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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement prior to the start of a retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 25, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. (John MacDougall/AFP)
August 25, 2026, 2:51 pm
Merz vows perpetrators of attempted drone attack on German airport ‘will pay’
Chancellor says Berlin will soon reveal those responsible for plot targeting NATO and Ukrainian military logistics hub; Russian intelligence suspected, Moscow denies involvement
By Agencies
Emergency services evacuate residents of a Jewish retirement home in Munich after it was targeted in an arson attack on February 13, 1970, in which seven Holocaust survivors were killed. (IMAGO/Heinz Gebhardt via Reuters Connect)
August 20, 2026, 1:09 pm
Far-right suspect identified in 1970 Munich arson that killed 7 Holocaust survivors
Case reopened last year after new witness came forward; alleged attacker died in 2020, leaving prosecutors unable to bring charges
By AFP
A sign seized by Israeli police after the protester was arrested, June 6, 2026 (Israel Police Spokesperson)
August 20, 2026, 10:41 am
Western allies rebuke Israel over West Bank plan, Gaza probes, ‘inhumane’ rhetoric
Britain summons envoy to protest E1 settlement project, as does Australia for IDF decision to end investigation of aid workers’ killing, while Europeans condemn Ben Gvir’s Gaza remarks
By ToI Staff
A police officer is pictured in front of the Jewish Museum Berlin building in Berlin, Germany, on February 8, 2024. (Stefanie Loos/AFP)
August 13, 2026, 12:07 pm
Germany to boost intelligence services, citing constant cyberattacks from abroad
After years of concern about Russia and others, Berlin says it plans to turn its lagging agencies into ‘real intelligence services’ capable of ‘active measures’ against adversaries
By Geir Moulson
German Army soldiers next to a 'Fuchs' nuclear, biological and chemical detection tank covered with a decontamination liquid after a drill at the General Jaeger barracks in Sonthofen, southern Germany, November 19, 2001. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)
August 10, 2026, 7:58 am
In the army, again? 80 years after the Holocaust, Germany’s Jews consider conscription
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mobilizes unprecedented support for military among young Jews, though many still can’t reconcile themselves with past crimes – or far-right bigotry today
By Joshua Schultheis
A logo on the uniform of a justice official is pictured as the defendants sit in the courtroom of the criminal justice building at the start of another day of hearings in the trial against the far-right terrorist group 'Last Wave of Defense,' on August 5, 2026 in Hamburg. (Christian Charisius/POOL/AFP)
August 5, 2026, 6:54 pm
Germany jails several members of ‘Last Wave of Defense’ far-right militant group
Hamburg court hands out prison terms to 7 men, all teens or in early 20s, convicted of terror membership, attempted murder and arson, for plotting attacks on leftists, refugees
By AFP
Police officers remove a vehicle that drove into a crowd near Berlin’s annual Pride event, in Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2026. (Annegret Hilse/Pool Photo via AP)
July 26, 2026, 7:50 pm
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police after daylong search
Police in suburb of German capital say Lebanese-German Abdul Ballout, 21, shot after charging at officers with sharp object; car-ramming attack killed one, injured dozens
By Geir Moulson, Kirsten Grieshaber and STEFANIE DAZIO
Police and security personnel work near the scene where several people were injured in a potential car-ramming on the sideline of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin, Germany, on July 25, 2026. (Antoine LAMBROSCHINI/AFP)
July 26, 2026, 4:04 am
1 killed, at least 16 hurt in suspected ‘Islamist’ ramming attack at Berlin Pride Parade
Berlin police says it is hunting for Islamist suspect after white van hit several people before crashing into tree; pride event called off as Merz vows to punish those responsible
By Kirsten Grieshaber and FANNY BRODERSEN
Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's top candidate for the regional elections in the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, speaks to the delegates during the state party convention in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on July 11, 2026. (Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP)
July 11, 2026, 5:35 pm
Germany’s AfD vows to expel all migrants without legal status if it wins eastern region
Far-right party, which is leading rival conservatives in polls, says it aims to shift school curricula away from what it deems an excessive focus on Nazi-era guilt
By AFP
Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party speaks at a campaign rally in front of the Berlin City Hall on June 29, 2026. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
July 3, 2026, 12:52 pm
Far-right Alternative for Germany buoyant as it eyes slice of power in regional elections
Anti-migration nationalist party upbeat ahead of weekend summit despite expected protests, as it looks to take state government in Saxony-Anhalt in September vote
By Geir Moulson
Irish rap group Kneecap band member, Liam O'Hanna, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, speaks to supporters outside Westminster Magistrates' Courts in London on August 20, 2025. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
July 2, 2026, 12:36 am
Controversial anti-Israel rap group Kneecap plays secret gig in Berlin
Band members, who have been investigated for terror support, lead chant of ‘free Palestine’ at their first-ever concert in Germany
By AFP
A delegate casts his vote during the re-founding of the AfD youth organization in Giessen, Germany, November 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
June 30, 2026, 5:40 pm
German intelligence says almost half of AfD party members potential far-right extremists
Government report estimates 28,000 of Alternative for Germany’s 70,000 members have potential for right-wing extremism, as far-right party outstrips chancellor’s in national polls
By Miranda Murray
Police forensics work at the scene where six people were killed in a shooting in Stade, northern Germany, June 29, 2026. (Ibrahim OT / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 8:14 pm
Six shot dead at German youth welfare center in ‘family tragedy,’ police say
All victims are adults, according to police spokesman, who says male gunman and female companion arrested nearby after fleeing the scene
By Ibrahim Ot and bryn Stole
The city of Lyon, central France, is seen during a heat wave, June 27, 2026. (Laurent Cipriani/AP)
June 28, 2026, 4:11 pm
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme European heat wave
Record-smashing temperatures spark fires in east German forests contaminated with WWII ammunition; Berlin cops cool down locals with water cannon; Greece on high alert for fires
By Kirsten Grieshaber and John Leicester
Children cool off in a fountain in front of the Berlin Cathedral during a summer heat wave, on June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 27, 2026, 12:39 pm
Germany hit by record temperatures as deadly European heatwave moves east
Authorities urge people to save water, as temperatures climb way above seasonal average; heatwave in Germany to give way to thunderstorms on Sunday
By Thomas Seythal
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