Germany
The U.S. government revoked visas for nationals of six countries, including a German, after they posted online comments celebrating the death of activist Charlie Kirk, officials said.
Eighteen young CDU and CSU MPs sought to block the coalition's pension package in the Bundestag, arguing it favored older generations, was generationally unfair and too costly.
Germany planned to allow retired workers who continued working to earn up to €2,000 per month tax-free to help ease skilled-labor shortages in its economy.
Germany's governing coalition's compromise to use a lottery for Wehrdienst collapsed after SPD resistance; the Union accused Defense Minister Boris Pistorius of sabotage and canceled a planned press conference.
Germany's U21 beat Northern Ireland 2-1 away in European Championship qualifying after a late double secured the comeback and kept them on track in the group.
Borussia Mönchengladbach appointed Rouven Schröder as its new sporting director, and the former RB Salzburg executive was tasked with resolving the club’s trainer question.
Unidentified people transformed a first-class compartment on the S6 from Essen to Cologne into a chicken coop, leaving straw and three hens, police said as animal rescuers took the birds.
The city of Hamburg decided to spend nearly €600 million to rescue the half-built Elbtower by buying part of the building to house a natural history museum.
Audi trennte sich in Ingolstadt von Renate Vachenauer, der einzigen Frau im Vorstand, die für die Beschaffung zuständig war; ihr Nachfolger ist noch unklar.
At the Frankfurter Buchmesse, publishers and booksellers warned Germany's book sector was shrinking, citing store closures, job losses and printer shortages disrupting supply, and the Börsenverein demanded clearer AI rules.
Police found a child's body in a forest near Güstrow and said it was likely the missing eight-year-old Fabian, and investigators treated the death as a suspected homicide.
Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger missed Germany's squad for the Women's Nations League semifinal against France due to a knee injury, with captain Giulia Gwinn and Lena Oberdorf returning.
Germany's competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, cleared BioNTech's planned takeover of CureVac, saying the deal would not cause a substantial increase in market power.
