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Mushroom hunting in Germany sees a revival thanks to veganism and medicinal fungi, in photos

Wolfgang Bivour, a renowned fungi expert in Germany, leads mushroom hunting tours near Potsdam. This activity, once a necessity after World War II, is seeing a revival. The pandemic and a growing interest in veganism and medicinal fungi have fueled this trend.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025

The old tradition enjoying a comeback thanks to veganism

While rural communities have long foraged, urban populations are now also discovering its appeal

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025

From division to discovery: Cycling the Berlin Wall trail 35 years after Germany reunified

The complete Berlin Wall Trail offers history, art, nature and a second city along the former East-West border.

Euronews · Oct 3, 2025

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Trump can’t decide who to blame for a failing peace deal that would only lead to further conflict

After a second consecutive night of deadly Russian air attacks – against the capital Kyiv on April 23 and the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad on April 24 – a ceasefire in Ukraine seems as unrealistic as ever.

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2025

Far-right AfD Eyes New Win In East German State Vote

Germans began casting ballots Sunday for a regional election in a formerly communist eastern state where the far-right AfD party is narrowly ahead in opinion polls.

International Business Times · Sep 22, 2024

German president inaugurates the rebuilt tower of a church with Nazi-era historical baggage

Germany’s president has inaugurated the rebuilt tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis’ takeover of power and whose remains were demolished under communist rule

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Germany's Sanssouci Park seeks solutions as its trees struggle with climate change

The avenues, monuments and gardens in the park surrounding Sanssouci Palace, a sprawling green oasis in the heart of the German city of Potsdam and a UNESCO world heritage site, look as magnificent as ever

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024

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German police foiled IS attack hours before England vs Spain Euro 2024 match

Cops swooped on Potsdam addresses in hours before fan park gathered in Berlin

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2024

Chasing the 2024 solar eclipse means dorm life for some New York spectators (including me)

I really thought I left dorm life behind 20 years ago. But just when I thought I was out, the 2024 total solar eclipse pulled me back in.

Space · Apr 8, 2024

I'm driving 6 hours through New York's Adirondacks to see the 2024 total solar eclipse from Potsdam. Here's why.

The first total solar eclipse I saw in 2017 was a work event. For the 2024 total solar eclipse, I'm bringing my kid.

Space · Apr 6, 2024

Germans take to streets after AfD meeting on mass deportation plan

Protests held amid calls for party to be banned after meeting neo-Nazis to discuss removing asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024

The Guardian view on Germany’s far right: it’s penetrating the mainstream

Editorial: Recent revelations confirm that dangerously extreme forces are at work in the Alternative für Deutschland party, which lies second in the polls

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024

Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting

Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024

Berlin blockade 75 years on: how Russian occupation tactics in Ukraine echo Soviet actions in East Germany

A Soviet blockade of the three western sectors of Berlin started on June 24 1948. At that point, the city, like the rest of Germany, was split into areas of Russian, British, US and French control as part of the post-second world war settlement that was shaped in allied conferences…

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

From European glory to relegation: the decline of Turbine Potsdam

German side’s 26-year stint in top flight ended this month, highlighting difficulties facing independent women’s teams

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

Why food is such a powerful symbol in political protest

Food is a hot issue in today’s activism. Last year, UK climate group Just Stop Oil hurled tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Later they smeared cake on a Madame Tussauds waxwork of King Charles. Protesters affiliated with the German group Letzte Generation…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 28, 2022

Commentary: Throwing food on famous art to sound alarm on climate change distracts from the cause

The worldwide debate over climate change is descending into a political food fight. On Sunday, climate activists threw mashed potatoes on Claude Monet’s famous “Les Meules” painting, which is housed at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany. This is the latest in a series of incidents in which activists are…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 23, 2022

Climate Protesters Throw Mashed Potatoes at Monet Painting

Climate protesters threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a German museum to protest fossil fuel extraction but caused no visible damage to the glass-covered painting Sunday. Two activists from the group Last Generation, which has called on the German government to take drastic action to protect the…

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany

Two protesters pelt painting with potatoes and glue their hands to wall at Museum Barberini in Potsdam

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

‘Healing a wound’: from neglected East German relic to lauded art gallery

German billionaire restores Minsk cafe in Potsdam as showpiece of socialist realist architecture

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2022

British Worker at UK Embassy in Berlin Charged with Russian Spying Offenses

A British man who worked in the British embassy in Berlin has been charged with offenses under the Official Secrets Act related to passing on information useful to Russia, London police said. David Ballantyne Smith, 57, who was living in Potsdam, Germany and was employed as a security guard at…

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Police appeal for witnesses as family and school mourn murdered 21-year-old cellist

Upstate New York police appeal for witnesses in gun murder of SUNY Potsdam student; funeral planned for Saturday

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