Daily Briefing 18.09.2026, 22:49 (CEST)

Bayern bash Union 7-0 as Kane hits record-quick ton, Olise nets three

Bayern Munich's Harry Kane scored his 100th and 101st Bundesliga goals in record time during a 7-0 home thrashing of Union Berlin on Friday, as Michael Olise netted a hat-trick and Jamal Mu...

Nearly half expect Germany's Merz to be replaced by end of year

Nearly half of Germans expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz to be replaced by the end of the year, according to a YouGov poll.

Berlin still grappling for response to soaring fuel prices

The German government is still in the midst of deliberations on how to best combat soaring fuel prices, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Friday, amid growing calls for Berlin to take...

Berlin museum extends display of Merkel portrait

A recently unveiled painting of former German chancellor Angela Merkel will be on display longer than original planned due to high demand, the Berlin museum exhibiting the artwork said on F...

German industry group lifts 2026 growth forecast to 1%

Germany's main industry association has raised its growth forecast for the country's economy this year, citing stronger business with European partners.

Permits for new housing in Germany up 1.9% in July

Permits for the construction of a total of 22,500 new flats were granted in Germany in July, up 1.9% year-on-year, official figures showed on Friday, in an encouraging sign for the housing ...

Special Olympics Germany warns against vote for far-right AfD

Special Olympics Germany (SOD), the national sports association for people with intellectual disabilities, has warned against voting for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday's ...

Final campaign push ahead of key German state elections

Lead candidates in Germany's much-anticipated state elections took to the streets on Friday in a final attempt to sway voters ahead of Sunday's polls, which could prove decisive for the fut...

Baur, Janelt, Keidel and Co - the new faces in Klopp's squad

There are 11 football players in Jürgen Klopp's first Germany squads who have never featured at a camp before. Two of them play outside Germany.

Greenpeace projects anti-oil protest onto Hamburg storage tank

Greenpeace activists projected images of raining money onto an oil storage tank at the port of Hamburg in protest against what the environmental group described as soaring excess profits at...