Daily Briefing 13.10.2025, 23:05 (CEST)

Woltemade gets first Germany goal for 1-0 winner in Northern Ireland

Nick Woltemade scored his first national team goal as Germany claimed an important 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory in Northern Ireland on Monday to remain top in their group.

'The war in Gaza is over,' says Germany's Merz in Sharm el-Sheikh

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said "the war in Gaza is over" as he arrived in Egypt for a ceremony marking the peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hama...

German foreign minister lauds Bulgaria, Romania as 'crucial' partners

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday promised Romania and Bulgaria support against Russia as he set off for a two-day visit to the Eastern European countries.

Nobel Prize winner Krasznahorkai cancels visit to Frankfurt Book Fair

The newly crowned winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, László Krasznahorkai, will not be attending the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair, organizers said on Monday.

German cybercrime officials shutter 1,400 illegal trading websites

German cybercrime experts have blocked more than 1,400 illegal websites to prevent mass fraud on fake trading platforms, authorities said on Monday.

German insolvencies up 10.4% in September, official figures show

Insolvencies among German companies continue to rise, official figures showed on Monday.

Germany 'under fire' from Russia, says intelligence chief in hearing

Germany is "under fire" from Russia, the leader of Berlin's foreign intelligence agency told lawmakers on Monday in a public parliamentary hearing.

German Jewish leader: 'Reason to rejoice' after release of hostages

The return of 20 living hostages to Israel, including four German nationals, is a "reason to rejoice," a leader of Germany's Jewish community said on Monday.

Irvine: St Pauli board member comments were 'deeply hurtful'

St Pauli captain Jackson Irvine has spoken publicly for the first time about the friction with his club after he took a pro-Palestinian stance in the conflict against Israel.

Freed German-Israeli twin hostages meet for first time in two years

German-Israeli twin hostages Gali and Ziv Berman have met again for the first time in more than two years after being freed by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday under the terms...