A man wielding a knife attacked an anti-Islam campaigner and five other people in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday before being shot by police, according to reports.
More than 180 firefighters wearing protective suits were on Friday tackling a major blaze at a metal technology firm in Berlin's Lichterfelde area as authorities warned of toxic smoke.
Germany's president announced on Tuesday that he had signed off on the far-reaching citizenship reform, paving the way for the bill to be implemented in summer.
Germans faced more travel upheaval after train drivers announced Sunday a new 24-hour stoppage, hot on the heels of a strike announcement by Lufthansa cabin crew.
Friday, March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a global event calling for equality and celebrating achievements of women. 'Frauentag' is also a public holiday in Berlin and for the second time in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania.
German train drivers union GDL on Monday announced a "wave of strikes" starting this week, after talks with rail
operator Deutsche Bahn over better pay and a shorter work week broke down.
The Verdi union has called an airport security staff strike on Thursday at several German airports, potentially bringing air traffic around the country to a temporary halt.
German union Verdi has called a strike affecting local public transport across Europe's biggest economy on Friday, in an escalating dispute over pay and conditions.
German train drivers will stage their longest-ever walkout with a six-day strike this week, their union said Monday, escalating a dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn over pay and working hours.
German MPs voted through a sweeping reform of the country's citizenship laws on Friday, paving the way for dual nationality and shorter residence requirements for naturalisation.
The German government's long-awaited and oft-delayed draft law allowing dual citizenship could clear another significant hurdle on Friday. The Local Germany will be following this story with updates throughout the day.
Germany’s hotly anticipated draft law allowing dual citizenship for all has cleared another hurdle after the three governing parties ended a dispute over several migration laws.
The German Train Drivers' union (GDL) has voted nearly unanimously for 'indefinite' strikes after negotiations with Deutsche Bahn broke down. But you don't need to worry about travelling over Christmas.
After the disastrous elections in Berlin in 2021, Germany's top court has ruled on the number of districts in the capital that will have to repeat the vote for the Bundestag.
Germany's plans to ease its strict dual citizenship laws face yet more delays due to political disagreements within the coalition, according to the latest reports on Thursday.
Travel on Germany's long-distance and regional trains will be heavily affected later on Thursday and all-day Friday as a train drivers' strike gets underway.
German train drivers will go on strike from Thursday evening to late on Friday, their union said, marking the latest industrial action in an escalating dispute over working conditions.
