Maja Kunert

Germany

Europe's fertilizer crisis: war-driven price surge, Russia dependency

The fertilizer market is facing a double crisis: the Iran war is driving up prices, the Strait of Hormuz is blocked - and at the same time it is becoming clear how dependent Europe still is on Russian supplies.

20 March 2026

Travel News

The colossus next door: Will Usedom survive Poland's mega hotel?

The tourism industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is looking nervously across the border: in Pobierowo, a "little Dubai" is growing on the Baltic Sea with the Gołębiewski mega hotel. There is great concern that guests and workers are moving away, while the Polish side is investing heavily.

9 March 2026

Germany

German Bundestag chief visits Gaza Strip under Israeli military escort

The Federal Foreign Office and the German embassy in Tel Aviv expressed security concerns and explicitly advised against entering the Gaza Strip, according to reports.

12 February 2026

Germany

Germany arrests five for smuggling goods worth €30 million to Russia

German authorities arrested five men for allegedly running a network that smuggled goods worth at least €30 million to some 20 Russian defence companies, violating EU sanctions. The suspects used front companies and conducted 16,000 deliveries. Five others remain at large.

2 February 2026

World News

'Peace' or 'Piece'? Musk mocks Trump's Board of Peace in Davos

Musk's swipe at Donald Trump's newly founded Board of Peace touched a nerve as the relationship between the two former close allies has been characterised as volatile for months.

23 January 2026

Switzerland

Activists caught trying to paint German chancellor's plane pink

Police and a protest group calling itself the Resistance Collective confirmed the early-morning incident at the airfield where Merz, a hobby pilot, parks his plane.

22 January 2026

Germany

German court begins trial of 'White Tiger' online predator

A trial for a 21-year-old German-Iranian known as "White Tiger" started in Hamburg on Friday and will last until December. Accused of 204 offences, including murder and attempted murder, he allegedly manipulated minors online, leading them to self-harm and suicide.

9 January 2026