Daily Briefing 09.11.2026, 14:22 (CET)

G7 foreign ministers meet in Paris as Ukraine talks loom

The foreign ministers of the G7 group of leading industrialized democracies are set to seek a common position on wars and crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, starting on Monday.

BMW plans to buy more batteries from Europe and US

German carmaker BMW announced on Monday it plans to buy more battery cells from Europe and the United States.

UniCredit expects to take control of Commerzbank in early 2027

Major Italian bank UniCredit expects to take control of Commerzbank in early 2027, the bank said on Monday in Milan.

Merz backs Ilse Aigner to be Germany's first female president

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has formally backed Ilse Aigner, president of the Bavarian state parliament, to succeed Frank-Walter Steinmeier as the country's next president, sources tol...

Coalition of the Willing kicks off first military exercises in Poland

Around 2,800 soldiers from 11 countries are set to take part from Monday in the first military exercise of the "Coalition of the Willing" aimed at supporting Ukraine in a future post-war pe...

German minister seeks concrete results from COP31 climate summit

German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider has said he hopes concrete steps to curb global warming will result from the UN Climate Change Conference that kicks off in Turkey on Monday.

Researchers bid goodbye to last glacier in Europe's Allgäu Alps

Scientists have confirmed the loss of the last glacier in the Allgäu Alps, a mountain range on the German-Austrian border, as climate change continues to take its toll on Europe's peaks.

Man scales pole to hoist Palestinian flag at German Bundestag

A man scaled a flag pole at the German parliament building in Berlin to replace the German flag with a Palestinian one, police said on Sunday.

'The man without a face': East German spymaster gets Moscow plaque

Russia has put up a plaque commemorating former East German spy chief Markus Wolf, whose agents helped force out West German chancellor Willy Brandt.

Germany drops threat to hand back ice hockey worlds over Russia ruling

Giving back the hosting rights to the 2027 men's world championship because of Russia's possible inclusion is no longer an option for Germany, the country's ice hockey boss said on Sunday.