Daily Briefing 02.11.2026, 16:43 (CET)

Germany's Chancellor Merz says AI must be 'guided by human values'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for the development of artificial intelligence to be consistently guided by human values.

Trial over VW diesel scandal delayed, with no end in sight

The legal proceedings in Germany relating to the Volkswagen diesel emissions fraud have stalled, more than 11 years after the scandal came to light.

Start of talks led by far-left to form next Berlin city government

A planned left-wing coalition government to run the German capital Berlin took another step forward on Monday, as The Left party, the Greens and the Social Democrats (SPD) began formal nego...

Neuer and Olise back in Bayern team training ahead of Atlético clash

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and forward Michael Olise returned to Bayern Munich team training on Monday. Both players joined the final training session ahead of the Champions League clash again...

German minister questions integration strategy after youth riots

German Education Minister Karin Prien has said that the riots in a few cities following youth protests at the weekend raise the question of how to better encourage integration for new migra...

Fresenius: 'We are doubling down on our biopharma business'

German health-care group Fresenius has entered into a deal with Chinese biotech firm WuXi Biologics in what it called a "doubling down" on its biopharma business.

Experts warn Germany's AI 'window of opportunity is closing'

The next year and a half will determine whether Germany can keep pace in the global race to develop artificial intelligence (AI), according to a government task force.

New Jewish Academy opens in Frankfurt

A new Jewish Academy has been opened in Frankfurt by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster.

Iličević praised by coach and team-mates after Bundesliga debut

Eintracht Frankfurt's Niko Iličević stood in front of the fan block with a broad grin after joining Youssoufa Moukoko as the youngest-ever Bundesliga player, but at 16 years and one day, he...

Former chancellor Merkel to take part in election of German president

The former German chancellor, Angela Merkel, is set to take part in the convention to elect the country's new president next year, as a representative of the conservative Christian Democrat...