Daily Briefing 20.11.2025, 16:46 (CET)

German lawmaker urges Merz to apologize for Belém comments

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been urged to apologize for comments he made about the host city at the UN Climate Conference in Brazil.

Christmas market opens in Germany's Magdeburg, 11 months after attack

The annual Christmas market opened in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Thursday, 11 months after six people were killed and hundreds injured in a car-ramming attack.

German Navy introduces largest combat plane to patrol North Atlantic

The German military on Thursday introduced its new Boeing P-8A Poseidon, its largest combat aircraft in operation.

Hoffenheim's Baumann to make 500th Bundesliga appearance on Friday

Hoffenheim's Germany goalkeeper Oliver Baumann will make his 500th Bundesliga appearance when his side travel to Mainz on Friday.

Avoid military service by smoking joint, German left-wing leader says

Young men seeking to avoid Germany's planned new military service should smoke a joint before their recruitment interview, left-wing politician Jan van Aken said on Thursday.

Man on trial for knife attack at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial

Months after a knife attack at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial left a Spanish tourist with life-threatening injuries, the trial of a 19-year-old man on attempted murder and terrorism charges be...

Vulnerable Afghans arrive in Germany as Berlin weighs charter flights

A group of Afghan nationals with approved resettlement applications arrived in Germany on Thursday, in the sixth cohort to depart Pakistan since a new German government took office in May. ...

Study: Killings by partners the leading form of femicide in Germany

A major study on femicide in Germany has found that intimate partner violence is by far the most common form of gender-based killing of women and girls.

Lorry maker MAN to cut 2,300 jobs in Germany over 10 years

German manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus on Thursday said it plans to cut around 2,300 jobs in Germany over a period of 10 years.

Germany to contribute €1 billion to Brazil's rainforest fund

Germany will contribute €1 billion ($1.15 billion) over 10 years to Brazil's new rainforest fund, Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva announced on Wednesday at the UN Climate Change...