- Sep 1
German police arrest suspect after rocket sabotage attacks on electricity grid
Authorities detained 48-year-old Daniel V. near the Weisweiler power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia following homemade rocket attacks on high-voltage lines across three federal states.
- Aug 21
Steve Guerdat wins individual showjumping world title in Aachen on 0.86 penalties
The Swiss rider completed all five rounds on Dynamix de Belheme without lowering a rail to take gold ahead of Thibeau Spits and Harry Charles.
- Aug 19
Firefighters battle High Fens wildfire across Belgian-German border as 3,000 hectares burn
Emergency services in Belgium and Germany are working to encircle a 3,000-hectare blaze in the High Fens nature reserve, deploying tracked vehicles and containment lines near Monschau as smoke drifts over 100 kilometres.
- Aug 18
Italian trotting champion Varenne dies at age 31 after earning over 6 million euros
Varenne, the champion Italian harness racer known as Il Capitano, died of a heart attack at the LJ stud farm in Eboli after winning over 60 races and siring more than 2,000 offspring.
- Aug 16
Werth wins 14th World Championship medal, Jung takes eventing gold in Aachen
Isabell Werth claimed her 14th World Championship medal with dressage freestyle bronze in Aachen, while Michael Jung won eventing individual gold and team silver on Sunday.
- Aug 11
World Equestrian Championships open in Aachen as France chases LA 2028 Olympic quotas
The 2026 World Equestrian Championships open on August 11 in Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany, with France targeting Olympic quota places for Los Angeles 2028 across dressage, show jumping and eventing.
- Jul 17
Armin Laschet attends reading of '00-Laschet' spy comedy and reads a chapter himself
Former chancellor candidate Armin Laschet attended a reading of David Safier's new crime comedy '00-Laschet' in Aachen, where he is portrayed as a bumbling spy. Laschet even took the stage to read a chapter himself.
- Jul 17
ZDF bars Danger Dan and Igor Levit from satire show over 'Keine Angst' song, then schedules 'Aspekte' special
The public broadcaster pulled the rapper and pianist from "Die Anstalt" hours before recording, citing the song's alleged call to violence; a special "Aspekte" will now examine the track on Saturday.
- Jul 8
NRW and the Netherlands double flood protection spending, expand cross-border cooperation five years after deadly 2021 floods
Five years after floods killed over 180 people in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands are pooling resources, doubling annual budgets, and deploying AI to prevent a repeat.
- Jun 23
L.A. Jordan in Deidesheim earns third Michelin star as Germany's 2026 guide is unveiled
The 2026 Guide Michelin for Germany was presented in Frankfurt on Tuesday, with 339 restaurants awarded at least one star. Rhineland-Palatinate's L.A. Jordan joined the top tier of three-star kitchens as the only new entry.
- Jun 20
Lightning strike at Rastatt handball festival camp injures nine, one woman seriously, as storms lash southwest Germany
A lightning bolt hit a tent pole during a handball festival camp in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, on the night of 20 June, injuring nine people, one seriously. The strike was part of a line of severe thunderstorms that also caused festival evacuations, flash flooding, and power outages across southwestern Germany.
- Jun 18
David Safier turns CDU politician Armin Laschet into reluctant spy in new James Bond parody '00-Laschet'
Bestselling author David Safier follows his 'Miss Merkel' series with a comedy novel in which Armin Laschet, as Germany's president, stumbles into a secret agent role and must save the world. The book is published on 19 June.
