Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel is not traveling to Madeira. Her mother died earlier this month, and the funeral takes place today. In a statement Merkel said she was saddened and distraught. Her thoughts were with "our compatriots" and everyone else affected by the "terrible bus accident" in Madeira.

All in all, RIAS listed 1083 antisemitic incidents in Berlin last year. This is an increase of 14 percent. In 368 cases, individuals were the victims, far more…

Meuthen announced he would lodge an objection against the "illicit" decision. The AfD's "complete rehabilitation" before the upcoming European election had been…

The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, also reacted to the fire in Paris, which is Berlin's partner city. He said the footage of the burning Notre Dame was shocking. "The residents of Berlin empathize with Paris."

In the legislative assemblies in the federal states of Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, politicians now want to enforce measles vaccinations for children…

Leaving Berlin towards Hamburg via the A111, the A10 and the A24 is always a pain in the neck due to all of those construction sites all over the place. This…

In Berlin, the State Secretary for Federal Affairs, Sawsan Chebli, mocked Chancellor Kurz on her Twitter account, while showing where she stands, between the lines.

Berlin's Senator of the Interior, Andreas Geisel, thanked the officers involved in the operation for their work. Once the raids were completed he said whoever…

A few hundred meters further south, more Berliners and visitors inspected Tempelhof Airport, which has not seen aircraft landing or taking off in 11 years. On its two runways, bicyclists and inline skaters raced back and forth. Nobody took off though, since the tower did not given anyone take-off clearances.