A German national flag on a barge near the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Volkswagen reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter profits on Friday and scrapped hope for sales revenue growth in 2026, as the German auto giant lays the groundwork for a radical overhaul of…
Immediately after the game, Nagelsmann was repeatedly asked about his future and said he was “not someone who runs away” but admitted he would not be popular among the German supporters. “If we’re going to do a survey today in Germany, people are not going to speak about me positively obviously,” he added. “I did…
Six people have been fatally shot at a centre for mothers and children by a suspect who was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, German police say. The victims – four women and two men – were all staff members at the facility in the northern city of Stade, near Hamburg. A number…
Climate change was responsible for the extreme weather, Tedros said, warning that Europe was warming at “twice the global average”. “Driven by climate change and global warming, the phenomenon of the ‘once-in-a-generation’ heatwave is now occurring nearly annual,” he said. He called on European countries to “implement heat health action plans”, as part of a…
The Czech Republic recorded its highest-ever temperature on Saturday, with a reading of 40.8C at a weather station in Doksany north of Prague, the national meteorological service (CHMI) said. And forecasters in Denmark said a provisional temperature of 37C was recorded in Odum, near Aarhus. This exceeded the previous all-time record of 36.4C set in…
A court in Germany has sentenced a man to life in prison for an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024, in which six people were killed. The court imposed the maximum sentence on the defendant, Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, who is from Saudi Arabia. The 51-year-old was found guilty of murder. Prosecutors say he…
Defense stocks plummeted on Wednesday after a report that Germany will abandon plans to build six warships, fuelling investor fears that the boost to defense contractors from increased government spending may not fully materialize. Berlin is planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, according to the Financial Times, citing two people…
NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum speaks during the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Sarah Stier | Getty Images The NBA plans to name winning bidders for 12 permanent European teams in the next 60 to 90 days,…
Before we get to new data on how climate change could become a winning political issue, let’s get caught up on some breaking news: Trump administration backs off plan to end ocean monitoring: The administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems,…
Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi has been denied entry to Canada ahead of his country’s second World Cup group-stage match against Germany. The 23-year-old will miss Saturday’s fixture in Toronto after failing to obtain the administrative authorisations required to enter Canadian territory. Advertisement The development comes just days after Wahi featured in Ivory Coast’s opening…
