Germany

IPO joins forces with Munich Philharmonic

Lahav Shani, the IPO’s dynamic, young conductor, seized this period of national reconciliation between Germany and Israel for three special memorial concerts in Munich, Dortmund, and Dresden. 

 LAHAV SHANI leads members of the Munich Philhamonic and Israel Philharmonic in concert.
Auschwitz-Birkenau

'Go to Auschwitz': Former German Jewish student president sent antisemitic death threats

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar visits Germany on June 5, 2025.

German FM pledges weapons delivery to Israel, criticizes Gaza aid during Sa'ar visit

 A person works by a cordoned off area near the Cologne Cathedral, after the discovery of World War II-era bombs during exploratory work, affecting over 20,000 people, who had to be evacuated on June 4, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.

Discovery of wartime bombs prompts large-scale evacuation in Cologne, Germany


Madeleine McCann search prompts vast scans of Portugal's Algarve region

A source involved in the search operation said the targeted area was "vast" with police using ground-penetrating radar across several hectares.

 Cars with German license plates arrive at a blocked road as police resumes the search for the body of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in the Portuguese Algarve in May 2007, in Atalaia, Portugal, June 3, 2025

German court sentences Syrian for war crimes committed while collaborating with Hezbollah

The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart found the 33-year-old man guilty of leading a militia that carried out brutal attacks on Sunni Muslim civilians.

The Sayyida Zaynab shrine is visible through a window at a hotel used by Iranians under former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, December 14, 2024.

Portuguese police to launch new search for Madeleine McCann, CNN Portugal reports

The search for traces of the child's body will focus on an area between Praia da Luz and one of the houses where Brueckner lived when McCann disappeared 18 years ago.

 Madeleine McCann

German minister: Future weapons deliveries to Israel depend on Gaza situation

"We are examining this and, if necessary, we will authorize further arms deliveries based on this examination," Wadephul said.

 German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul lays flowers in honor of shooting victims Israeli Embassy workers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, US, May 28, 2025.

Germany threatens steps against Israel as tone shifts over 'massive military strikes' in Gaza

The shift in tone is significant in a country whose leadership follows a policy of special responsibility for Israel due to its history.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a joint press conference with Finnish Prime Minister in Turku, Finland, on May 27, 2025.

Even Germany must speak up when 'boundaries,' 'international law' crossed, says Merz

Merz will tell Netanyahu "not to overdo it" in a call this week, though notes Germany will remain more guarded in its criticism than others for "historical reasons"

 German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz attends a press conference following the German general election in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2025.

Archaeologists reconstruct life of 'Ice Prince of Mattsies' from frozen grave in Germany

Everything inside the grave suggests prestige and cultural connections that exceeded local borders.

 Archaeologists reconstruct life of 'Ice Prince of Mattsies' from frozen grave in Germany.

The Dragon from Chicago: On the American reporting from Nazi Germany - book review

Sigrid Schultz was the historic figure branded “that dragon from Chicago” by Hermann Göring, Hitler’s number two man angered by Schultz’s fearless reporting about the Nazis. 

 HERMANN GÖRING (first row, far L) and other Nazi criminals in the dock at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-46

French Jewish WWII spy Marthe Cohn dies at 105

During her time as a spy, she was able to provide the French military with information on German positions, contributing to several notable victories.

Marthe Cohn

'Make Zionists afraid': Hamas symbol used on anti-Zionist poster at Berlin university

Elias Rodriguez was charged with the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgram, who were employees of the Israeli embassy.

 A screenshot of a post with the poster of Yaron Lischinsky.

Yemeni national suspected of being part of Houthis arrested in Germany

The Yemeni national was arrested following an arrest warrant issued on Tuesday in Dachau, near Munich.

 Demonstrators wear masks depicting US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally in solidarity with Palestinians, in Sanaa, Yemen May 9, 2025.