Sources: BBC
Polish authorities arrest a Ukrainian diver in Pruszków, Masovian Voivodeship, on a German warrant, suspecting his involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea. 2025-09-30
One person is killed and four others are missing after two cargo ships, the British-flagged "Verity" and the Bahamas-flagged "Polesie", collide in the North Sea near Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with the "Verity" sinking. Rescue efforts are ongoing. 2023-10-24
Germany begins to implement its "emergency brake" law designed to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections in regions with incidence rates of more than 100 new infections per 100,000 people over the last seven days. Measures that will be taken include curfews as well as school closures in areas where the incidence rate has exceeded 165. 2021-04-24
German officials announce the arrest of a former aide to Osama bin Laden and plan to deport him to his native Tunisia. 2018-06-25
Richard Grenell is confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to Germany. 2018-04-26
A helicopter and a light aircraft collide mid-air close to the Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant in Germany, killing four people. 2018-01-23
After authorities in Chemnitz, Germany, uncover a suspected terrorist bombing plot, police seek the suspect. 2016-10-8
German airline Lufthansa cancels 84 long-haul flights as pilots go on strike over a proposed restructure plan. 2015-09-8
The death toll from an "E. coli" outbreak in Germany rises to 14 as it spreads to other parts of northern Europe. 2011-05-30
More than 270 people are hospitalised after an E. coli outbreak in Germany, thought to have originated from Spanish cucumbers. 2011-05-27