Current Issues

A large fire has erupted in Grunewald, Berlin's largest forest. Explosions at a location used for the detonation of explosives and ammunition are the cause. A hundred firefighters were on site in the early morning.

The police in Berlin are looking for another missing person. Timothy Straussinsky, a 22-year-old student, vanished. Who has seen him since Friday night?

For Wednesday, the German Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning. Severe heat is supposed to affect almost the entire country yet again.

The best strategy against tick bites is not to get bitten. By following several strategies, we can at least reduce the risk substantially. Since tick bites can have terrible health effects, we do not really have a choice.

In the town of Falkenberg in southern Brandenburg, the authorities evacuated residents due to the danger posed by a new forest fire in the area. The flames are…

In Germany, Tuesday was the hottest day of the year. The issue is that the record will probably be broken today, with temperatures of up to 40 degrees…

A scary aviation incident happened above the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, when the pilots of an Airbus A330 were forced to perform an emergency descent because of a loss of cabin pressure. An emergency landing followed. Luckily, nobody was injured.

Some of the extreme heat from southwestern Europe is expected to reach Germany. If the weather forecasters are right, especially Berlin will feel like a pizza…

Some 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Berlin, in Brandenburg's Lieberoser Heide region, a growing forest fire is doing a lot of damage. The Fire Department…

In the summer of 2022, Germans and expatriates living in Germany are looking forward to trips to nice holiday destinations. But there is trouble at airports, on trains and on the Autobahn. So, what are we supposed to do?