From broken-down trains to endless delays and cancellations, readers share their experiences of how travelling with Deutsche Bahn has become a test of endurance.
A new techno club opened inside the Tesla factory just outside Berlin’s city limits. A number of employees have celebrated the opening online, but local clubgoers are more sceptical.
Have you ever felt secretly happy by someone else’s misfortune? Don’t worry, this is a natural feeling that pops up from time to time – and the Germans invented a great word to describe it: “Schadenfreude”.
From 2026 the US plans to station far-reaching weapons systems in Germany, according to a joint announcement by the two countries. The move signals a clear intention by the current US administration to back its NATO allies in Europe.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and other politicians want to ban teenagers under 16 in Germany from “accompanied drinking”. Lauterbach has also drawn up proposals to ban the sale of nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’ to minors.
England win match to face Spain in Euro 2024 final in Berlin, German court strengthens landlords’ right to withhold deposits for damages, FDP campaigns for an end to the 8-hour working day and more news from around Germany.
A large sample of European drinking water has detected a substance linked to “forever chemicals” used in pesticides and refrigeration, a coalition of non-governmental organisations said Wednesday.
From where to stay, what to do and how to travel, Berlin-based journalist and mom Rachel Stern lays out some tested tips on going on a family holiday in and around Germany.
Nearly 300 state-run daycare centres in Berlin that look after around 35,000 children are affected by a five-day strike this week.
Foreign residents in almost any major German city can expect long wait times for appointments to secure residency permits at their local immigration offices. But in Nuremberg the process is exceptionally fraught.