Daily Briefing 16.05.2026, 19:01 (CEST)

Stuttgart enter Champions League, Heidenheim and St Pauli relegated

VfB Stuttgart drew 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to finish fourth in the Bundesliga and return to the Champions League, but Heidenheim and St Pauli were both relegated on the final...

Putin confidant calls far-right AfD the 'hope for Germans'

Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin envoy responsible for Russia's business relations with other countries, has welcomed the high approval ratings of the far-right Alternative of Germany (AfD) ahead of elections in three German states.

Baby falcon freed from gutter as parents harass German rescuers

A peregrine falcon chick that fell from a German church tower and landed in a high gutter won a second lease of life after firefighters rescued the baby bird.

Germany without NHL star Sturm for world championship

Germany are without NHL star Nico Sturm for the men's ice hockey world championship despite his Minnesota Wild team being knocked out of the play-offs.

Nearly 40 countries commit to join special tribunal for Ukraine

A total of 36 countries and the European Union have committed to joining an agreement establishing a special tribunal to prosecute crimes committed during Russia's war against Ukraine.

Eurovision final kicks off in Vienna amid Israel participation row

Twenty-five acts will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest final in Vienna on Saturday, with political tensions over Israel's participation overshadowing the 70th edition of the world's biggest live music event.

German vet, Danish Nature Agency official to inspect dead whale

A representative of the Danish Nature Agency together with a German vet on Saturday planned to inspect the dead whale lying off the island of Anholt to see if the creature had recently been rescued from sandbanks by environmentalists.

Analysis: German blue-chip firms lift profits despite weaker sales

Germany's blue-chip companies increased profits in the first quarter despite lower revenues, driven mainly by strong results in the financial sector, according to an analysis by consultancy EY.

Worker dies after chemical spill injures dozens in Germany

A chemical spill at a company in Nuremberg in southern Germany on Friday left one man dead and injured some 30 others.

'Maybe we are currently fighting too much,' Merz says of his coalition

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday admitted that his governing coalition, which continues to make headlines due to repeated infighting, could do better.