A marathon reading and discussion at a Berlin contemporary art museum of “The Origins of Totalitarianism” – Hannah Arendt’s exhaustive account of the rise of Nazism and Stalinism – ended early after disruptions by pro-Palestinian protesters. German Culture Minister Claudia Roth condemned the “vile” protest, which she described as an anti-Semitic attack. Sam Bardaouil and […]
A zoo in Germany is mourning Ingo the Flamingo, its oldest resident, who has died at what is believed to be at least 75 years of age. Ingo, whose place of origin is unclear, had lived at Berlin Zoo since the mid-1950s. The zoo announced his death at an “imposing” age in social media posts […]
Even if Berlin decides to provide Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, the weapon will not fundamentally alter the course of the war, Maj. Gen. Christian Freuding of the German Defense Ministry said in an interview with RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland on Feb. 5. Freuding noted that the Ukrainian forces are already using long-range weapons supplied by other […]
BERLIN (AP) — A college student in Berlin beat a Jewish classmate until he was hospitalized after the two got into an argument Friday night about the Israel-Hamas conflict, police said. The 30-year-old Jewish student was out with an acquaintance in Berlin’s Mitte neighborhood shortly before midnight on Friday when he encountered a 23-year-old fellow […]
At least 150,000 people gathered in front of the German national parliament on Saturday afternoon to protest against the far right, the latest in a string of large weekend demonstrations across Germany. The pro-democracy demonstrations started three weeks ago after the investigative journalists’ group Correctiv published an article saying that right-wing extremists had recently met […]
In the wee morning hours on Sunday (Jan. 21), a tiny asteroid came hurtling through the sky and smashed into Earth’s atmosphere near Berlin, producing a bright but harmless fireball visible for miles around. Such sightings typically occur a few times a year — but this one was unique because it was first detected by […]
Following former US president Donald Trump’s victory in the first Republican primary, German politicians have called on the government to prepare for the possibility of another Trump term in office. “The German government can no longer ignore domestic political developments in the United States. The US is too important a partner for that,” Jürgen Hardt, […]
Relatives of German-Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip have urged efforts to secure their release during a visit to Berlin. “We hope negotiations will close a deal very soon,” Efrat Machikawa, whose uncle, Gadi Mozes, was abducted, said at a press conference at the Israeli embassy in Berlin on Monday. She said she […]
Farmers have driven thousands of tractors into Berlin, capping a week of demonstrations against a plan to scrap tax breaks on the diesel they use. The protest has tapped into wider discontent with Germany’s government. Columns of tractors rolled through the capital ahead of the demonstration at the landmark Brandenburg Gate on Monday. Farmers drove […]
Columns of tractors have rolled into Berlin as farmers gathered for the climax to a week of demonstrations against a plan to scrap tax breaks on the diesel they use. The protest has tapped into a wider sense of discontent with Germany’s government. Police said on Sunday evening that the space set aside for vehicles […]
There was some post-Christmas cheer on the menu for elephants and other animals at Berlin Zoo – they have been chomping on Christmas trees that did not find a home. The tree treats were unwrapped on Thursday in what has become an annual event. A bison enjoys a Christmas tree (Jens Kalaene/dpa/AP) Elephants tore off […]