Germany
German automakers lost market share and saw electric-vehicle sales fall sharply in China and the United States as Chinese rivals rolled out ultra-cheap swap‑battery cars and subsidies ended.
Sahra Wagenknecht said she would not seek re-election as chair of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, proposing Fabio De Masi and Amira Mohamed Ali as successors.
Magdeburg officials refused to approve the city’s Christmas market over security concerns as the trial of the alleged 2024 market attacker began, prompting local criticism.
Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche proposed an "Agenda 2030" of sweeping structural reforms to restore growth, urging subsidy reviews and a tighter focus on the state's core tasks.
A German appeals court in Celle ruled that Christian B., the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, may establish residence abroad, though some supervisory conditions remained in force.
In Magdeburg, the trial began for 51‑year‑old Taleb al‑Abdulmohsen, who admitted he drove into a Christmas market and faced six murder and 338 attempted‑murder charges.
The Evangelical Church in Germany published a new peace position paper shifting its stance on war and peace, no longer treating absolute nonviolence as mandatory and questioning pacifist doctrine.
Sahra Wagenknecht resigned as chair of her BSW party in Germany, said she would not seek re-election and would lead a "Grundwertekommission," prompting plans to rename the party.
Haftbefehl's documentary propelled Reinhard Mey's 55-year-old song "In meinem Garten" back into the German charts, and Mey publicly thanked the rapper.
Tenerife authorities said large coastal waves swept several people, killing at least one woman and injuring holidaymakers from Germany and France, after visitors ignored safety warnings.
Rumble, a U.S. video platform popular with right‑wing influencers and partner to Truth Social, bought German cloud operator Northern Data, marking its entry into cloud services.
The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Atlanta Falcons 31–25 in overtime at Berlin's Olympiastadion in the NFL's first regular-season game there, before more than 70,000 fans.
