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Dr. Axel Munz and the Business of Belonging Behind Angermaier’s Modern Bavarian Fashion

Traditional Bavarian clothing is often described as folklore, yet in Munich it also functions as a sophisticated cultural economy
A dirndl or a pair of lederhosen connects fashion, craftsmanship, re…

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Why a Platform Like Lucky Rollers Appeals to German Players

Germany has one of the more structured — and more restrictive — online gambling frameworks in Europe
Understanding it is the key to understanding why crypto-native casinos keep showing up in German-…

A bomb disposal officer and robot on the tarmac at Leipzig Halle Airport during the overnight security operation

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How a Bomb Disposal Robot Shut Down Leipzig Airport Overnight

Both runways at Leipzig Halle Airport were closed and flights diverted after a drone rigged with an explosive device and detonator was spotted near a Ukrainian cargo plane, triggering an overnight operation by Germany's federal bomb disposal unit before service resumed the next day

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The Story of Sima Couture Begins with Silva Erkoc and Continues with Buket Kantekin

Behind the international name of Sima Couture stands a story that began with family, craftsmanship and the determination of Silva Erkoc
In 2011, she opened t…

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner, who says the city is being blackmailed following a cyberattack on its administrative systems

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Berlin Says It Will Not Pay After Hackers Demand Millions Following City Cyberattack

Mayor Kai Wegner says Berlin is being blackmailed following a cyberattack this month that knocked city administration systems offline for a week, with hackers now demanding roughly two million euros in bitcoin and the city vowing not to give in

A street view of Rosenheim, the Bavarian city where a British woman was fatally stabbed at the train station

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British Woman Dies After Stabbing at Rosenheim Train Station in Bavaria

A 31 year old British woman died in hospital after being stabbed at a railway station in Rosenheim, Bavaria, in the early hours of Sunday morning, with Bavarian police holding a 27 year old German man arrested at the scene as the investigation continues

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Viktoryia Kukhta Brings Viktory Paris Vision to the Heart of Paris

A celebration of fashion, art and contemporary luxury inside one of the most distinguished historic settings of the French capital  On September 28, 2026, as Paris turns its attention to a new s…

Bank Melli Iran, whose Hamburg branch remains open despite EU sanctions and US pressure to close it

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Iran's Bank Melli Stays Open in Hamburg Despite Renewed Sanctions Pressure

Germany has confirmed that EU sanctions apply to Bank Melli Iran's long running Hamburg branch, yet the office remains open even as Washington's new Operation Economic Outcast campaign demands every branch of the Iranian state bank be shut down worldwide

Leipzig Halle Airport, where an explosive laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft

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Explosive Drone Found at Leipzig Airport Traced to Russian Military Intelligence, US Source Says

A drone rigged with explosives that was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig airport earlier this month bore the hallmarks of a device built by Russia's GRU military intelligence service, according to a US official briefed on the investigation, though the bomb never detonated

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Hannah Brandt and Noura Elmassaoudi on the New Munich Elegance

When fashion meets hair, individuality becomes the new definition of luxury
Munich has always understood elegance in its own distinctive way

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The Story of Bvlgari Hotel London

The Opening & Knightsbridge Location  Year of Opening: May 2012 (timed during London’s Olympic and Diamond Jubilee year).  Location: 171 Knightsbridge
It was the first newly built, gro…

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Berlin Court Sentences 42-Year-Old for Break-In at Füchse Berlin Handball Club and String of Fraud Offenses

A Berlin court has handed down a verdict against a 42-year-old man found guilty of breaking into the offices of Bundesliga handball club Füchse Berlin and carrying out a wider series of burglaries an…

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Berlin Schools Brace for Record Enrollment as New Academic Year Begins

Berlin's classrooms will be more crowded than ever before when the new school year opens next week, according to Berliner Morgenpost
The outlet reports that the number of students enrolled in the Ge…

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Germany's Gas Reserves Sit at Half Capacity as Winter Countdown Begins

Germany's underground gas storage facilities are currently only about half full, a level that has raised fresh questions about the country's readiness for the coming heating season
According to Deut…

Sign for the Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz, Germany's domestic intelligence agency

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German Intelligence Agency Opens Helpline for Exiles Threatened by Russia and China

Germany's domestic intelligence service has rolled out a dedicated helpline and a detailed brochure aimed at dissidents, journalists and LGBTQ exiles who fear they are being watched, harassed or targeted by agents working for Moscow or Beijing

A woman climbs along an 11th floor window ledge of a burning Berlin high rise as a firefighter waits in a rescue basket below

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Woman Leaps From 11th Floor Ledge Into Firefighter's Rescue Basket as Berlin High Rise Burns

A resident of a burning 18 story tower in Berlin's Friedrichshain district edged along an 11th floor window ledge before jumping two storeys into a fire department rescue basket, one of dozens of dramatic escapes as crews battled a blaze that injured multiple residents early Friday morning

Bags of orange life jackets seized and stored in a warehouse

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Germany Emerges as a Storage Hub for the Death Trap Boats Behind Channel Crossings

The flimsy boats and fake life jackets used to carry migrants across the Channel are increasingly sourced through Germany, where investigators say smugglers store and assemble their equipment before moving it to the French coast

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Thomas Misse, Marek Harmony and Anna Stukkert Bring La Dolce Vita to Venice

Royal Gentlemen Gala Dinner & Congress Awards to Take Over the Historic Ca’ Sagredo During Venice Film Festival   Venice has always understood that true elegance needs no introduction
On 11…

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The Pierre Reimagines New York Luxury Through Art, Jazz and Dining at Perrine

One of Manhattan’s grand hotels is folding contemporary art, nightly jazz and dining at Perrine into a single experience
The Pierre, A Taj Hotel New York, is betting that heritage and reinvention ca…

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Fouquet’s New York Redefines Luxury Hospitality by Bringing Parisian Elegance to the Heart of Tribeca

NEW YORK, NY — Fouquet’s New York, the flagship U.S
property of the renowned Barrière Collection, continues to set a new benchmark for luxury hospitality by seamlessly blending timeless French sophi…

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Beyond the Boutique: Noura Elmassaoudi's Fashion World in the Heart of Munich

Noura Boutique is conceived as more than a place to shop
In the heart of Munich, founder and creative director Noura Elmassaoudi has developed a fashion destination where international labels, perso…

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Where Science Meets Purpose: The Vision Behind the Longevity Code Gala

As longevity rapidly evolves into one of the world’s most influential industries, a new generation of events is emerging—gatherings that move beyond traditional conferences and create meaningful conv…

Police and investigators beside a wrecked car pushed against a tree in a Berlin park, cordoned off with tape

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One Killed and Many Hurt as Van Strikes Berlin Pride Crowd, Suspect Shot Dead by Police

A van was driven into crowds at Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebrations on Friday night, killing a woman and injuring more than a dozen people
The interior minister said the evidence points to an Islamist terror attack, and the named suspect was later shot dead by police in Spandau

A Deutsche Bahn ICE high speed train at a platform with Cologne Cathedral behind it

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A Radical Group Says It Set the Fires That Cut a Major German Rail Line

A group calling itself Kommando Angry Birds has claimed it planted incendiary devices in trackside cable ducts north of Leverkusen, severing the busy Cologne to Dusseldorf line and reviving fears about how exposed Germany's infrastructure has become

A first person view attack drone of the type being supplied to Ukraine

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Germany Is Paying for 50,000 Strike Drones to Send to Ukraine

A reported German deal worth around 90 million euros would put 50,000 first person view attack drones into Ukrainian hands, one of the largest orders of its kind and a sign of how central cheap, smart drones have become to the war

Alexander Zverev raises his racket to the Wimbledon crowd after a win

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Zverev Chases Wimbledon Glory Against Sinner in a Final Loaded With History

Alexander Zverev has reached his first Wimbledon final and stands one win from a second Grand Slam in as many months, but standing across the net is the defending champion and world number one Jannik Sinner

Two MotoGP riders celebrating with medals in parc ferme at the German Grand Prix

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Marc Marquez Sets the Pace at the Sachsenring as Silly Season Steals the Show

Marc Marquez opened the German MotoGP weekend on top at a track he owns, but the paddock chatter belonged to a wave of 2027 signings that is already reshaping the grid

A man walks through the rubble of a residential building in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian strike

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One of the Deadliest Strikes on Kyiv Lays Bare Ukraine's Air Defence Gap

A Russian barrage that killed dozens in Kyiv and damaged scores of apartment blocks has exposed how thin Ukraine's defences have grown against ballistic missiles, even as it intercepts the vast majority of what Moscow throws at it

Donald Trump pointing and Gianni Infantino applauding together at a football stadium

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Trump Reportedly Called FIFA's President Before Balogun's Red Card Was Frozen

A report says President Trump phoned Gianni Infantino and asked for a review, and hours later FIFA suspended Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card, clearing the United States striker to face Belgium in the Round of 16

Maxim Berin, founder of Big Art Festival, in a blue pinstripe suit

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Maxim Berin Brings His Big Art Festival Back to New York With FIFA and a 50 Cent Headline

Maxim Berin's Big Art Festival returns to New York on July 16 in partnership with FIFA, a black tie gala at the landmark Capitale headlined by 50 Cent and drawing football legends, investors, and luxury figures days before the World Cup Final

Katherina Reiche, Germany's economy minister, in a dark velvet blazer in an office corridor

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Former VW Boss Herbert Diess Accuses Germany's Energy Minister of Working Against Consumers

Herbert Diess, the former Volkswagen boss, has accused Germany's economy minister Katherina Reiche of running an energy policy that works against consumers, from cutting rooftop solar support to favouring gas over cheaper, cleaner options

Rows of Ukrainian long-range strike drones lined up in a workshop

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Ukraine's Long-Range Drones Are Turning the War Deep Inside Russia

Ukraine's home-made long-range drones are striking oil refineries and depots deep inside Russia while mid-range strikes throttle its logistics, reshaping the war and forcing Moscow to defend a far larger map

A young woman uses a smartphone while sitting on outdoor steps

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Gen Z Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Banking, and Old Banks Are Scrambling

Gen Z feels no loyalty to traditional banks, switching far faster than older generations and living inside banking apps
The result is a quiet crisis for legacy lenders, and a scramble to win young customers back

A red Tesla sports car photographed from above

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Tesla to Lift Output at Its German Gigafactory by 20 Percent as EV Demand Rebounds

Tesla plans to raise output at its Grünheide factory near Berlin by about 20 percent from July, targeting some 73,000 cars a quarter and adding 1,000 jobs as European electric car demand rebounds

European Union flags fly outside the European Council building in Brussels

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EU Approves 76 Million Euro German Grant for a Quantum Chip Testing Plant in Munich

The EU has approved 76 million euros in German state aid for QuantumDiamonds to build the first plant in the bloc making quantum based chip testing equipment, part of Europe's push for semiconductor autonomy

Armed German police officers and a patrol car cordon off a street with red and white tape after a shooting

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Five Killed in Shooting in Northern German Town of Stade, Police Say

Police say at least five people were killed in a shooting in the northern German town of Stade, with a male suspect detained and the motive still unclear as investigators piece together what happened

Germany supporters in national team shirts cheer with arms raised at a public viewing

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How to Watch Germany Face Paraguay for a Place in the World Cup Last 16

Germany meet Paraguay late on Monday for a place in the World Cup last 16, their first knockout match since 2014
Here is when it kicks off and how to watch it in Germany

Demonstrators wave Ukrainian flags in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at dusk

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Germany and Ukraine Forge a Research Alliance to Anchor the Recovery

Germany has pledged more than 110 million euros through 2029 to deepen research ties with Ukraine, signing a pact in Gdansk that treats science as core infrastructure for the country's recovery

Tytan interceptor drones on display at an outdoor defence exhibition

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German Startup Tytan Ramps Up Interceptor Drones Proven Against Russia in Ukraine

German startup Tytan Technologies is opening a factory to build up to 3,000 interceptor drones a month, scaling up a counter drone weapon already proven shooting down Russian drones over Ukraine

German soldiers prepare a Bundeswehr attack helicopter on an airfield

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Germany Scraps Its Troubled F126 Frigate Program After Billions Sunk

Germany has scrapped its troubled F126 frigate program after around 2.5 billion euros was spent and projected costs threatened to balloon past 18 billion, switching instead to eight MEKO A-200 ships

German officials present a report at a news conference in front of the federal eagle emblem

Economy

Germany's Pension Overhaul Offers Younger Workers Relief, but Not an Easy Road

Germany is planning a sweeping pension overhaul, raising the retirement age toward 70 and adding a state investment fund to ease the load on younger workers, though analysts warn the relief will come only slowly

Business

Zalando Shares Slide as German Regulator Probes a Disclosure Gap

Zalando shares fell as much as 10.6 percent after Germany's regulator BaFin opened a probe into a disclosure gap tied to its About You takeover and its biggest shareholder, an issue the retailer calls purely formal

Pedestrians walk past office towers in Frankfurt's financial district on a sunny day

Business

German Business Confidence Edges Higher as Iran War Fears Ease

Germany's closely watched Ifo business climate index rose to 85.6 in June from 85.0, as a US-Iran peace deal eased fears about the war and lifted the mood among companies