German airports, rail suffer disruptions due to winter weather
Winter weather with snowfall, sleet and freezing rain caused disruption to air and rail transport in large parts of southern Germany on Sunday. Frankfurt, Germany's busiest airport, saw…
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Situation eases after IT glitch causes delays at German airports
The patience of many passengers at German airports was tested when a technical failure paralysed the automatic border check systems at major airports nationwide for several hours on Friday…
German Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Syria to meet new leaders
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is travelling to the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday on an unannounced visit, is setting conditions for Syria's new de facto rulers for a…
German LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven to maintain deliveries in 2025
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern German port of Wilhelmshaven is set to keep supplying Germany with gas in the first quarter of 2025, its operator said on Saturday.…
German rail operator records around 4.9m passengers over Christmas
Around 4.9 million passengers travelled on long-distance trains in Germany over the Christmas holidays, the country's national rail operator Deutsche Bahn told dpa on Friday. This was 8%…
Man causes alarm in German city centre with plastic gun
With Germany on edge after the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, a man with a gun caused alarm in the northern city of Hamelin on Tuesday. The 23-year-old man was reportedly…
German police contacted suspect weeks before Christmas market attack
The alleged perpetrator of the deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market last week in Germany had been contacted by police just weeks before the incident, authorities said on Monday,…
Taleb A: Saudi Arabian Doctor Who Crashed Into German Christian Market Killing Four Is Anti-Islamist Who Fled His Country in 2016
The Saudi Arabian doctor arrested for the horrific and deadly car attack at a Christmas market in Germany has been identified as an anti-Islam activist, according to reports. The man,…
What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germany on Saturday was still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg. Identified by local media as…
UN offers condolences after car smashes into German Christmas market
The United Nations has expressed shock after a man drove a car into a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday. "We are shocked by the news of the attack today in…
Chicago police to increase surveillance at Christkindlmarket after German market attack
The Brief Chicago Police are closely monitoring the Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza after a deadly attack at a German Christmas market, though no threats have been reported. A car attack…
Medics treat injured in front of German Christmas market stalls
Several people injured by in a suspected car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany are being treated by paramedics in front of the market stalls. A dpa reporter on the…
German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation designed to protect the country's highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or…
High-stakes labour talks resume at German carmaker Volkswagen
A VW employee participates in an IG Metall rally outside the hotel hosting the fifth round of collective bargaining between Volkswagen and IG Metall, amid negotiations over savings at VW.…
2-GW Offshore Grid Connection Takes Shape in the German Baltic Sea
50Hertz, the transmission system operator (TSO) for eastern Germany, has awarded its Ostwind 4 project to GE Vernova, in consortium with Drydocks World, a DP World company that provides…
Moscow criticizes German ambassador over Berlin's support for Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized German Ambassador Alexander Graf Lambsdorff following his calls for peace in Ukraine. The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria…
Transport group says German buses, trains depend on Syrian drivers
The public transport sector has added its voice to the current debate in Germany as to whether Syrian refugees should return to their country of origin, following the overthrow of the…
German business, unions: Syrian workers help economy and should stay
A chorus of business and union leaders argued over the weekend for keeping Syrian workers in Germany, following a suggestion from a conservative politician to send them back now that the…
Steinmeier ends Africa trip as first German president in Lesotho
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Lesotho on Saturday for the final stop on his four-day trip to Africa, meeting Lesotho's King Letsie III in the small mountainous…
German president meets Nigerians behind the Lagos start-up boom
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier got a glimpse of Nigeria's booming start-up scene on Thursday, at the end of a two-day visit to the West African country. In Nigeria's business…
German development minister lends aid to Ukrainians amid hard winter
German Development Minister Svenja Schulze was in Ukraine on Thursday to tout Berlin's efforts to help civilians in the freezing months ahead. "I have travelled to Ukraine to hand over our…
Chancellor Scholz calls on German businesses to invest in Ukraine
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Schol, speaks during the 7th German-Ukrainian Economic Forum at the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft. Michael Kappeler/dpa German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on…
German church loses tower title to Spanish one thanks to Germans
After more than 130 years, a church tower in Ulm will lose its title as the world's tallest to the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona - thanks to a company near Ulm that constructed a…
German aviation association expects air travel costs to rise
Jens Bischof, CEO of the airline Eurowings and President of the German Aviation Association, speaks at a press conference. Bernd Weißbrod/dpa Ticket prices for air travel in Germany are…