Germany

German insurer Allianz weighs $8.6 billion takeover of AA roadside rescue giant: Report

Allianz is one of a small number of parties which have been holding talks with advisers to the AA about a deal.

Ransomware group says it stole Berlin data, offers it for auction

Berlin’s Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Berlin’s Senator for Interior, Digitalisation and Sport Iris Spranger attending a press conference on Aug 28 about a cyberattack which hit the Berlin’s Senate network.

Villa sign Germany midfielder Goretzka on free transfer

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Germany Training - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. - June 24, 2026 Germany's Leon Goretzka during training IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Scott Kinser

Two killed at school near Berlin, local newspaper says

Kenyan world-record holder Sabastian Sawe pulls out of Berlin Marathon through injury

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe crossing the line to win the Berlin Marathon in Germany on Sept 21, 2025. He holds the world record of 1hr 59min 30sec set in London in April 2026.

Bayern primed for Bundesliga title defence, Schalke back in the big league

Soccer Football - DFL Supercup - Final - Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - August 22, 2026 Bayern Munich's Luis Diaz lifts the trophy with Harry Kane and teammates after winning the DFL Supercup final REUTERS/Teresa Kroeger

French security chief sees new threats after Leipzig drone attack

An explosives-laden drone was discovered at Leipzig/Halle airport on Aug 4.

Two airport workers in Germany die of malaria from mosquito on plane

An imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft is thought to be the likely cause of malaria among six workers at Germany’s Frankfurt airport.

Ulrich Siegmund, sunny face of the AfD, bids for power in German state election

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, speaks on stage during a campaign rally ahead of Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, in Naumburg, Germany August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

With no heirs, German tycoon Kuehne’s foundation gets his $62b fortune

German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne married relatively late and had no children.

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