The Latest Breaking News from Germany

Faster rails, same last mile: where money still gets stuck on its way to Lagos

A payment instruction leaving Germany for Nigeria moves in seconds. The money behind it can take three days, and most of the delay sits in the final leg, after value has already crossed the border.

inkl · Aug 27

Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport

Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport and doctors are asked to look out for symptoms of disease

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

The Apollo missions brought us rechargeable hearing-aid batteries and quakeproof buildings. The European defense industry is now looking for its own "NASA moment"

Defense spending is resurrecting an engineering and manufacturing base many believed had gone forever, with the U.K., France and Germany home to world-leading defense companies.

Fortune · Aug 27

New direct flights connecting Scotland and Germany announced

TWO new direct routes connecting Scotland with Germany are set to launch next year.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27

Trump’s Education Department deletes post that compares his administration to Nazi Germany

DOE misinterprets ‘tiger’ quote from Oscar-winning 2017 film ‘Darkest Hour,’ forcing it to delete social media clip after backlash

The Independent UK · Aug 27

A 13th-century cellar in Germany looked ordinary until archaeologists discovered its ceiling was built from a medieval ship

Archaeologists studying a 13th-century cellar in Constance, Germany, have discovered that its ceiling was made using at least 19 planks from a medieval flat-bottomed cargo ship. The remarkably preserved timber could offer new clues about shipbuilding and lake transport around Lake Constance more than 780 years ago.

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Gamescom: Germany is Europe’s largest video game market

Gamescom in Cologne is the world's biggest fair for computer and video games. In 2026, it set a record for exhibitors and was visited by the German president and leading politicians.

Euronews · Aug 27

Sabastian Sawe ruled out of next sub-two attempt at Berlin Marathon with injury

Sawe had been due to defend his title in Germany in September

The Independent UK · Aug 27

EU GDP shares: Which countries are rising and which are falling?

The share of each EU country in the bloc’s total GDP changes over time. Euronews Business looks at how these shares have evolved over the past 20 years.

Euronews · Aug 27

Which EU countries invest more in maritime defence and why?

Europe's naval rearmament is rising. Which countries drive the maritime defence boom and why the map may be misleading.

Euronews · Aug 27