Bayern-SPD Elects New Leadership Duo Amid Persistent Crisis
Bayern's Social Democrats have elected a new dual leadership team in an effort to steer the party out of its prolonged crisis. The party's state conference selected incumbent chairwoman Ronja Endres and Bundestag member Sebastian Roloff to lead the struggling regional branch. Endres received 86 percent of votes in the routine election, while Roloff secured 74 percent support, with no...
Berlin Authorities Clear Partially Occupied Building Following Years-Long Dispute
Berlin police deployed approximately 130 officers in a major operation to secure the eviction of a partially occupied residential building in the city's Mitte district near the Federal Intelligence Service and Natural History Museum. The operation, which has now concluded, saw police officers don protective helmets after protesters launched pyrotechnic devices from windows of the...
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MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse AG, the German manufacturer of braking systems for trucks and trains, announced on Monday it has agreed to acquire Dutch digital services platform TRAVIS Road Services International B.V. The deal, valued in the mid-double-digit million-euro range, represents the latest step in the company's strategy to build a comprehensive aftermarket ecosystem for commercial vehicle...
The International Biathlon Union is confronting climate change head-on with experimental roller-ski competitions, staging the Loop One Festival in Munich's Olympic Park as both a public showcase and practical preparation for potentially snowless winters. Top athletes from around the world gathered for the exhibition event, which featured biathlon on wheeled skis rather than traditional snow...
Swiss cement conglomerate Holcim has agreed to acquire German building materials manufacturer Xella for €1.85 billion, marking a significant strategic move in the European construction sector. The transaction, announced on Monday, is expected to be finalized in the second half of 2026, pending approval from relevant regulatory authorities. Xella, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, is a...
The European Union's automotive industry recorded a 5% year-on-year decline in industrial robot installations in 2024, with only 30,650 units deployed across the bloc's vehicle-producing countries. This contraction comes despite the automotive sector traditionally accounting for approximately one-quarter of all global robot installations, according to the World Robotics 2025 Industrial...
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, India launched a sharp diplomatic counterattack against Pakistan over what it characterized as hypocrisy on human rights issues. Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain called it "deeply ironic" that a country with what he described as one of the worst human rights records globally was attempting to lecture others through...
Munich was plunged into a state of emergency following a violent family dispute that resulted in a deadly house fire, multiple explosions, and the temporary closure of the world's largest folk festival. According to investigators, the incident began when a 57-year-old man set fire to a residential building in the northern part of the city and deployed explosive devices. The situation...
Bayern's Social Democrats have elected a new dual leadership team in...
Berlin police deployed approximately 130 officers in a major...
German households are showing declining willingness to actively...
German prosecutors have filed charges against a 27-year-old man from...
The ZDF television program "Fernsehgarten" is departing from its...
The German prosthetics manufacturer Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA has...
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Germany's largest naval...
Thirty-five years after German reunification, women's employment...
