Daily Briefing 16.09.2026, 23:45 (CEST)

Milan lose at home, Leverkusen start Europa League with win

AC Milan's Portuguese contingent were humbled 2-0 at home by Benfica on Wednesday in their Europa League opener as Bayer Leverkusen overcame NK Celje by the same score in Germany.

CDU state leaders back Merz as pressure mounts on his leadership

Germany's eight state premiers from the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) on Wednesday backed Chancellor Friedrich Merz as his leadership comes under mounting pressure.

German President Steinmeier to be involved in Olympic bid announcement

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be involved in next week's announcement of the nation's bid city for future Olympic Games.

AI start-up Langdock moves headquarters back to Berlin from US

Fast-growing Berlin-based AI start-up Langdock is relocating its legal headquarters from the US back to Germany, German business newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday, citing the com...

Germany allows special Russian flight to take out consular staff

The German Foreign Office announced on Wednesday that special permission had been granted for a Russian flight to facilitate the departure of officials after their consulate was shut down i...

US Open champion Zverev to play Davis Cup for Germany on the weekend

Freshly crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev will play for Germany in the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Croatia, the team has said.

Reports: Keidel a surprise pick but no Undav in Klopp's Germany squad

Felix Keidel from promoted Elversberg is set to be a surprise name in Jürgen Klopp's first Germany squad, while there is no place for VfB Stuttgart striker Deniz Undav, media reports said o...

Dortmund's Karetsas back in team training after circulatory problems

Konstantinos Karetsas has returned to Borussia Dortmund team training from circulatory issues, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday.

BSW founder accuses AfD of derailing Saxony-Anhalt talks

The founder of a minor populist party that has emerged as a potential kingmaker following elections in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt has accused the far-right Alternative for Ge...

Beerflation: Oktoberfest prices five times as high as in 1985

The price of beer at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest has risen more sharply than national inflation over the past decades, with the cost of one drink now five times higher than it was in ...