The Latest Breaking News from Cologne

Private jet crashes in Baltic Sea near Latvia as rescue mission launched

Air traffic reportedly lost contact with the jet, which was bound for Cologne, but continued north before losing altitude

Manchester Evening News · Sep 4, 2022

Russian diaspora in Germany holds rare rally against sanctions

Some 2,000 mostly Russian-speaking protesters marched in the western city of Cologne on Sunday to demand Germany stop supporting Ukraine and drop sanctions it imposed after Moscow invaded its neighbour earlier this year.

Reuters · Sep 4, 2022

From the logo and between the legs, Luka Doncic ‘put on a show’ in Slovenia’s latest win

COLOGNE, Germany — Luka Doncic didn’t play his typical stretch of minutes Saturday in the Slovenian national team’s 103-88 win over Hungary in the EuroBasket group stage.

Tribune News Service · Sep 3, 2022

Examining Luka Doncic’s potential to overtake Dirk Nowitzki as European basketball’s GOAT

COLOGNE, Germany — Luka Doncic isn’t often considered the opening act for a grander, more prominent show to follow.

Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022

Pushing Buttons: What to expect from the world’s biggest games convention

It doesn’t have the pizzazz of E3, but Gamescom in Cologne is a great place to check out the titles you’ll be reading about in future newsletters

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022

Houshang Ebtehaj, prominent Iranian poet, dies at 94

Houshang Ebtehaj, a distinguished Iranian poet whose small but influential body of work made him a major figure in his own country and in world literature, has died in Cologne, Germany

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

The best summer scents (to spritz even if you’re not going on holiday)

Zesty, delicious and sophisticated — Melanie McDonagh presents the season’s hottest colognes

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2022

Pensioners heading to France for summer holiday brand Dover travel chaos 'a disaster'

Pensioners Paul and Wendy Nicholas, from Brockenhurst, Hants, were heading to Cologne, France, to join a Saga river cruise. They said 150 people were due to join the seven-night cruise

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022

Cologne's Pride parade draws upwards of 1 million in Germany

Around 1 million people have turned out for the Pride parade in the western German city of Cologne either to participate or to watch the colorful festivities

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

'A dear friend': Syrian carves model of Cologne cathedral

When Syrian refugee Fadel Alkhudr arrived in Germany in 2015, the first thing he saw when he stepped out of the train in Cologne was the city’s majestic cathedral

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022