After a 28-year absence, Norway's men's national football team has qualified for the World Cup. Before heading to North America, the players donned Viking costumes for the official team photo, as reported by Spiegel.
Russian forces shelled a gas station in the Chornobaivka community of Kherson region on Tuesday, killing a 35-year-old woman and injuring seven people, according to Ukrainian news outlet 24tv.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, 185 Ukrainian defenders and one civilian have returned from Russian captivity in a prisoner exchange. This is the 75th exchange since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
US employers added 172,000 jobs in May, far exceeding economists' expectations, while the unemployment rate held steady, MarketWatch reports.
The US Senate has passed a $70 billion package for immigration enforcement agency ICE and border security. The bill still needs to pass the House of Representatives.
The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) has parted ways with national coach Harold Kreis. According to Spiegel, three disappointing tournaments in a row were the reason for the decision.
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) have ended their advertising campaign with the right-wing populist portal Nius with immediate effect. According to the Tagesspiegel, criticism of the ads on BVG buses had been growing for days.
Claudia Weimer has called for a 'Kulturkampf' against the AfD. Despite the far-right party's surge in polls, she expressed confidence that the tide would soon turn, as reported by Tagesspiegel.
The German government sees little need for action to increase state transparency, as reported by Heise. Previously, the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) had called for more openness.
A Ukrainian sea drone exploded in a Romanian port, the Defense Ministry in Bucharest said. The drone does not belong to the Romanian army but is a type used in the war in Ukraine.
A Russian drone strike on a food factory near Kyiv has killed four people, Ukrainian authorities said. The attack was part of a wave of drone strikes across the country.
Markus Söder (CSU) is heading for a confrontation with Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD). He warns against weakening the Bundeswehr's state commands, as WELT reports.
A 40-year-old Afghan man was stabbed to death during an altercation at a refugee shelter in Herrsching am Ammersee. A 36-year-old compatriot is in custody on suspicion of homicide.
The Beatles and Apple Corps are making the Global Beatles Day official. According to Euronews, the first official edition will take place later this month.
The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. has instructed its employees to immediately remove Donald Trump's name from email signatures and letterheads, following a court ruling that deemed the inclusion unlawful, as reported by Zeit Online.
When moving into a new apartment, tenants often have to pay four-figure sums for taking over the fitted kitchen and furniture. According to Tagesspiegel, such payments are generally permissible but subject to rules.
Hundreds of Albanians demonstrated in Tirana against a luxury real estate project by Jared Kushner, US Donald Trump's son-in-law, on the Adriatic coast.
Nvidia is launching a new processor series for Windows laptops called Spark, designed to accelerate AI applications and games directly on the device without relying on a cloud connection, the company announced.
The Bonn-Nord motorway bridge (Nordbrücke) over the Rhine is completely closed. Federal Minister Volker Schnieder has announced a swift review, as reported by Deutschlandfunk.
Former Ukrainian Foreign Dmytro Kuleba said President Volodymyr Zelensky's open letter to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin was a signal of confidence in victory. According to the Kyiv Post, the letter was addressed not only to Putin but also to the Ukrainian people, US Donald Trump, and European allies.
A shelter for homeless people in Berlin's Reinickendorf district has 185 registered residents receiving welfare benefits, despite having only 140 beds. According to Tagesspiegel, job centers conducted a large-scale operation to verify who actually lives there.
The nursing care reform proposed by CDU Minister Warken is facing fierce opposition from within her own coalition parties. The SPD calls it a 'burden package,' while the CSU warns of a 'shunting yard toward social welfare.'
Brandenburg's Finance Minister Daniel Keller (SPD) plans to increase the weekly working hours for around 33,000 civil servants from 40 to 41 hours. The unions GEW and GdP have announced resistance, as reported by Tagesspiegel.
A parcel explosion at a Nova Poshta sorting terminal in Kyiv's Obolon district on June 5 killed one employee and injured two others, according to the Kyiv Post. The case has been classified as a terrorist act resulting in death.
Florentino Perez, running for re-election as Real Madrid president, has promised a club-record transfer offer if he wins Sunday's vote.
A security vulnerability known as HTTP/2 Bomb is threatening web servers worldwide. According to it-daily, a single request can bring down a server.
Average UK house prices unexpectedly fell by 0.1% in May to £298,806, marking the third consecutive monthly decline. Rising mortgage rates fueled by the war in Iran are the cause, according to Halifax.
The DAX opened slightly lower on Thursday. Investors are focused on the US labor market report, which is crucial for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.
The Film Academy plans to hold a discussion in September about the controversial nude scene in Wim Wenders' film 'Wrong Move'. The director had temporarily withdrawn the film due to the scene featuring then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski.
FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann has described the course of former CDU chairwoman Angela Merkel as a 'mortal sin'. According to WELT, she accuses Merkel of having allowed political space to the right of the Union.
Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanyshyna, thanked the House of Representatives for passing the Ukraine Support Act and now expects a similar decision from the Senate.
Family Minister Karin Prien (CDU) has spoken to Politico Europe about restructuring a popular family benefit amid budget savings requirements. She also advocated for a pragmatic approach to the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
The German women's national football team faces Norway in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. National coach Wück expects a closely contested match, according to ZDFheute.
The Turkish opposition is struggling against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – and with itself. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin is downplaying the war, while corruption allegations against tank manufacturer KNDS are hardening, according to Spiegel.
A former IBM security expert has filed a lawsuit against the company and AT&T, accusing them of failing to disclose foreign cyberattacks despite legal obligations, as reported by Heise.
The CDU leadership has canceled its presidium meeting planned for late August in Magdeburg. The cancellation came at the request of the minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt, according to Spiegel.
TSV 1860 Munich must once again drop to the Regionalliga after 2017. According to Kicker, the relegation occurs during the Ismaik era.
Andoni Iraola will take over as head coach of FC Liverpool starting in July, according to a report by Tagesspiegel. The 42-year-old Spaniard joins from Bournemouth, where he impressed over the past two seasons.
Residents of Gaza City surveyed severe destruction on June 4 after an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood overnight, according to Euronews.
At a high school in Prenzlauer Berg, the defense state secretary and a peace activist emotionally debated military service, as Tagesspiegel reports.