BERLIN—A German court on Friday convicted a 30-year-old man who drove into groups of pedestrians in Berlin last year of one count of murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, ordering him to be permanently held in a psychiatric hospital. The Berlin regional court concluded that the driver, a German citizen born in Armenia, was…
Airbus Defense Arm Says Berlin Delaying Exports Worth Billions
MUNICH—Slow German government export approvals are holding up Airbus Defence & Space defense exports worth several billions of euros, the company’s chief executive said on Sunday, urging Berlin to speed up the process. “Several countries are interested in the [military transport plane] A400M. Unfortunately we are having difficulties to get the German export licenses on…
British Embassy Guard Who Spied for Russia Jailed for 13 Years
LONDON—A security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin who spied for Russia has been jailed for 13 years and two months by a judge who said his actions were, “intended to damage British interests.” David Ballantyne Smith, who formerly served in the Royal Air Force, pleaded guilty in November to eight counts of breaching the Official Secrets…
Berlin Chooses Change in Rerun Election With Clear Lead for Conservatives
BERLIN—Germany’s conservative CDU party was course for a clear victory in a repeat election in Berlin, in a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats who have governed the city state for 22 years. An exit poll by broadcaster ZDF on Sunday put the Christian Democrats (CDU) on 28 percent of the vote, 10 percentage…
The Push to Berlin | WWII Liberation of Europe Ep6 | Documentary
January 5, 2023
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In the spring of 1945, battle-weary GIs moved east, crossing the River Rhine to reconvene with paratroopers of one of the largest airborne assaults in history. Witness the Allied forces push east to Berlin and conquer it in the spring of 1945. …
Opera Singer: Shen Yun Shows a ‘Beautiful, Completely Different World’
BERLIN—With three curtain calls and cheering applause, the Berlin audience welcomed the artists of Shen Yun Performing Arts. The premiere of the new European tour was deemed a success. On Dec. 28, the curtain rose on the opening night of the Shen Yun European Tour 2023 in Berlin. The Theater am Potsdamer Platz thus once…
Climate Protesters Bring Berlin Airport Traffic to a Standstill by Gluing Themselves to Runway
Berlin Brandenburg airport was briefly shut down on Thursday after a group of climate demonstrators broke in and glued themselves to the runway in protest over greenhouse gas emissions. The airport was forced to close its runways for takeoff and landing for nearly two hours after protesters from the Letzte Generation (Last Generation) environmental group broke onto the site and…
Berlin Court Orders Do-Over of State Elections After Glitches at Polling Stations
The 2021 regional parliamentary elections in the capital of Germany must be held again after a number of things went wrong on election day, the Constitutional Court of Berlin declared on Nov. 16. The court has declared the elections in the state completely invalid after problems emerged including missing ballots or wrong ballots being issued…
The Big Lift (1950)
November 18, 2022
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The Big Lift is a 1950 drama film shot in black-and-white on location in Berlin, Germany, that tells the story of “Operation Vittles,” the 1948–1949 Berlin Blockade, through the experiences of two U.S. Air Force sergeants (played by Montgomery Clift and Paul Douglas). Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original…
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Former Opera Singer: Shen Yun ‘Soprano’s Voice Was Divine, as If It Came From Heaven“
BERLIN—Former opera singer Werner Heinen took his daughter to see a performance by the renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts on New Year’s Eve 2022 in Berlin, Germany, and was deeply impressed. “As an artist, I have to say that I admire them very much. Every Shen Yun artist impressed me, especially with their discipline and…