From a strange election campaign week involving fake cake and misinformation to a debate about sick leave, queues for kebabs and Chemnitz in the spotlight, here’s what we’re talking about at The Local.
Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship it said was part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet” away from shore to avert an oil spill.
Planning a ski trip in Germany? Here’s how to check snow conditions with real-time resources like snow forecasts and webcams.
One person is reported to have died and there have been several accidents as freezing weather, snow and storms have hit Germany.
Dozens of German universities said on Friday they would no longer use social network X – owned by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk – citing ethical concerns.
Germany on Friday reported three cases of foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo on a farm near Berlin, the country’s first reported cases of the livestock disease since 1988.
Rental costs across Germany continue to rise at alarming rates. Since rent control laws are only enforced when tenants invoke them, Paul Krantz argues that doing so should be seen as a civic duty to help keep rents down.
US tech billionaire Elon Musk spoke with the far-right AfD’s chancellor candidate in a livestream – but misinformation was rampant. We debunk some of the notable false claims and misleading information from the pre-election conversation.
The number of cases of influenza is increasing in Germany along with hospital admissions, leading experts to warn of an incoming flu wave.
Donald Trump hasn’t even moved back into the White House — but the volatile US president-elect has already rattled his counterparts in Europe.