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 German prosecutors said Friday they had filed charges against a Syrian youth and alleged Islamic State group supporter linked to a 2024 attack plot on a Vienna concert by US pop megastar Taylor Swift. https://www.thelocal.de/20250627/germany-charges-syrian-youth-over-plot-against-taylor-swift-concerts Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:05:51 +0200 germany-charges-syrian-youth-over-plot-against-taylor-swift-concerts The US and Canada have updated their travel advice for Germany ahead of the summer season citing the threat of possible terrorist attacks. The UK and Australia also urge travellers to be on their guard. https://www.thelocal.de/20250620/the-travel-warnings-about-germany-ahead-of-summer-2025 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:49:23 +0200 the-travel-warnings-about-germany-ahead-of-summer-2025 A Syrian man suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing three people and wounding ten more in a stabbing spree at a German summer festival in Solingen last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20250527/suspect-pleads-guilty-to-deadly-knife-rampage-at-german-festival-in-solingen Tue, 27 May 2025 17:53:44 +0200 suspect-pleads-guilty-to-deadly-knife-rampage-at-german-festival-in-solingen The suspected perpetrator of a deadly ramming at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday is a 50-year-old Saudi refugee from a Shiite family who declared himself an atheist and "anti-Islam". https://www.thelocal.de/20241221/the-atheist-saudi-refugee-suspected-of-germany-attack Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:59:37 +0100 the-atheist-saudi-refugee-suspected-of-germany-attack First and second division football matches in Germany will kick off this weekend with a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of the attack in Magdeburg, the German Football League (DFL) announced in a statement. https://www.thelocal.de/20241221/minutes-silence-in-bundesliga-for-magdeburg-victims Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:58:23 +0100 minutes-silence-in-bundesliga-for-magdeburg-victims Shocked survivors recounted the moment a car attack on Friday turned a glittering Christmas market in eastern Germany into a scene of death and carnage. https://www.thelocal.de/20241221/torn-from-my-side-horror-of-german-christmas-market-attack Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:04:13 +0100 torn-from-my-side-horror-of-german-christmas-market-attack Many of Germany's famous Christmas markets have opened for the season. But officials have warned visitors to remain vigilant over the possibility of terror - although there are no indications of attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20241128/germany-urges-vigilance-at-christmas-markets-amid-terror-concerns Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:52:14 +0100 germany-urges-vigilance-at-christmas-markets-amid-terror-concerns A Libyan suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and links to the Islamic State (IS) group will appear before a judge on Sunday, German prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20241020/libyan-held-over-alleged-israel-embassy-attack-plot Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:07:14 +0200 libyan-held-over-alleged-israel-embassy-attack-plot German authorities said Friday they had arrested a 27-year-old Syrian man who allegedly planned an Islamist attack on army soldiers using two machetes in Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20240913/germany-arrests-syrian-accused-of-plot-to-kill-soldiers-with-machetes Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:17:04 +0200 germany-arrests-syrian-accused-of-plot-to-kill-soldiers-with-machetes German police on Tuesday said they had shot dead a man suspected of attacking passers-by with knives in the western town of Moers, days after a deadly knife attack in nearby Solingen. https://www.thelocal.de/20240828/german-police-shoot-dead-man-armed-with-knives Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:23:14 +0200 german-police-shoot-dead-man-armed-with-knives The German government on Wednesday agreed measures making it easier to deport foreigners who glorify acts of terror after a surge in online hate posts during the Gaza war. https://www.thelocal.de/20240626/germany-to-tighten-law-on-deporting-foreigners-who-glorify-terror-acts Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:46:19 +0200 germany-to-tighten-law-on-deporting-foreigners-who-glorify-terror-acts Police have detained two teenage girls and two teenage boys in western Germany on suspicions they were planning an Islamist attack, prosecutors said Friday, with churches or synagogues as possible targets. https://www.thelocal.de/20240412/three-teenagers-detained-in-germany-over-islamist-attack-plot Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:22:55 +0200 three-teenagers-detained-in-germany-over-islamist-attack-plot Following the recent terrorist attack in Moscow, France has shifted onto the highest possible alert level for terrorist threats. Why doesn't Germany use a similar system - and how does it alert people instead? https://www.thelocal.de/20240326/how-does-germany-warn-people-about-the-threat-of-terrorist-attacks Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:57:35 +0100 how-does-germany-warn-people-about-the-threat-of-terrorist-attacks The threat posed by Islamists is great, authorities say, and criminals, hooligans and other violent criminals are also a concern. So there will be heightened controls at Germany's borders for Euro 2024. https://www.thelocal.de/20240326/germany-announces-border-controls-for-european-football-championship Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:32:02 +0100 germany-announces-border-controls-for-european-football-championship German police have arrested two people suspected of planning a terror attack on the Swedish parliament, reports Der Spiegel. https://www.thelocal.de/20240319/two-men-held-in-germany-over-swedish-parliament-terror-plot Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:22:17 +0100 two-men-held-in-germany-over-swedish-parliament-terror-plot German police arrested three people on Sunday over an alleged attack plot targeting the cathedral in Cologne on New Year's Eve. https://www.thelocal.de/20231231/arrests-in-germany-over-cologne-cathedral-attack-plot-police Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:25:50 +0100 arrests-in-germany-over-cologne-cathedral-attack-plot-police German police on Thursday arrested three suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, accused of making preparations for an attack against Jewish targets in Europe, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20231214/three-arrested-in-germany-over-hamas-attack-plot-against-jews Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:54:17 +0100 three-arrested-in-germany-over-hamas-attack-plot-against-jews Police in Germany are on heightened alert for terror threats after a German tourist was killed in Paris over the weekend, and in the aftermath of the October 7th attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians. https://www.thelocal.de/20231204/what-is-the-current-terror-threat-in-germany Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:41:51 +0100 what-is-the-current-terror-threat-in-germany German police said Tuesday they had detained a 28-year-old Syrian man in relation to a suspected jihadist plan to use a homemade bomb against civilian targets. https://www.thelocal.de/20230425/german-police-arrest-syrian-man-over-suspected-bomb-plot Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:23:00 +0200 german-police-arrest-syrian-man-over-suspected-bomb-plot A German humanitarian worker held hostage in the Sahel for more than four-and-a-half years has been freed, his organisation said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20221210/german-hostage-held-in-sahel-since-2018-freed-ngo Sat, 10 Dec 2022 15:35:02 +0100 german-hostage-held-in-sahel-since-2018-freed-ngo