Daily Briefing 28.08.2026, 16:58 (CEST)

German jobless total rises to 3.06 million in August

The number of unemployed people in Germany rose by 54,000 in August compared with the previous month to 3.061 million, 36,000 more than in August 2025, the Federal Employment Agency said on...

Three German World War II wrecks discovered off Poland and Greece

Three German naval wrecks dating from World War II have been discovered in the Baltic Sea off Poland and the Ionian Sea off Greece.

Berlin dismisses report on plans to fund nuclear weapons

The German government has firmly rejected a report about talks on possible German financing of British and French nuclear weapons programmes, with deputy government spokesman Steffen Meyer ...

German Ansah rejects ban over alleged doping test refusal

European 200-metre champion Owen Ansah has rejected a four-year ban proposed by Germany's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and requested a hearing before the German Sports Arbitration Cou...

German grape harvest begins earlier than ever after hot summer

Germany's 2026 grape harvest has begun earlier than ever recorded after an exceptionally hot summer, according to the German Wine Institute.

Changed plans save German family from Nepal flood death

A German family of four has survived a lucky escape from the floodwaters in Nepal, rescued by army helicopter after the devastating flash flood. 

Germany plans task force to counter hybrid Baltic Sea area threats

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Friday that he wants to set up a rapid response task force to tackle hybrid threats in the Baltic Sea region.

Man jailed for life in Germany for murdering US tourist 30 years ago

An 81-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany for the murder of an American tourist more than 30 years ago, the presiding judge at Koblenz Regional Court, Rupert Ste...

German chemical industry stands to profit from the war in Iran

Sentiment in the crisis-hit German chemicals industry has brightened sharply, according to a leading German economic research institute.

Chancellor Merz says he cannot 'order people to be in a good mood'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has appealed for support for further reforms as his conservative-led coalition government with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) struggles in the polls...