Category: Germany

Germany Captain Manuel Neuer Breaks Leg While Skiing

MUNICH, Germany—Germany and Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer has been ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg while skiing. The goalkeeper said in an Instagram post on Saturday that he underwent surgery on Friday. The post shows a photo of Neuer apparently in a hospital bed with his right leg…


Police in Germany’s Dresden Give All-Clear After Hostage-Taking

BERLIN—Police said they had ended a suspected hostage-taking in the eastern German city of Dresden on Saturday, after evacuating a shopping mall in the historic city center and shutting the famous Striezelmarkt Christmas market. “All-clear! The hostage situation in #Dresden is over!” police said on Twitter, adding that two people who appeared to be unharmed…


End of Era as Last Surviving Member of RAF’s Dambusters Squadron Dies Aged 101

The last surviving member of the RAF’s Dambusters squadron, which used special “bouncing bombs” against German dams in a series of daring raids during the Second World War, has died at the age of 101. George “Johnny” Johnson, who was 101, was the last member of 617 squadron, whose 1943 raid became part of British…


Germany Arrests 25 Members of ‘Reichsbuerger’ Group Over Attempted Coup

Twenty-five supporters of a group preparing to violently overthrow the German state were detained by German authorities on Wednesday. According to prosecutors, the group was inspired by the Reichsbuerger movement, a group denying the legitimacy of the modern German state, and instead insisting that the “Deutsches Reich” still exists, despite it being dissolved in World…


Germany Out of World Cup Despite 4–2 Win Over Costa Rica

AL KHOR, Qatar—Germany was eliminated from the group stage of the World Cup for the second tournament in a row. The four-time champions beat Costa Rica 4–2 Thursday but it wasn’t enough to reach the round of 16. Japan’s 2–1 victory over Spain in the other group game allowed both of those teams to advance…


Germans Spending Less as Soaring Power, Food Costs Gnaw Finances

BERLIN—For 25 years, Theo Jost served the German Christmas dish of goose in his restaurant near the Black Forest. The birds were fresh, reared by farmers in northern Germany. But this year he took the dish off the menu because rising costs all along the supply chain would have doubled its price compared to last…


Qatar to Supply Liquefied Natural Gas to Germany From 2026

DOHA, Qatar—Qatar is to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany under a 15-year deal signed Tuesday as the European economic powerhouse scrambles to replace Russian gas supplies that have been cut during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Officials gave no dollar value for the deal, which would begin in 2026. Under the agreement, Qatar would…


German Inflation Eases Slightly in November

BERLIN—German consumer prices, harmonized to compare with other European Union countries, rose by 11.3 percent on the year in November, preliminary data from the Federal Statistics Office showed on Tuesday, in line with forecasts by analysts polled by Reuters. October saw the highest reading since comparable data going back to 1996 with harmonized inflation up…


Volkswagen Says EV Battery Plants ‘Practically Unviable’ in EU Due to Soaring Energy Costs

Volkswagen’s CEO wrote that electric vehicle battery plants in the European Union are “practically unviable” at this moment due to soaring energy costs. Further investment in key industrial projects such as battery cell plants in Germany and the EU are becoming more unfeasible due to policymakers inability to control skyrocketing long-term energy prices, according to…


Germany Salvages 1–1 Draw With Spain at World Cup

AL KHOR, Qatar—Germany forward Niclas Füllkrug salvaged a 1–1 draw against Spain on Sunday at the World Cup. The Germans still need to win their last group match to have a chance of advancing to the knockout stage. The four-time champions were eliminated in the group stage four years ago in Russia. Germany will next…