📰 Breaking News: News Archive for October 2018 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 October
- Why Britain will keep its army in Germany after Brexit
- German Word of the Day: Die Torschlusspanik
- Germany approves extradition of Iran diplomat over 'bomb plot'
- Germany arrests six alleged right-wing terrorists
- How to join a Mieterverein (renters' association) in Germany
- 5 GDR monuments which still have a part to play in today's Berlin
- Will Germany ditch diesel? Berlin to decide late Monday
- Rising populism in Germany: What should mainstream parties do about it?
02 October
- German Word of the Day: Das Kopfkino
- Germany to present plan for polluting diesel cars
- 'A wake-up call': German politicians react to arrests of alleged right-wing terrorists
- Germany to ease immigration rules to fight worker shortage
- The East-West divide is diminishing, but differences still remain
- Honeckers: the most powerful family in communist East Germany. What happened to them?
- Volkswagen drops Audi chief accused of diesel fraud
03 October
- Talkin' 'bout my generation: What unity means to eastern Germans
- German word of the day: Wende
- Einstein's letter rejecting religion goes on sale for $1 million
04 October
- German Word of the Day: Fremdschämen
- 'Linked by a unique relationship': What Merkel hopes to accomplish in her Israel visit
- Germany has 'everlasting responsibility' to combat anti-Semitism: Merkel
- German summer drought drains winter vegetable supply
- Deutsche Bahn raising prices, adding new routes
- Alert after deadly bacterial infection scare in famous Berlin sex club
- 'Zeitgeist': in spite of gentrification, the spirit of 90s Berlin still lives on
- 'Anglo-German relations will change': UK Ambassador talks Brexit and no-deal scenarios
05 October
- German Word of the Day: Die Gretchenfrage
- Green Party has highest number of members in its history
- Germany wastes 1.7 million tons of bread a year
- German court blocks energy giant from razing forest near Cologne
- German sadistic killer couple jailed in 'House of Horrors' trial
- English words and sounds that Germans will never pronounce correctly
- Nobel Peace Prize winner who found refuge in Germany honoured
- Weekend Wanderlust: A walk through the Nobel trail of Göttingen
- Looking to move to Germany for love? A few things to consider first.
06 October
- Thousands join German forest demo after court reprieve
07 October
- Eight police hurt in clashes at far-right gig in Germany
- Uncensored: Frankfurt book fair gets political in 'stormy' times
- AfD sparks outcry with plan for Jewish wing
08 October
- Backlash from Germany's Jewish community over new AfD group
- Student housing prices in Germany increasing up to 70 percent: study
- From 'light seeing' to bookworm bashes: what are the unmissable events in Germany this week?
- More men named 'Hans' than women in top German government roles
- The German words you need to know for flu season
- Germany steps up migrant deportations to North Africa
09 October
- Nazi hunters Serge and Beate Klarsfeld receive top French honours
- German word of the Day: Backpfeifengesicht
- Injuries after mass brawl involving 30 people at Magdeburg fair
- 'Golden October' for Germany as temperatures soar
- Court orders diesel ban on some Berlin streets
- Magic appeal: Germany's growing interest in wizardry
- German Word of the Day: Der Erzähler
- What you need to know about Bavaria's upcoming election
10 October
- The idyllic Rhineland village home to 1,000 Chinese
- Update: Suspect arrested in Germany over killing of Bulgaria journalist
- After beer and dirndl campaign, Bavarian politics is facing a shake-up
- German historians accuse AfD chief of echoing Hitler
- Thousands evacuated as World War II bomb discovered in Potsdam
- German car industry warns CO2 targets put jobs at risk
- Terrified at an Aldi: The woman bringing American-style improv to Frankfurt
- 'The image of Sweden in Germany is quite old-fashioned'
11 October
- Brexit: Angela Merkel warns 'devil is in detail' ahead of crunch meeting
- The Greens, Germany's other party on the rise
- German Word of the Day: Der Schmarrn
- 'Horror scenario': How Brexit could affect Germany
- Bavarian woman mysteriously receives €8 billion debt from Rewe in online banking app
- 'We must keep extreme and populist voices at bay': German President
- German Word of the Day: Bairisch
- Tough CO2 targets 'could cost 100,000 jobs': VW chief
- Why 'made in Germany' TV has captured the imagination of the world
- How the German language might benefit from Brits after Brexit
12 October
- Bavarian election: Embattled CSU and SPD in last minute push to win back voters
- Germany to extradite suspect in Bulgarian journalist killing: court
- Pedestrian dies after alleged assault by cyclist in Hanover
- Germany extends Austria border controls over migrants
- High-speed German train bursts into flames between Cologne and Frankfurt
- Quiz: How well do you really know Bavaria?
- German MPs voice concern about prenatal genetic tests
- 'I'm not a racist': The word on the street about Bavaria's elections
13 October
- Merkel's Bavarian allies face threat of poll debacle
- VIDEO: How the Green party is shaking up Bavarian elections
- Under-21 captain Tah joins senior Germany squad
- Tens of thousands stage anti-racism march in Berlin
14 October
- German business losing patience with limping Brexit talks
- Dutch defeat piles pressure on Löw and misfiring Germany
- AS IT HAPPENED: Bavarian Elections 2018
- Update: Merkel's Bavarian allies suffer historic election losses
- Three killed as light aircraft hits onlookers in Germany
15 October
- Merkel coalition faces post mortem on Bavaria poll debacle
- Hitler's would-be assassin and Harry Potter flops: Frankfurt Book Fair's memorable moments
- German word of the day: Schnapsidee
- Woman frees 200 cows from dairy farm and flees
- Survivors of deadly bus crash in Switzerland return to Cologne
- 11 injured near Lake Constance as train hits trailer truck
- The winners and losers - 7 things you need to know about the Bavaria election
- Germany to expel 9/11 accomplice to Morocco
- Update: Police report end to hostage situation at Cologne's Hauptbahnhof
- Merkel vows to 'win back trust' after Bavaria poll debacle
- German prosecutors raid Opel over diesel allegations
16 October
- Police not ruling out 'terror' motive in Cologne hostage taking
- Convicted 9/11 accomplice deported from Germany 17 years after atrocity
- German Word of the Day: Das Fernweh
- Audi to pay €800 million fine in Germany over diesel cheating
- Israeli teen fined for urinating on site of former Nazi death camp Auschwitz
- 'We have to make anti-Semitism more visible': Berlin schools to report incidents
- 7 movies you didn’t know were filmed in Germany
- Why there was no political earthquake in Bavaria - but Germany is still shaking things up
- Syrian in Cologne hostage drama had mental problems: police
17 October
- German Word of the Day: Das Fingerspitzengefühl
- CSU and Free Voters begin coalition talks in Bavaria
- AfD politician faces party expulsion over Hitler wine bottle photos
- Outcry in Germany over homage to Nazi general
- Are road accidents on the rise in Germany?
- Money laundering in Germany behind high housing prices, terrorism: intelligence unit
- Merkel says 'still a chance' on Brexit deal - but Germany is preparing for no-deal
- Cologne hostage drama 'likely a terrorist act': prosecutors
- Das ist ja mal wichtig: The complete guide to German particles
- Norway apologizes to mistreated war-time 'German girls'
18 October
- Suspect in Bulgarian journalist killing extradited from Germany
- Word of the Day: Der Zeitgeist
- Record low water levels lead to discovery of World War II bomb in Cologne
- Tanja, Berlin's oldest elephant, dies
- Employers must pay for travel time on the job, German court rules
- Hesse follows Bavaria into crucial state election
- Dinner for one? Merkel and co talk Brexit at beer summit as Britain dines alone
19 October
- German word of the day: Der innere Schweinehund
- Germany's ruling coalition parties hit all-time low, Greens on the up
- Hesse's Green party candidate Tarek Al-Wazir could become minister president
- Horse crashes through car windscreen in western Germany
- My German career: How a Syrian soap shop owner in Berlin cleaned up his act
- Update: Mother and son dead after shooting incident in western German town of Kirchheim
- British relatives of Nazi victims seek German passport as Brexit looms
- Water woes as drought leaves Germany's Rhine shallow
- Germany orders recall of 43,000 Opel diesel vehicles
- From shocking storytelling to diverse characters: How Germany's children's books are changing
- Weekend Wanderlust: Getting my feet wet in Wiesbaden
21 October
- Germany urges global minimum tax for digital giants
- Merkel says Khashoggi killers must 'answer for their actions'
- Berlin kidnapping leads to diplomatic freeze between Slovakia and Vietnam
22 October
- Germany won't export arms to Saudi Arabia 'in current situation': Merkel
- German word of the day: Die Zechprellerei
- Survey: Majority of Germans want to abolish clock changes
- Merkel: People's parties are 'in danger'
- Germany urges joint European stance on Saudi arms exports after journalist death
- What Germany is doing to keep rents down: Special report
- Petition against AfD’s ‘child informant’ plan gathers tens of thousands of signatures
- Tip of the week: Your guide to German supermarkets
23 October
- 'I didn't fight': German IS 'shoemaker' pleads to come home from Syria
- Word of the Day: Salonfähig
- Report: Germans unsatisfied with Merkel’s plan to beat court-ordered car bans
- Woman covered in swastikas after falling asleep in stranger’s apartment
- BMW recalls more than 1 million cars over exhaust system fire risk
- 'We need intense rainfall': Drought cripples crucial German waterways
- Why Germany is one of Lonely Planet’s top destinations to visit next year
- 10 events not to miss throughout Germany this November
- German Word of the Day: Blaumachen
- Explosion in Kreuzberg bar amid rising criminal gang activity in Berlin
- Study: Rising rents accelerating gap between rich and poor across Germany
24 October
- Ecuador in bid to fight German supermarket chain Aldi on banana costs
- Court in German city of Mainz to rule on ban for diesel cars
- German phrase of the day: Die Kirche im Dorf lassen
- Biggest VW shareholder must pay damages over dieselgate: German court
- German 'air taxi' firm to test in Singapore in 2019
- Will next Sunday's switch to winter time be the last?
- Germany at a glance: Major protests against coal power phase out and giraffe who hates grass
- Senate's 'Re-Use Berlin' campaign part of capital's drive towards 'zero waste' policy
- Google shelves plans to open campus in Berlin Kreuzberg
25 October
- Hesse regional election threatens second blow to weakened Merkel
- German foreign office warns citizens about using social media in Turkey
- German government moves to head off city diesel bans
- After US pressure, Berlin mulls natural gas project
- The son of a Yemeni diplomat leading a Green surge in central Germany
- Why pressure is growing on German government to cut your taxes
- Why Brexit is a double-edged sword for Germany: Special report
- Two die as fire rips through central Cologne town house
- Quiz: How well do you know the German state of Hesse?
- Activists call for Dutch apology for abuse of war-time 'German girls'
- The long trading history that turned Frankfurt into a financial powerhouse
26 October
- 100 years on, German far right seeks to rehabilitate Empire
- German cinemas group purchase part of increased UK investment in Germany
- German Phrase of the Day: um den heißen Brei herumreden
- German Word of the Day: Schwarzfahren
- Finance Minister refuses to budge on tax relief
- AfD politician alleged to have attacked party colleague in toilet
- OPINION: It's time to ring-fence citizens rights before Brexit
- Drought-hit Rhine forces Germany to tap oil reserves
- Why is the Green party suddenly flying high in Germany?
- Travel in Germany: Discovering the fairytale trail of Kassel
- No German arms to Saudi until Khashoggi case is clarified: Merkel
- How a grassroots group in Berlin took on Google - and won
27 October
- Merkel arrives in Istanbul for Syria summit
- German tin baron 'saved ten times as many Jews as Schindler'
- Germany still at odds with France over halting Saudi arms sales
- Four-nation Syria summit calls for lasting Idlib ceasefire
28 October
- New threat to Merkel as Hessians go to polls
- Polish president demands war reparations from Germany
- Merkel suffers heavy losses in Hesse elections: exit poll
- Merkel's party hammered in key regional vote - what comes next?
29 October
- Merkel on the spot after painful vote in Hesse
- Update: Merkel to give up CDU chair after 18 years
- Hundreds of protesters demonstrate against the AfD in Frankfurt
- Merkel will step down as chancellor in 2021
- Five key moments that shaped Angela Merkel's remarkable career
- From Kohl's 'girl' to 'Mutti': Germany's 'eternal' chancellor embarks on last lap
- Tip of the week: Everything you need to know about sending mail in Germany
- Germany denies plan to deport Turkish journalist
- Who are Merkel's possible successors as CDU party chief?
- End of an era: What you need to know about Merkel's planned departure
- EU ministers say ending clock changes in 2019 'not realistic'
- 16,000 people affected by WWII bomb found in Frankfurt
30 October
- German nurse serial killer on trial for over 100 deaths
- German Word of the Day: Der Kürbis
- 'A tough blow for Europe': Merkel's move poses problems for EU
- Macron hails Merkel's 'dignified' decision to step down in 2021
- Man in shock after finding a tarantula in his mailbox
- Aachen police find €25,000 worth of heroin disguised as fast food meal
- Update: German ex-nurse admits at trial to killing 100 patients
- A 'hole she leaves': How the world's reacting to Merkel's planned departure
- Former Audi boss released as diesel probe continues
- What are Germany's 8 spookiest places?
- Update: What you need to know about the German killer nurse case
31 October
- German Word of the Day: Die Hexe
- Why Germany has been minted as a coin carrying nation
- Who is leading the race against Merkel?
- Friedrich Merz: The 'anti-Merkel is reaching out' to be CDU chief
- Why Freiburg has been rocked by protests after shocking crime
- The top money-making hacks for students in Germany
- How Germany's Schlager music is making a youthful comeback
- Everything that changes in Germany in November 2018
- 13 million German soldiers: A look at World War I in numbers