Daily Briefing 29.07.2026, 15:07 (CEST)

Olympic medallist Hilbert aims for race walk return from depression

Olympic race walk medallist Jonathan Hilbert of Germany has said he plans another attempt to return to competition in the wake of another major depressive episode.

Study: Progress on women on executive boards at German firms stalls

Progress in increasing the number of women in senior leadership positions at Germany's largest listed companies has largely stalled, with female representation on management boards declinin...

German Cabinet backs using AI to process asylum applications

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to legislation that would allow artificial intelligence (AI) to be used to help process asylum, visa and residence ...

Sources: German auto giant BMW to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide

German carmaker BMW is to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide, with positions reduced through natural staff turnover and a voluntary redundancy programme in Germany, sources told dpa on Wednesday.

DNA links Berlin Pride attack suspect to vehicle, prosecutors say

DNA evidence found in the van used in last weekend's ramming attack on a crowd attending Berlin's Pride festival matches that of the suspected perpetrator, German federal prosecutors said o...

Neuer to get over World Cup frustration in 'very likely' final season

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer aims to overcome World Cup disappointment at his club Bayern Munich in the upcoming season which he said will likely be the last of his career.

Half-year profit stabilizes at German luxury carmaker Porsche

German luxury carmaker Porsche on Wednesday reported a stabilization in profits over the first half of the year, with net profit rising 49.1% year-on-year to €1.07 billion ($1.22 billion).

Life sentence sought in deadly Munich car attack trial

German prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a life sentence in the murder trial over last year's deadly car attack on a demonstration in Munich.

German police classify 410 people as Islamist threats

Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) currently classifies 410 people as Islamist threats, according to a report by the RND media group published on Tuesday.

Merz demands hundreds of billions cut from EU budget in Dublin talks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for the EU's budget for the coming years to be several hundred billion euros smaller than proposed by the European Commission, saying at a meetin...