https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In an effort to improve safety for train travellers and railway staff, Germany's national railway operator is now enforcing a blanket alcohol ban at all of its stations. https://www.thelocal.de/20260721/alcohol-ban-takes-effect-at-every-deutsche-bahn-station Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:26:43 +0200 alcohol-ban-takes-effect-at-every-deutsche-bahn-station A German court on Thursday jailed two men for planning attacks on prominent pro-Israel public figures and spying on Jews on behalf of Iranian secret services. https://www.thelocal.de/20261015/germany-jails-two-for-anti-israel-plots-linked-to-iran Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:10:09 +0200 germany-jails-two-for-anti-israel-plots-linked-to-iran A lawyer for a Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines said Wednesday that Russia used them as a "weapon" to exert political and economic pressure, as the former military officer's trial opened in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20261014/trial-defence-says-russia-used-nord-stream-pipelines-as-weapon Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:29:36 +0200 trial-defence-says-russia-used-nord-stream-pipelines-as-weapon German police detained a woman in Berlin and a man over a fire that struck a Polish Starlink internet station in September, private broadcaster RMF FM reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. https://www.thelocal.de/20261013/germany-detains-fourth-person-over-polish-starlink-blaze Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:49:55 +0200 germany-detains-fourth-person-over-polish-starlink-blaze A court Wednesday ordered ex-German spy chief August Hanning to remain in jail after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. https://www.thelocal.de/20261007/court-orders-german-ex-spy-chief-kept-in-jail-following-treason-arrest Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:57:54 +0200 court-orders-german-ex-spy-chief-kept-in-jail-following-treason-arrest A 105-year-old man is being investigated for possible crimes committed at a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, German prosecutors said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260924/germany-investigates-105-year-old-alleged-nazi-pow-camp-guard Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:12:00 +0200 germany-investigates-105-year-old-alleged-nazi-pow-camp-guard Germany's government approved a major new anti-fraud package on Wednesday aimed at organised welfare abuse. Some of the measures could mean more checks and stricter rules for EU citizens from the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.de/20260924/what-foreign-residents-need-to-know-about-germanys-welfare-fraud-crackdown Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:18:42 +0200 what-foreign-residents-need-to-know-about-germanys-welfare-fraud-crackdown Two Germans were arrested Saturday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris's Louvre museum, police sources said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260920/germans-arrested-for-paris-louvre-stunt-in-mona-lisa-hall Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:01:18 +0200 germans-arrested-for-paris-louvre-stunt-in-mona-lisa-hall German security officials suspect a member of Russian military intelligence helped plan an attempted "hybrid attack" involving an explosive-laden drone at an airport last month, a report said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260912/germany-suspects-russian-intelligence-involved-in-airport-hybrid-attack Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:44:49 +0200 germany-suspects-russian-intelligence-involved-in-airport-hybrid-attack German police on Tuesday arrested a suspected militant climate activist over a spate of sabotage attacks on the power grid that had apparently aimed to disrupt power from coal-fired plants. https://www.thelocal.de/20260908/german-police-arrest-suspect-in-sabotage-attacks-on-power-grid Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:08:40 +0200 german-police-arrest-suspect-in-sabotage-attacks-on-power-grid A fire caused damage at an electricity substation in Berlin Monday and authorities were investigating whether it was caused by sabotage or a technical fault, German police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260907/police-probe-fire-at-berlin-electricity-substation Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:35:44 +0200 police-probe-fire-at-berlin-electricity-substation Explosives have been found near two electricity substations in Germany, with authorities investigating whether the incidents were linked with similar attacks earlier this week, police said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260906/two-more-electricity-substations-targeted-in-germany Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:34:22 +0200 two-more-electricity-substations-targeted-in-germany A tree planted at the site of a fatal attack on this year's Berlin Pride march has been destroyed, just days after a commemorative rainbow bench there was vandalised, German police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260906/vandals-uproot-berlin-tree-commemorating-pride-attack-victims Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:20:03 +0200 vandals-uproot-berlin-tree-commemorating-pride-attack-victims German authorities were Friday hunting a militant climate activist suspected of a spate of attacks on the power grid, the latest sabotage targeting critical infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.de/20260905/germany-hunts-climate-activist-suspected-of-power-grid-sabotage Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:12:10 +0200 germany-hunts-climate-activist-suspected-of-power-grid-sabotage An arson attack on a Munich construction site ended with little damage, but state criminal police suspect that the intended target was an arms manufacturer. https://www.thelocal.de/20260903/bavarian-criminal-police-investigate-arson-attack-on-munich-construction-site Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:13:36 +0200 bavarian-criminal-police-investigate-arson-attack-on-munich-construction-site German authorities were Wednesday investigating two attacks on electricity substations in different parts of the country, the latest suspected sabotage targeting critical infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.de/20260902/germany-investigates-two-acts-of-sabotage-on-its-power-grid Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:52:36 +0200 germany-investigates-two-acts-of-sabotage-on-its-power-grid Train traffic was stopped at Augsburg central station on Wednesday following an explosion in a passageway early in the morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20260902/two-injured-in-explosion-at-augsburg-central-train-station Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:32:42 +0200 two-injured-in-explosion-at-augsburg-central-train-station After a series of events involving explosives and drone incursions on German airports, the federal government has officially blamed Russia. Entry for Russian nationals is to be tightened, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260901/germany-expected-to-blame-russia-for-airport-drone-incident Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:05:28 +0200 germany-expected-to-blame-russia-for-airport-drone-incident A rainbow-coloured bench installed at the site of a deadly jihadist attack which targeted revellers at Berlin's Pride march in July has been vandalised, police said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260901/berlin-rainbow-bench-commemorating-pride-attack-victims-vandalised Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:31:38 +0200 berlin-rainbow-bench-commemorating-pride-attack-victims-vandalised Berlin's mayor on Friday said the city was being blackmailed after a data theft during a cyberattack two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20260829/berlin-being-blackmailed-after-cyberattack Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:26:01 +0200 berlin-being-blackmailed-after-cyberattack