Daily Briefing 27.03.2026, 23:11 (CET)

Wirtz the star as Germany win World Cup tune-up 4-3 in Switzerland

Florian Wirtz scored a brace and set up the other two as visiting Germany came from behind twice to win a World Cup tune-up match 4-3 in Switzerland on Friday.

Wadephul seeks to ease tensions with Rubio over Iran war

German Foreign Minister Johan Wadephul said he was able to make clear to his US counterpart Marco Rubio that Germany is willing to help out in the Strait of Hormuz - once the war is over.

Inquiry shows no evidence backing Tesla's claim against German union

German state criminal police office investigations of allegations by US electric carmaker Tesla that the IG Metall union had conducted an illegal eavesdropping operation have produced no ev...

Loss-making German railway operator paid execs €17.3m last year

Total pay for former and new members of the Deutsche Bahn management board, including severance payments and bonus payments, amounted to around €17.3 million ($19.9 million) last year, figu...

Majority in Germany call Berlin's efforts on gas prices too weak

A clear majority of people in Germany believe the government's measures against rising fuel prices are inadequate, with 80% of respondents surveyed saying not enough is being done, the ZDF'...

Boats escort freed whale away from shallow waters off German coast

Conservationists continued rescue efforts on Friday to guide a humpback whale recently freed from a sandbank off Germany's Baltic Sea coast.

Musiala's participation in World Cup still in doubt

Germany forward Jamal Musiala is starting to run out of time to regain the top form he needs to play at the World Cup, coach Julian Nagelsmann has said.

Job cuts in Germany slowing but not enough for a turnaround

Job cuts at companies in Germany slowed somewhat in March, the ifo Institute's Employment Barometer, published on Friday, showed.

Syria's President al-Sharaa to visit Berlin on Monday

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Berlin this Monday, after postponing a planned trip in January due to a surge in violence in his country, German government spokesman St...

Dangerous Asian needle ant detected for first time in Germany

The Asian needle ant - whose sting can trigger an allergic and sometimes life-threatening shock - has been discovered in a park in the German city of Stuttgart, scientists said on Friday.