The Latest Breaking News from Hamburg

Hamburg stabbing: All 18 people injured now in a stable condition

Reports say 18 people were injured during the Hamburg train station attack

The Independent UK · May 24, 2025

German Woman Arrested After 17 Stabbed At Hamburg Station

German police on Friday said they had arrested a woman after at least 17 people were injured in a knife attack at the main station in the northern city of Hamburg.

International Business Times · May 23, 2025

Woman arrested after 17 people injured in train station knife attack in Hamburg

Police arrested a 39-year-old woman, who they believe acted alone

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Hamburg Ballet dancers accuse artistic director of creating ‘toxic environment’ – reports

More than half of troupe’s dancers write to minister criticising Demis Volpi and five soloists resign

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025

Europe’s last mall? Hamburg marks the end of an era as Westfield looks to Saudi Arabia for its next retail boom

A vast new mall in Hamburg—but with Europe’s retail space nearly maxed out, the Westfield brand is shifting focus to Saudi Arabia.

Fortune · May 14, 2025

Amazon’s new robot has a sense of touch, but it’s not here to replace humans

Amazon has just unveiled its newest warehouse robot called Vulcan, which has a “sense of touch”. Designed to gently stow items using pressure-sensitive gripping and artificial intelligence (AI), Vulcan is now being tested in two Amazon facilities, in Spokane, Washington state, US, and Hamburg, Germany.

The Conversation · May 13, 2025

How a reading group helped young German students defy the Nazis and find their faith

For three weeks in April 2025, my “Theology of Christian Martyrdom” class studied how a group of German students and professors from Munich and Hamburg formed a resistance movement from 1942 to 1943 known as the “White Rose.” These individuals defied Nazi tyranny, they were imprisoned, and many were executed.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2025

Cocaine, corruption and bribes: the German port under siege by Europe’s criminal drug gangs

After seizure in Hamburg of 16 tonnes of high-purity powder, state attorney is accused of being on payroll of gang he was supposed to be prosecuting

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025

Bestselling German novelist Alexandra Fröhlich found dead on houseboat in Hamburg

Police say she was shot

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Bestselling German novelist found killed on Hamburg houseboat

Police launch murder inquiry after Alexandra Fröhlich is found dead on her boat on the Elbe

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025