The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200.
The suspected perpetrator of a deadly ramming at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday is a 50-year-old Saudi refugee from a Shiite family who declared himself an atheist and “anti-Islam”.
First and second division football matches in Germany will kick off this weekend with a minute’s silence in tribute to the victims of the attack in Magdeburg, the German Football League (DFL) announced in a statement.
From campaign manifestos to a quirky German tradition that may actually be American, here’s what we’ve been talking about at The Local this week.
Crisis-hit auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it planned to axe 35,000 jobs by 2030 in Germany after reaching an agreement with unions on a drastic cost-cutting plan.
Shocked survivors recounted the moment a car attack on Friday turned a glittering Christmas market in eastern Germany into a scene of death and carnage.
A car barrelled through a Christmas market crowd in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, leaving at least one dead and 60 to 80 people injured in chaotic scenes that authorities are treating as a suspected attack.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk endorsed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on social media, sparking outrage from government leaders.
Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin again after reinitiating contact with the Kremlin chief last month.
After a landslide vote in parliament, the Deutschlandticket is set to continue in 2025 – but the long-term fate of Germany’s popular travel pass remains unclear.