Germany
F-16 fighter jet crashes at US air base in western Germany prompts major emergency response
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed near Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany, leaving one person slightly injured and triggering a major emergency response. The pilot ejected safely.
US National Archives recovers over 120 previously unknown American POW statements from WWII
'Unrestrained antisemitism': German politicians, Jewish leaders warn over Left Party’s rise
Germany’s Left Party, AfD win big in German state elections in setback for Merz’s CDU
Over 2,000 evacuated in western Germany due to raging wildfire near Belgian border
Residents were asked to leave their homes in the village of Gey at around 4:00 a.m. and go to an assistance center set up at a primary school in a nearby village, authorities said in a statement.
Bus driver stops explosive-laden drone at major German NATO logistics hub
The drone was spotted at Germany's Leipzig/Halle, the main operational base for NATO's Strategic Airlift International Solution
Germany faces daily 'hybrid warfare' attacks, minister warns after explosive drone found at airport
"We're not at war, but we are the daily target of hybrid warfare," Dobrindt said. "Espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks, or covert operations by foreign powers aimed at destabilizing Germany."
Taly's Travel: Cruising the Rhine and Moselle the Gordon way
Travelers are shifting from single-destination vacations toward experiential journeys, moving from place to place based on their interests, says Gordon Travel Group CEO Shiri Gordon.
Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River
Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.
Plane near explosive drone found at German airport was carrying ammunition, media reports say
Forensic experts found that the explosives attached to the drone were of a high military grade, reported the outlets, which also included broadcasters NDR and WDR, citing a confidential police report
DHL plane hits unknown object over Germany, forcing unscheduled Hanover landing
Authorities said they were investigating a drone found near a runway at the airport during the night, which the Bild newspaper said contained a detonator.
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.
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.
German high court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is protected speech
A German appeals court acquitted a woman who compared Israel to Nazi Germany online, ruling that the posts were protected expression and did not meet the legal threshold for incitement.