Daily Briefing 01.08.2026, 16:56 (CEST)

German railway CEO says first-half punctuality at 59%

Fewer than six in 10 of Germany's long-distance trains ran on time in the first half of the year, with the head of national rail operator Deutsche Bahn admitting the performance was "not go...

22 EU leaders rebuke Spain's Sánchez over migrant surge

A majority of EU leaders, among them the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, have signed a letter to the European Commission expressing "serious concern" over the mass influx of migrants into...

Hamburg Pride with message of solidarity after Berlin attack

Thousands of people marched through the northern German city of Hamburg on Saturday for its annual Pride parade, one week after an Islamist terrorist attack on Berlin Pride left one woman d...

Audi won't upgrade its F1 power unit again until 2027

Audi won't upgrade their Formula One power unit any further this year for budget reasons, with the next one to come in the 2027 season.

Germany midfielder Julian Brandt joins Ajax

Former Germany midfielder Julian Brandt has signed at Dutch club Ajax after not having his contract at Borussia Dortmund renewed.

Dortmund win second pre-season game in Tokyo

Borussia Dortmund won the second match of their pre-season tour in Japan 1-0 at Tokyo FC on Saturday but lost Carney Chukwuemeka on a suspected knee injury.

Rhine water level at Cologne falls to record low

The Rhine's water level at Cologne has fallen to a record low as prolonged dry weather continued to affect one of Europe's busiest inland waterways.

German Football Federation hits out at 'irresponsible' Infantino

The German Football Federation (DFB) has joined the attacks on FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his now abandoned World Cup investor plans while the Danish and Dutch FAs said bluntly th...

Wenders cuts scene with nude 13-year-old Kinski from film

Actress Nastassja Kinski and director Wim Wenders have put an end to a long-running dispute over a nude scene in his 1975 film "Wrong Move," the two confirmed on Friday.  

Popular German national park closed after one killed by storm

Germany's popular Saxon Switzerland national park was closed to visitors on Saturday due to damages caused by a storm that killed one person overnight.