Daily Briefing 07.03.2026, 17:03 (CET)

German finance minister warns against economic panic over Iran war

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Saturday warned against scaremongering over inevitable consequences of the Iran war for the German economy.

Support waning for German Social Democrats, poll shows

Support continues to wane for Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), a poll released on Saturday showed, in a crucial election year and a day before a regional state parliament elect...

Mental health in focus at new show in Dresden

Mental health struggles go beyond a broken heart or just being fed up - but affect most of us at some point in our lives, research shows.

Even one night of hearing traffic noises can harm the heart

Noise pollution from traffic is emerging as an increasingly acute threat to health, and new research shows that even moderate road traffic noise can affect the heart and circulatory system ...

Forster claims first gold medal for Germany at Winter Paralympics

Anna-Lena Forster claimed the first gold medal for Germany at the Milan/Cortina Winter Paralympics.

More than a quarter of German households have no savings

Germany's household financial wealth continues to rise, yet more than a quarter of private households say they have no savings at all.

Germany's far left and right see membership surge

The waning popularity of Germany's coalition government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz is delivering a windfall of new members to the Left Party and far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)...

Goretzka sees Nagelsmann's remarks as "motivation"

Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka doesn't consider the highly encouraging statements made by Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann about him as a "free ticket" to the World Cup in the United...

Hundreds of cruise passengers arrive in Germany from Middle East

More holidaymakers stranded in the Middle East because of the Iran war arrived back in Germany on Saturday following their evacuation.

German farmers warn they face financial crisis as fuel costs soar

German agricultural associations are warning that the war in the Middle East is beginning to take a toll on the nation's farming sector, as skyrocketing costs for fertilizer and fuel threat...