Daily Briefing 31.08.2026, 11:59 (CEST)

German arms maker Heckler & Koch sees record profits in first half

German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch on Monday posted record profits in the first half of the year, as the company continues to benefit from NATO states massively hiking their def...

Survey: German firms not planning to spend more on climate measures

German companies have no significant plans to increase investments to mitigate the effects of climate change in the coming years, according to a survey by a leading think tank released on M...

German minister: Iceland vote shows EU has to become 'more attractive'

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadepuhl on Monday lamented the decision by Icelanders to reject restarting talks on joining the European Union, saying the outcome should give the bloc cause...

German athletics stars hope for Munich home worlds in 2029

German athletics stars hope that the country will host the world championships in 2029 or 2031 in Munich to give them an opportunity to perform in front of a home crowd.

Low Rhine river reveals decades-old car wreck with human remains

Historically low water levels in Germany's Rhine river have revealed a car wreck containing human remains that may have lain on the riverbed for decades, police said on Monday.

Suzuki hat-trick as Freiburg punish Bremen, Augsburg beat Schalke

Yuito Suzuki hit a hat-trick to help Freiburg overrun Werder Bremen 4-1 at home on Sunday, beginning the Bundesliga campaign as they mean to go on in their quest for an elusive Champions Le...

Germany's Klingbeil sets off for G20 finance ministers' meeting in US

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Sunday said he intends to discuss how to get the global economy back on track at the Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina next week.

German AfD youth group eyes euro stance at congress ahead of key polls

The youth wing of the Alternative for Germany party met for a national congress, ahead of a key election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt that could see the far-right AfD take power for the first time.

Ex-chancellor Merkel urges Germans to 'fight for this democracy'

A week before the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, former chancellor Angela Merkel has called on people to stand up for democracy.

Manhunt under way after deadly shooting at rave in Switzerland

Police said on Sunday that a 22-year-old woman was killed and five other people injured after one or more assailants opened fire at a rave in northern Switzerland.