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What to expect at IFA 2026: AI everywhere, robots, laptops evolved, smarter homes and more

The next big consumer tech innovations land next week at IFA 2026, and Tom’s Guide will be on the ground in Berlin to cover every major reveal.

Tom’s Guide

“David invited me to his hotel. He asked me to go on tour as his live guitarist. I said no”: Robert Fripp on his landmark David Bowie sessions – and why he didn’t join the legendary singer on tour

When David Bowie needed a unique guitar voice for Heroes, he called Robert Fripp. In his own words, the King Crimson founder recalls those heady days “by the Wall”

Guitar World

The world’s 10 best cities for nightlife have been revealed – and only three are in Europe

Berlin, Brighton and Amsterdam were the only cities on the continent to make the top 10 in the ranking from Time Out.

Euronews

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Mexico is turning corn waste and tortilla-making wastewater into building material; the strange recipe can even be 3D-printed

Every day, tortilla production creates a little-known waste stream called nejayote, the calcium-rich wastewater left behind when corn is soaked in an alkaline solution during nixtamalization. Mexican design studio Manufactura saw an opportunity in that waste, developing Corncretl, an experimental bio-based construction material that combines recycled nejayote derivatives and dried…

The Times of India

Why has a swimming day for Black children in Berlin been cancelled?

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The Independent UK

Swimming day for Black children in Berlin scrapped after racist threats and right wing outrage

The event has triggered a ‘nationwide wave of anti-Black racism and incitement,’ according to local organisers

The Independent UK

A secret cache of weapons was found near Berlin. Now, authorities say it was meant for attacks with links to Russian Intelligence: ‘High threat level’

What were they planning to do with them?

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US comedy star trapped in Hermès toilet for 80 minutes

What started as a brief visit to a Hermès store ended badly for US comedian Zarna Garg: she was stuck for 80 minutes in the Berlin shop's toilet and now blames the retailer.

Euronews

Syrian criminal clans: How is Germany attempting to address the problem?

Criminally organised groups pose a consistently high threat, a federal report has found. Some states, including Saxony, have a "Taskforce Clan" as one group there has recently attracted particular attention.

Euronews

Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capital

The Guardian - UK

I wore these obnoxious, travel-focused smart glasses for a week on vacation and learned more than I’d bargained for about the stony steps of Santorini

The L’Atitude 52°N are a promising debut from this new player in the smartwatch game, but they’re not without their issues.

TechRadar

“The paganism was never a problem. All of us shared an interest in that side of things”: The story of Sabbat’s cult pagan-thrash classic Dreamweaver: Reflections Of Our Yesterdays

UK thrashers Sabbat made an overlooked classic with their second album, Dreamweaver: Reflections Of Our Yesterdays

Metal Hammer

Romania holding suspect linked to weapons cache in Germany

BERLIN - Romania is holding a suspected “low-level agent” accused of preparing attacks, following the discovery of handguns and ammunition in a forest near Berlin, Germany’s interior minister said Friday.

Bangkok Post

Weapons for Putin's agents? Secret arms cache found in Berlin forest

Investigators uncovered the weapons in woodland in Brandenburg, according to reports by broadcasters NDR and WDR and the Süddeutsche Zeitung daily.

Euronews

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France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project

Paris, Berlin, London and Rome on Thursday condemned Israel's decision to open bidding for a planned settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The sprawling "E1" development, which like all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law, would further cut Palestinian-majority east Jerusalem off from…

Euronews

Germany reports record 14,000 heat-related deaths this year, official data shows

The heatwaves and drought have fuelled a historically hot summer in Europe, contributing to a spike in heat-related mortality in the worst-hit countries.

France 24

Germany records 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as heatwaves scorch Europe

Berlin has recorded roughly 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer, official data showed Thursday. Europe has experienced a spike in heat-related mortality as the worst-hit countries grapple with historically high temperatures exacerbated by human-driven climate change.

Euronews

Unexpected twin-city breaks you can take by sleeper train in Europe

Sleeper trains are making it possible to pair destinations with completely different vibes without the airport queues. Here are some unexpected European city pairings connected by overnight rail.

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Euronews

Why swimming in the Rhine is allowed in Switzerland but banned in Germany

Basel has spent decades making the Rhine safe for swimmers, while German cities are imposing bans. Could a growing European push to reclaim urban waterways change that?

Guitar World

David Bowie’s guitarists on what it was like to play with the Thin White Duke: “I had just come from working with Frank Zappa for a year, and Frank was very directive. David was entirely the opposite”

10 years after Bowie's death, Adrian Belew, Peter Frampton, Carlos Alomar and other guitar-slinging comrades-in-arms recall high times alongside the master

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings

Berlin to seek suspect’s extradition for 2022 explosions that damaged gas pipelines to Russia

Euronews

Commerzbank, German resistance wanes: UniCredit nears deal, what could change

UniCredit eyes control of Commerzbank as Berlin opens the door on its 12.7% stake. What it means for Italy, Germany and European banks

Bangkok Post

Ukrainian jailed in Germany for Russian sabotage plot

BERLIN - A German court on Tuesday handed a jail sentence of one year and three months to a Ukrainian man for spying for Russia and helping prepare possible acts of sabotage.

Euronews

Leap of faith: Firefighter's ladder too short, woman jumps from 11th floor blaze in Berlin

The video shows how the woman made the two-storey drop and land safely in the basket of the ladder next to a firefighter.

The Guardian - UK

Four Walls and a Roof review – fascinating tale of Brecht, the red scare and today’s émigrés

Rabih Mroué and Lina Majdalanie explore the playwright’s life, and their journey from Beirut to Berlin, in an absorbing show at the Edinburgh international festival

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