Current Issues

Six years ago, Lars Mittank from northern Germany disappeared during a vacation in Bulgaria. Now his family is hoping to find him in Berlin or Brandenburg.

A suspected serial rapist was apprehended near Babelsberg today. He is being made responsible for eight rapes and attempted rapes in Berlin and Brandenburg. The…

When the Germans thought the Coronavirus was far away, it was already in their midst. Then the numbers exploded. Even the Chancellor went into quarantine. Now…

In southern Germany, outdoor swimming pools and parks are crammed, while the north is experiencing a rather cool summer. Things will improve next week, to some extent.

In Hamburg, the trial against Bruno D., a former officer of Hitler's SS and concentration camp guard, is coming to an end. It is about time because the…

A World War II bomb found in Potsdam was detonated on Friday. The operation led to evacuations and restrictions.

In Stuttgart, hundreds of young 'party people' attacked the police this past weekend. Twenty-four persons were arrested so far. Illegal parties in Berlin are another issue that needs to be dealt with.

The summer of 2020, our first Corona summer, just commenced. But where is the heat we expected? It will build up gradually, thanks to a North Atlantic…

In Vorpommern-Rügen county, located in north-eastern Germany, at least seven worshippers are infected with Corona and as many as 350 people are now in…

In Germany, it just got easier to lose one's driver's license for traffic violations. From today, much higher fines for speeding and other contraventions apply.