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'Death of a Democracy': Exploring the rise and fall of Weimar Germany - review

Victor Sebestyen has painted a vivid picture of the life and eventual death of Weimar Germany, telling the painful story of Germany between 1918 and 1933.

WEIMAR GERMANY: DEATH OF A DEMOCRACY by Victor Sebestyen
A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Syrian national indicted for aiding 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing

People gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the day after the party won in Saxony-Anhalt state elections, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 7, 2026.

Germany’s far-right AfD, riding state win, targets more gains in elections from east to west

Police at the Federal Court of Justice before a hearing of Serhii K. with German Federal Public Prosecutor, after Italy's top court approved the handover to Germany of the man, suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, in Karlsruhe, Germany, November 28, 2025.

Germany charges seven men for Hamas terror plot, weapons procurement


Berlin’s hottest Israeli-owned restaurant refuses the Israeli label

Two years after opening in Berlin, Kanal 61 made Vogue Germany's list of the city's best restaurants. Its Israeli owners say avoiding political labels has allowed food to bridge divides.

Kanal 61 in Berlin serves seasonal modern cuisine with European and Asian influences.

Two killed at school near Berlin, suspected attacker detained

An 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old man were killed in an attack at a school near Berlin, according to local reports. A suspect was detained.

Illustrative: German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

Berlin attack highlights Europe’s shift to individualized, multi-layered terror threats - analysis

Online radicalization, lone-actor violence, and Iran-linked networks are placing European security services under pressure from distinct but increasingly simultaneous threats.

Tourists and visitors observe and pay respects at a makeshift memorial set in Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg gate, one week after the Christopher Street Day pride parade attack on August 2, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Not just Berlin: Israelis return to Germany – and rediscover it

Germany recorded 685,000 Israeli overnights last year, up 11%, offering more than Berlin with 341 Michelin-starred restaurants, scenic nature, culinary routes, and global cultural events.

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Berlin Pride attacker recorded masked pledge of allegiance to ISIS on phone, prosecutors say

Though the person in the video was masked, authorities assume it shows the suspected attacker, 21-year-old German citizen Abdul Ballout, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors' office said.

Forensic pathologist van at an allotment garden complex in the Berlin suburb of Spandau after a known Islamist, suspected of ramming a minivan into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on Saturday evening, was shot and killed in a police operation, in Berlin, Germany

Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police in Berlin suburb

Police added on Sunday morning that several of those wounded had been reportedly hurt with "stabbing weapons."

Police officers walk, as emergency responders work on the site, after the annual Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off, after a car crashed into the crowd at Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, in Berlin, Germany, July 25, 2026.

New York is not Berlin in the 1930s, but the fear is real - opinion

The evil Jew haters must be stopped, and when that is accomplished, Jews will feel safer. t is as simple as that because New York today is not Berlin in the 1930’s.

NEW YORK CITY Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: What should trouble us most is how many are willing to back someone who openly mocks Jewish holidays, cheers for the Intifada, and tacitly supports antisemitic protests on university campuses, say the writers.

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for a week of protests to coincide with the week-long funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Activists flew pro-Pahlavi flags, along with Israeli flags at certain sites.

A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.

Berlin police detain man after antisemitic assault on Jewish family in Charlottenburg

Berlin police arrested a 31-year-old suspect after an antisemitic attack on a Jewish man and two children in Charlottenburg, amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany.

Police stand guard at the main train station of Giessen, Germany. November 29, 2025.

‘Wingmen’ aircraft takes spotlight at ILA Berlin airshow as Europe continues rearming

As conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue, the US and European countries have increased their focus on developing and procuring unmanned AI-powered drones to complement their fighter jets.

PEOPLE WALK through the static display behind a drone mockup at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, June 13, 2026.