Kreuzberg club blames economic pressures, a pandemic hangover and Berlin’s dated image as factors leading to end of 22-year party

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

Germany's Scholz Disappointed By Delay To Intel Chip Plant

Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disappointment Tuesday after US semiconductor giant Intel delayed plans to build a mega chip-making plant in Germany which had been championed by Berlin.

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024

Coal Phase-out Fuels Far Right In Rural Eastern Germany

White clouds still billow from the cooling towers of a coal plant near Spremberg in Germany's ex-communist east but the end is in sight as Berlin phases out the dirty fossil fuel.

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024

Doner touch our kebabs: the evolution of Australia’s unique ‘meal in a wrap’

Local variations of a classic reveal much about the Turkish diaspora – but one man is determined to prove the ‘Sydney-style’ kebab is the best

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2024

Germany sails two warships through Taiwan Strait for the first time in two decades

Germany has sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait in its first transit of the disputed waters in more than two decades, as Berlin seeks to increase its defense engagement in the Asia-Pacific region

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024

‘The main issue was always the hijab’: the Iranian directors arrested for their gentle septuagenarian comedy

Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, makers of My Favourite Cake, received an ovation at the Berlin film festival while under house arrest in Tehran. They speak about the struggle of creating art under a dictatorship

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

Exiled Russian Dissidents In Germany Get Rare Boost From Freed Activists

Not long after Russian dissident Ilya Yashin was freed in a major prisoner swap with the West, he received a hero's welcome in Berlin, a growing centre for exiled Russian activists.

International Business Times · Sep 13, 2024

The Dell XPS 13 Lunar Lake may steal the battery life crown from... the Dell XPS 13

Dell announced a new XPS 13 at IFA Berlin last week, powered by the new Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" processors and its touting a wild 26-hour battery life.

Laptop · Sep 11, 2024

Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 has me rethinking my stance on 2-in-1 laptops

Despite two major chip launches this year, only a handful of laptops were fully debuted at IFA Berlin. Thankfully, Samsung came in hot with the new Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360.

Laptop · Sep 10, 2024

‘Swamp’ talk won’t turn the tide against fascism in Germany

Letters: Anna Güttel is insulted by Fatma Aydemir’s view of life outside Berlin, Richard Grange says immigrants are part of the country’s narrative, and Steve Bourne speaks up for die Liberale Demokraten

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024