Germany

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

Police officers work in the vicinity of an Antonov cargo plane, near which a drone was found, at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026.
A DHL Boeing 757 cargo airplane is pictured at the Leipzig/Halle airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 21, 2019.

DHL plane hits unknown object over Germany, forcing unscheduled Hanover landing

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.

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

Hamburg, Germany.

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


There is no ceasefire in Lebanon: IDF medic’s view from the front - opinion

We need to be able to conclusively defeat our foes and not have endless “ceasefires” that are not even worth the paper they are written on.

Israeli soldiers are seen on the Israeli border with Lebanon, May 2, 2026.

Europe, Israel should launch commission with Trump’s help - opinion

President Trump ended eight conflicts, and the EU should ask him to lead a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that would halt the over 2,000-year-old European-Israeli conflict.

The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

Ancient blood libels continue to shape modern antisemitism - opinion

Antisemitic conspiracy theories have deep historical roots and continue to resurface, driving prejudice and violence against Jews today.

The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by Nazis

The encampment, whose location was deliberately chosen by the group, will culminate on Saturday with a march from the park to Hamburg’s port.

Activists have set up a pro-Palestinian camp on Hamburg's Moorweide, which a German court permitted over the objections of the city and Jewish community, May 10, 2026.

‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

Daniela Gerson chronicles her family’s not-so-unique journey in her new book, “The Wanderers," a blend of memoir, history, and journalism.

Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers."

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, who moved back to Germany in his 80's, dies aged 101

Weinberg, who was born in Rhauderfehn in 1925, passed away in the town of Leer, not far from his birthplace in northwest Germany.

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, 99, poses in inside his old classroom at the memorial at the former Jewish School before a discussion with foreign journalists a week before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 20, 2025 in Leer, Germany.

HRF files complaint against German prosecutor over dismissed charges against IDF soldier

HRF claims that the "unjustified dismissal" shielded soldier Shimon Avichai Zuckerman from genocide charges.

(Illustrative) IDF soldiers are seen traversing northern Gaza rubble during Operation Brave Heart, the operation to rescue the body of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, January 26, 2026.

Arthur Rubinstein’s piano competition: A rich tale of two cities and one legacy

While the competition is traditionally held every 3 years in Tel Aviv, the 18th edition features a unique bifurcated structure due to ongoing security concerns in Israel.

Jinhyung Park.

Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

Activists also held banners praising Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, including calling him "King of Iran," according to footage taken at the scenes.

Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.

Berlin renames state parliament plaza after German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander

"Margot Friedlander Square stands for human dignity, for Jewish life in our city, and for the values that are essential to our democracy: freedom, respect, and tolerance," said Berlin Mayor Wegner.

Margot Friedländer, Holocaust survivor and honorary citizen of Berlin, participates in Berlin's event commemorating the end of World War II, May 7, 2025. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa