US pharmaceutical company Moderna is exploring the acquisition of production facilities from former rival BioNTech in Germany, while CEO Stéphane Bancel calls for better conditions for the pharma industry, according to Tagesschau.
Iranian Massud Peseschkian has described the recent framework agreement with the United States as a diplomatic victory for his country. He said the opportunity must not be allowed to slip away, according to Deutschlandfunk.
Several tram drivers in Milan have been suspended after allegedly sharing sexist and vulgar comments about passengers in a WhatsApp group. Prosecutors are investigating unauthorized access to the IT system and hacking of surveillance cameras, the Guardian reports.
At the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, a shift in the US administration's stance on Ukraine is emerging. After a phone call with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump publicly called on Russia to reach an agreement—a signal European leaders view as a success of their talks.
Greece has announced four initiatives to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage after Russian strikes damaged significant cultural sites in Kyiv, including the UNESCO-listed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
The European Parliament on Thursday approved stricter asylum and deportation rules, including the establishment of return centers in third countries. 418 MEPs voted in favor of the legislative changes in Strasbourg.
The 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico presents German fans with legal questions: nighttime noise, car parades, and work obligations. As the FAZ reports, experts explain the limits of football enthusiasm.
Just days before construction begins on the renovation of Leibstraße in Haar, 48 property owners and businesspeople have handed a protest letter to Mayor Andreas Bukowski (CSU), as reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
In Oblast, the forced evacuation of families with children from 23 settlements in Synelnykove Raion has begun. According to Ukrainska Pravda, citing the head of the military administration, nearly 3,800 children must leave the dangerous areas within a month.
BMW issued a surprise profit warning on Tuesday evening, hinting at workforce reductions. According to Tagesspiegel, the Munich-based automaker plans to intensify cost-cutting through structural and efficiency measures.
Germany's 7-1 victory over Curaçao at the 2026 World Cup sparked debate among fans about the tournament's biggest wins. But the record does not belong to the German team – it belongs to Hungary, as reported by 24tv.
Christophe Leribault, the new director of the Louvre in Paris, has warned of an enormous need for investment to preserve the museum. He spoke before a commission of the French Senate.
Wout van Aert will miss the 2026 Tour de France. According to Spiegel, the Belgian is struggling with an elbow injury and will not be fit in time.
The "Welt/Bühne" festival at Munich's Residenztheater brings together international authors starting Friday. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the program includes guest performances from Warsaw and Tbilisi, as well as an evening about racist harassment online.
The Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) is compensating freelancers who lost assignments due to budget cuts with up to 90 percent of their pay, according to a collective agreement with unions DJV, ver.di, and unisono, as reported by "Welt."
UK Keir Starmer wants to offer Andy Burnham a senior government position to head off an internal leadership debate, he said on the sidelines of the G7 summit, according to a Guardian report.
The British TV host Jeremy Clarkson has disclosed his cancer diagnosis in the current season of his Amazon series 'Clarkson’s Farm'. According to Spiegel, the 66-year-old is suffering from an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
A griffon vulture attacked a stork nest in Klein Lobke near Hanover, driving away the parent birds and devouring the chicks. According to the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), this is an extremely rare event.
Comedian Gaby Köster has exhausted her financial reserves after her stroke in 2008. She told the magazine 'Bunte' that she now lives on her overdraft and has taken out a loan on her house.
The Neptun Werft in Rostock-Warnemünde, together with Siemens Energy, has landed a billion-euro order for an offshore converter platform. According to Handelsblatt, grid operator 50Hertz awarded the contract worth 2.5 billion euros.
Mandatory water breaks introduced at the 2026 World Cup are causing controversy. But for the Bundesliga and the Champions League, they are not an issue, as Sportschau reports.
The Neptun shipyard in Rostock has received a billion-dollar order to build offshore converter platforms. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, grid operator 50Hertz awarded the contract to a consortium of Siemens Energy and Meyer subsidiary Neptun.
Martin's producer Robi Draco Rosa initially believed the song 'María' would end the singer's career, but it became his global breakthrough.
Russian strikes on cities in eastern and southeastern Ukraine on Tuesday evening killed several people, according to official reports.
The Bavarian Administrative Court has ruled that the state's intelligence agency may continue to monitor the AfD party, citing its unconstitutional positions on remigration.
The Turkish Community in Germany (TGD) has called on federal and state interior ministers to take threats against people with a migration background more seriously. According to the Tagesspiegel, the group accuses authorities of neglecting security risks for migrants and their descendants.
Google has fixed 22 security vulnerabilities in the first version of Android 17. According to Heise, several of them were rated as "high" severity and could have allowed attackers to remotely execute malicious code.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) has sharply criticized the federal government's planned nursing care reforms, calling them 'inhumane.' She announced she would not agree to the proposals by Nina Warken (CDU).
The AfD has unveiled plans for a comprehensive administrative overhaul in Saxony-Anhalt. Sven Schulze sharply criticized these proposals.
Brandenburg state parliament on Tuesday remembered the East German uprising of June 17, 1953. Parliament President Ulrike Liedtke (SPD) and Dietmar Woidke (SPD) called for the defense of freedom and democracy.
Berlin-Neukölln's integration commissioner Güner Balci has expressed alarm over the creeping Islamist infiltration of German institutions, sparking a heated debate on the talk show 'Markus Lanz'.
SPD leader and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas has promised every citizen a 500-euro annual tax relief, but economist Dominika Langenmayr argues the plan is unfeasible due to rising costs and political hurdles.
Frankfurt's mayor Mike Josef (SPD) has announced a 'train station district summit' to address conditions in the area, inviting the state of Hesse to a special meeting to redefine regional drug policy guidelines, as reported by FAZ.
On the anniversary of the East German uprising on June 17, 1953, Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer honored the courage of the insurgents. At the same time, the decisive phase for a new memorial in Berlin begins.
Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, to four years and two months in prison for lobbying the US government to interfere in legal proceedings against his father.
A Russian frigate fired warning shots at a British yacht in the English Channel. The retired couple on board described the incident to the BBC as 'surreal'.
Pope Leo XIV has condemned demands for mass deportations of migrants as unchristian. Meanwhile, the G7 nations announced new sanctions against Russia at their summit in Évian.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has welcomed the latest G7 statement in support of Ukraine, noting a positive change in tone and assessments, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
More than 100 founders and managers have issued an urgent appeal to the German government to revitalize the country as a business location. The call comes shortly before the planned reform package on pensions and the welfare state.
The Arabellahaus in Munich will not be demolished after all. Instead, a comprehensive renovation with a spectacular extension is planned, as Bayerischer Rundfunk reports.