Daily Briefing 24.03.2026, 16:50 (CET)

Steinmeier attacks US on Iran war: 'No reason' to align with Trump

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday sharply criticized the US-Israeli war on Iran as a violation of international law, saying there is "no reason" for Germany to align itsel...

More than 50% surveyed in Germany believe AI will change social life

More than 50% of people in Germany believe artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally change our social lives in the coming years - and even more say not for the better, a poll publish...

Poll: Majority of Germans sceptical about more Iranian refugees

The escalation in the Iran war has triggered debate in Germany about potential refugee movements from the region, with a majority of people saying in a survey that the country would not cop...

Director Wim Wenders to receive German Film Academy's honorary award

Director Wim Wenders, 80, will receive the German Film Academy's honorary award this year, the academy said on Tuesday.

Germany pulls its Eurofighter deployment from Poland as mission ends

Germany's Air Force has ended its deployment of several fighter jets in Poland designed to strengthen protection of NATO's eastern flank as the mission has ended, Poland's armed forces comm...

German police launch major raid against left-wing arson suspects

Six months after a suspected left-wing extremist attack on the power supply of a Berlin technology park that left thousands without power and produced multi-million euro damages, police car...

Germany's Kimmich hails 'very, very brave' Karl before expected debut

Germany captain Joshua Kimmich is counting on the special abilities of his Bayern Munich team-mates Lennart Karl and Jamal Musiala at the World Cup this June.

Karl, 18, has been i...

Forecasters see slow growth, large skilled worker deficit in Germany

Even though the German economy will be fuelled by a government multibillion-euro fiscal package this year, it is barely expected to grow, a forecast published on Tuesday by the Institute fo...

Millions of people in Germany work the night shift, data shows

Almost one in 10 people employed in Germany worked the overnight shift in 2024, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Tuesday.

Merz backs German coalition's reform agenda despite SPD's troubles

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said he remains committed to his government's reform agenda, after his conservatives dealt their centre-left coalition partner, the Social Democra...