Teslas are getting torched in Berlin as surveys show Germans are deserting Elon Musk’s carmaker in droves Surveys conducted by Caliber and T-Online both show a sharp drop in favorability for Tesla among Germans. Fortune · Mar 17, 2025
How this German fringe party plans to 'make socialism great again' While Germany attempts to form its new government, only four of its political parties will have the chance to become part of a new ruling coalition. The far-right AfD is likely to be excluded from negotiations, and there are 24 other parties that didn't win enough votes to enter parliament.… Radio France Internationale · Mar 15, 2025
‘Musicals can be quite sinister’: Tilda Swinton and Joshua Oppenheimer on bonkers bunker singalong The End Inspired by a Russian tycoon’s survival bunker, the pair’s post-apocalyptic tale takes in environmental collapse, our facades and delusions – and big ol’ show tunes The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Hundreds of passengers evacuated from German train after knifeman threatens staff Man arrested after incident on Deutsche Bahn ICE train headed from Cologne to Berlin The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025
Migrant centre in Germany feels the heat from rising far right Germany is home to the largest number of asylum seekers among the EU member states. But a growing political shift to the right has put increasing pressure on these new arrivals – and those who provide services for them. Radio France Internationale · Mar 9, 2025
‘Military Keynesianism’? Reeves faces British defence dilemma after EU spending surge Even Berlin and Brussels are bending fiscal rules in the face of Russia’s threat. Will the chancellor still stick to hers? The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025
Standert Kreissäge RS review: high-end aluminium crit bike Is Berlin’s most talked-about crit machine a poseur’s plaything or an accomplished race bike? Cycling Weekly · Mar 9, 2025
Berlin airport cancels flights ahead of Monday strike. 10 other airports could see disruptions Berlin’s airport has canceled all of its flights for Monday ahead of a labor union strike that is expected to impact thousands of flights at 11 airports across Germany The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
Can photography and AI happily co-exist? They do in this unusual new gallery exhibition contrasting photography with “promptography” A new exhibit in Berlin aims to address some of the key questions surrounding photography and promptography Digital Camera World · Mar 7, 2025
Germany’s access all areas pass allows unlimited train travel and public transport – for under £2 a day Hamburg to Munich and Cologne to Berlin: £48 buys a month of travel in central Europe’s largest nation The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hits Tourists: German Woman Locked in ICE Detention with No Charges A young tattoo artist from Berlin was detained while trying to go from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego despite having a valid visa. International Business Times UK · Mar 4, 2025
‘We will be a loud voice’: Leftist leader Reichinnek woos young Germans The Die Linke star behind the party’s rise in recent elections says there is ‘real momentum for progressive politics’. Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025
The AfD are circling like vultures. But in Berlin, I found a new, young left rising against them On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road ahead, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025
“It was a mind-bender. Your brain tells you this isn’t supposed to work”: From unplayable rhythms to lost astronauts – the genius of David Bowie’s Ashes To Ashes "It’s childlike and melancholic in that children’s story way,” Bowie said MusicRadar · Feb 28, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Has Berghain gone A-list? Harry Styles, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner spotted at Berlin techno club Berghain is hardly known for offering the red carpet treatment, and yet a number of high profile celebrities have been spotted in its midst in 2025
Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2025 ‘No one talks about this’: Remembering Germany’s role in colonising Africa How do Germans remember – or forget – their colonial history and role in the Berlin Conference that carved up Africa?
Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2025 Colonising Africa: What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up ‘ownership’ of the continent.
The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025 Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting prioritizes ‘real’ independence from the US − but what does that mean and is it achievable? Germany’s presumptive new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, faces challenges both at home and overseas following his conservative alliance’s election victory on Feb. 23, 2025.
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025 Fears after rise of far right in eastern Germany leaves multicultural Berlin surrounded Germans on either side of the voting spectrum in the capital tell Tom Watling they voted out of fear
Radio France Internationale · Feb 24, 2025 Germany's far-left party celebrates surprise comeback in elections While the far-right representation in Germany's parliament doubled in size after weekend elections, the country's left wing also got a boost at the polls. With 8.5 percent of the vote, they easily crossed the five percent threshold to get back into active politics. RFI's Jan van der Made reports from…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025 Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU may have won the German election, but all eyes are on the far-right AfD after its huge gains, say Fatma Aydemir, Katja Hoyer and others
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025 Conservatives win German election as far-right party surges to second place Donald Trump declares conservative victory a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025 ‘Now is the time of monsters’: young Berliners despair at far-right surge Alternative für Deutschland projected to finish second in federal election with about 20% of the vote
Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2025 Germany’s CDU ahead in election exit poll, strong support for far right Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 23, 2025 Germans vote in elections set to mark a radical shift to the right This Sunday, Germans cast their ballots in a widely observed, nationwide election. After a day of demonstrations, Berliners turned out to vote at the numerous polling stations across the capital. RFI's Jan van der Made spoke to some of the electorate who turned out.