Ulrich Siegmund: AfD’s scent specialist smells victory
Right-wing candidate could be on course for one of the greatest political upsets in postwar German history
Liechtenstein changes its heir ways after 400 years
Principality six times smaller than Dublin has been a slower mover on women’s rights
Drill, maybe drill: US mining company triggers annoyance and curiosity in Greenland
The arrival of a mining company run by a friend of Donald Trump has aroused fears of a resumption of an existential row on the island
War memories awaken old row in Japan, China and South Korea
China and South Korea noted what Japan’s prime minister didn’t say
Why is Berlin still giving Russia a house in the heart of the city?
Four years into the Ukraine war, Berlin is still deciding what to do about the Russland-Haus
Right-wing AfD on a roll ahead of crucial election as it taps into East German nostalgia
Berlin politicians fear Germany’s first AfD-led state could hobble federal co-operation
Publicity drive: Mercedes-Benz issues birth certs for vintage cars
Recent sales figures in China suggest the company is on shaky ground
Dark echoes of the past grow louder as Germany marks 65 years since Berlin Wall went up
People waved to each other on either side of a new art installation, unwittingly echoing desperate gestures of 1961
History casts shadow over plans to overhaul German intelligence services
Push for change comes due to ‘acute danger’ of attack from belligerent foreign powers
Berlin theatre’s new swimming pool gets locals debating ripple effects
Some say Matthias Lilienthal’s ‘production’ is just what the city needs in troubled times, others pour cold water on the idea
A Nazi motorbike and two dead soldiers: What’s been revealed as Europe’s waterways reach historic lows
As treasure-hunters prowl extended river banks with metal-detectors, shipping companies warn of surging prices
A ‘bananas’ order for 5,000 obscure titles from a bookshop in Galway fuels suspicion
Independent retailers are receiving vast orders for obscure titles, fuelling suspicions that AI companies are quietly building the next generation of chatbots
How luck, not security, prevented disaster at Leipzig airport
A defective detonator and an alert bus driver prevented disaster, but the drone-bomb incident has exposed weaknesses in airport security and national preparedness
Hitler’s other bunker: A Berlin site loaded with history yet needed for housing
Historians, politicians and property developers have different visions for forgotten bunker
Scan a QR code to find Berlin’s biggest political problem
As rents continue to climb, housing has emerged as the defining battleground of Berlin’s September state election