Germany

Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash

Frankfurt's Astor Film Lounge declined to host movies during Jewish Film Days this year, citing economic reasons for its withdrawal from the film festival.

A woman sits alone in a Frankfurt, Germany, cinema in November 2021.
A visitor stands in front of a watchtower behind a fence on the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar

Pro-Palestinian rally at Buchenwald memorial shut down by German authorities

A portrait of Friedrich Torberg, Jan. 1, 1970.

A lost novel from 1943 that predicted the Holocaust has been recovered

Dachau (seen 2020): The stench, the skeletal figures, the degradation.

In the shadow of the Holocaust, survivors kept Passover alive in 1946 - opinion


Global powers release oil reserves as Iran war threatens Strait of Hormuz supply

IEA member states approved the release of 400 million barrels from strategic oil reserves to mitigate the impact of a potential Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026.

Omri Airlines: The meteoric rise of Israeli midfielder Gandelman with Italy’s Lecce

Gandelman has transformed into the “new face” of US Lecce in just a few short weeks, a player in the right place at the right time to secure a vital 2-1 victory.

WHETHER AT the club level for US Lecce or playing for the Israel national team Omri Gandelman has become a reliable contributor and fan favorite.

Suspected Hamas member arrested in Cyprus over plot targeting Israeli, Jewish sites in Europe

The man, identified as Lebanese-born Kamel M. by the Prosecutors' Office, was suspected of transporting 300 rounds of live ammunition to other individuals also suspected of being Hamas members.

 German police conduct random checks at the German-Swiss border for vehicles coming from Switzerland, in Weil am Rhein, Germany, May 16, 2025.

Yemeni national arrested for throwing stones at Israeli Consulate in Munich, trying to break in

The 24-year-old suspect tried to barge into the consulate while yelling "Allahu Akbar," and also placed a backpack with unknown contents in front of the building.

A police car passes the main entrance of the venue of the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) the hotel "Bayrischer Hof" in Munich, southern Germany on February 12, 2026.

UK PM speaks with Saudi Crown Prince, leaders of France, Germany, Italy about Middle East

Starmer stated that additional British fighter jets, helicopters, and a destroyer were being sent to the Middle East, and affirmed that the UK would support the defence of Saudi Arabia if needed. 

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 9, 2024.

Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says

The proposed change will next go to parliament where the right-wing coalition government holds a majority.

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

How Germany’s unusual approach to fighting antisemitism is ensnaring Jews critical of Israel

Germany has cracked down on speech and demonstrations that assert support for Palestinians and accuse Israel of atrocities, even since Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025.

"Jews against genocide" is written on posters at a demonstration of several hundred people in Berlin, Dec. 23, 2023.

Investigation opens over how Berlin groups spent $3 million received to fight antisemitism

The Berlin branch of the Christian Democratic Union is being probed by a parliamentary committee for allegedly improperly allocating 2.6 million euros to combat antisemitism.

Visitors sit at the opening of the "Nova Music Festival Exhibition" in the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, Oct. 5, 2025

Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar tells ambassadors their countries must sever Iran ties

Sa’ar held a virtual briefing with approximately 60 ambassadors stationed in Israel to discuss the importance of breaking relations with Iran.

Israeli Minister of foreign affairs Gideon Saar attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

Trump to cut off all US trade with Spain over refusal to use military bases in Iran war

"We're going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want anything to do with Spain," the US president said.

US President Donald Trump and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez shake hands as they pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025