Daily Briefing 22.01.2026, 23:51 (CET)

Stuttgart hopes of last 16 spot takes blow in defeat to Roma

VfB Stuttgart's goal of qualifying directly to the Europa League last 16 became a bit more difficult after a 2-0 defeat at Roma on Thursday.

Freiburg close to Europa League last 16 after win against Maccabi

Freiburg continued their unbeaten run in the Europa League and are on the verge of securing a spot in the last 16 with a late 1-0 win against Maccabi Tel-Aviv.

World is no longer 'a cozy place,' Merz tells Davos

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday issued a wake-up call to his European allies, urging them to quickly adjust to the fact that the old world order is "unravelling at breathtaking...

Over 6,000 affected by disposal of unexploded bomb in German city

An unexploded US-made bomb has been discovered in the city centre of Aachen, near Germany's borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, during construction work, local authorities said on Wed...

German central bank predicts only slight growth in first quarter

The German economy is likely to grow only slightly in the first quarter of the year, the country's central bank predicted in its monthly report for January on Thursday.

'Only about football': Berlin club to face Russian teams in U19 games

The under-19 team of German fifth division club Berliner AK will play friendly matches against junior sides of Russian clubs Spartak Moscow and Krasnodar during an upcoming training camp in...

Germany expels Russian embassy staffer over links to Russian spy

Germany is expelling a Russian embassy staffer over links to a woman arrested on suspicion of spying for Moscow, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday.

St Pauli v SV Hamburg is a Bundesliga derby 'at the abyss'

St Pauli host SV Hamburg in their second derby of the Bundesliga season on Friday night where much more than prestige is at stake.

Firefighting efforts ongoing after blaze hits site linked to Goebbels

Efforts are ongoing to extinguish a major fire that broke out overnight at a historic site north of Berlin that houses a country residence once built for Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goe...

German police raid far-right Reich Citizens movement in Saxony

German police units on Thursday searched 11 premises in the east of the country linked to the banned right-wing and anti-democratic Reich Citizens, or Reichsbürger, movement led by Heinrich...