Daily Briefing 03.03.2026, 16:00 (CET)

Germany summons Iranian ambassador over attacks in Middle East

The German Foreign Office has summoned the Iranian ambassador in response to Tehran's attacks on Israel and other countries in the Middle East.

Germany to begin evacuating stranded citizens from Oman on Wednesday

The German government is set to begin evacuating vulnerable German nationals stranded in the Middle East due to the war in Iran, with a flight planned to Oman's capital Muscat on Wednesday,...

Women are main earners in just 10% of heterosexual German households

Women are the main earners in just 10% of heterosexual households in Germany, survey data showed.

Part-time employment reaches record high of 39.9% in Germany

Germany's part-time employment rate reached a record peak in 2025, official figures showed.

German customs find 25 kilograms of ketamine in golden garden gnomes

Customs officials at Germany's Cologne/Bonn Airport have discovered around 25 kilograms of the drug ketamine hidden in five gold-coloured garden gnomes.

German para-athletes appeal for more funding for Paralympic sports

Shortly before the start of the Milan/Cortina Winter Paralympics, nearly 200 German para-athletes appealed to the federal government to increase funding for elite Paralympic sports in the 2...

New convertible registrations in Germany continue to decline

Sales of convertibles in Germany continue to decline, with just 33,924 new registrations in 2025, down 17% from the year before, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).

Sharp fall in Syrian asylum applications drives EU-wide drop in 2025

The number of asylum applications in the European Union, as well as in Norway and Switzerland, fell sharply again last year, data showed.

Nivea owner Beiersdorf reports flat earnings in 2025

German personal care company Beiersdorf expects another difficult financial year after reporting flat earnings in 2025.

German military too top-heavy, warns commissioner

Germany's military is too top-heavy, the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces warned in an annual report.