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Germany's Oktoberfest Shut Down After Bomb Threat

German cops shut down Oktoberfest Wednesday to investigate after explosion in another part of city

(Newser) - German police closed the Oktoberfest fairgrounds on Wednesday morning following a bomb threat from the suspected perpetrator of an explosion in northern Munich, city officials said. At least one person's death was believed to be connected to the blast at a residential building early Wednesday, which Munich police said...

Scientists Found Marine Life Where They Didn't Expect It

Thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea, specifically

(Newser) - An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms, and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life. At a former weapons dump site in the Baltic Sea, scientists found more creatures living on top of warheads than in the surrounding seabed. "...

Man, 2 Kids Die While Trapped Inside Burning Tesla

Rescuers unable to open doors after car hits tree, bursts into flames

(Newser) - A tragic crash in Germany has renewed concerns about Tesla's electronic door handles after a 43-year-old man and two nine-year-old children died when their car slammed into a tree and caught fire. According to police and local reports, bystanders who rushed to help—including a nearby shop owner—...

2 NATO Nations Scramble Jets to Monitor Russian Plane

Germany, Sweden say the surveillance flight over Baltic Sea stayed incommunicado

(Newser) - Fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying unidentified over the Baltic Sea, military officials said. Two Swedish Gripen jets and two German Eurofighter jets deployed in international airspace to monitor and photograph the Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft,...

'Tinder Swindler' Nabbed After Years on the Lam

Shimon Hayut, accused of defrauding Berlin woman, faces extradition from country of Georgia

(Newser) - The man featured on Netflix's The Tinder Swindler , accused of conning women out of millions of dollars , has been arrested in the country of Georgia after years on the run. Shimon Hayut, an Israeli national who gained notoriety for allegedly scamming women he met online, was detained at...

Suspect in Madeleine McCann's Disappearance Leaves Prison

Christian Brueckner to be fitted with ankle monitor

(Newser) - The prime suspect in the disappearance of British 3-year-old Madeleine McCann in Portugal has walked free from a German prison, where he was serving time for the 2005 rape of a woman at the same hotel where Madeline vanished two years later, per the Independent . Christian Brueckner, 48, left...

Germany Dumped Piles of WWII Ammo in the Sea. It's Trying to Recover Them

1.6M tons of ordnance are poisoning the Baltic and North seas, and it's tricky to get them out

(Newser) - Slowly, Dirk Schoenen dives down to a huge pile of ammunition from World War II at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. He removes some of the top pieces and carefully puts them into a basket, as a team of engineers, divers, and seamen watch his every move from a...

In Survey, 93% of Pilots Admit to Naps on the Job

Though the naps are controlled, the fatigue triggering them raises safety concerns

(Newser) - There's a new norm in the skies: snoozing pilots. A survey from Vereinigung Cockpit, a German pilots union, reveals that nearly all participating German pilots have dozed off during flights in recent months—a habit the union calls a "worrying reality" amid mounting fatigue in the aviation...

The Prankster Ringing Doorbells Wasn't Human

Bavarian cops find a slug was making apartment complex doorbells go off, not kids

(Newser) - A doorbell "prankster" terrorizing an apartment complex in Bavaria has been nabbed—but it's not who anyone thought it was. Citing German media , the Guardian reports that residents of the building had called the cops after their doorbells kept ringing late at night, with no one at the...

Tesla's European Sales Slump Is No Blip

Company sees 8th straight month of year-over-year declining registrations in some markets

(Newser) - Tesla's troubles in Europe stretched into an eighth straight month in August, as the electric vehicle maker faced a combination of rising competition, political controversy, and weakening brand loyalty. Fresh registration data from France, Denmark, and Sweden shows Tesla's revamped Model Y failed to reverse the sales...

Report: Russian Drones Are Tracking Supplies to Ukraine

Surveillance flights raise alarms over potential sabotage on European routes used by US

(Newser) - US and European officials say Russian surveillance drones are being flown over key military supply routes in eastern Germany, gathering intelligence that could help Moscow's sabotage efforts in its war in Ukraine. The activity along routes used by the US and its allies, described as "straight-up espionage"...

Germany Moves Closer to Conscription
Germany
Moves Closer
to Conscription
Aug 27, 2025 10:45 AM CDT

Germany Moves Closer to Conscription

New plan would require 18-year-old men to answer questions on health, willingness to serve

(Newser) - As tensions with Russia intensify and doubts grow over US military support for Europe, Germany is taking cautious steps toward bringing back compulsory military service for the first time in more than a decade. On Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Cabinet backed a plan to reintroduce a version of...

As Plane's Engine Caught Fire, Some Sent 'Goodbye Texts'

Condor Airlines engine appears to burst into flames, forcing aircraft to divert to Italy on its way to Germany

(Newser) - A plane traveling from the Greek island of Corfu to Germany was forced to make an emergency landing in Italy over the weekend after the aircraft's right engine appeared to burst into flames soon after takeoff. Condor Airlines Flight DE 3665 had been set to land in Duesseldorf around...

Germany Shifts Gears on Israel Amid Bibi's New Plans

Chancellor Friedrich Merz: We'll halt military gear exports to Israel due to plan to take over Gaza City

(Newser) - Germany won't authorize any exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice," Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, in a strikingly quick response by one of Israel's strongest international backers to a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security...

Autobahn Driver Blows Limit by 124mph, Pays Mightily

That's $1K in fines, and a 3-month ban on driving

(Newser) - A motorist was clocked driving at more than 199mph on the Autobahn west of Berlin, a record high at more than 124mph above the speed limit, German police said. The speedster, who wasn't identified, was caught while racing along the A2 highway near Burg on July 28. The driver...

WWII Bomb Find Triggers Mass Evacuation in Germany

17K residents were evacuated from Dresden's old town

(Newser) - A World War II bomb unearthed during cleanup at Dresden's collapsed Carola Bridge prompted the evacuation of about 17,000 residents from the German city's Old Town on Wednesday. Authorities cleared the area—including the Frauenkirche, a landmark church meticulously reconstructed after wartime destruction, and several hotels—...

What US Officials Are Learning From German Prisons

Some states test European-style rehabilitation to address crisis in US prisons

(Newser) - A group of US prison officials from North Dakota, Massachusetts, and Oklahoma recently traveled to Germany, touring facilities that, at first glance, might look more like a university campus than a prison. As the New York Times recounts, the inmates wore regular clothes, cooked their own meals, and even...

Olympic Gold Medalist Dies in Climbing Accident

German athlete Laura Dahlmeier, 31, was caught in a rockfall on Pakistan's Laila Peak

(Newser) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan following a climbing accident , and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday. Dahlmeier, an Olympic gold medalist, was climbing Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range on Monday when she...

Fatalities Reported After Train Derails in Germany

At least two carriages derailed in a forested area Sunday evening

(Newser) - A regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany on Sunday, killing at least three people and seriously injuring others, authorities said. Federal and local police said the cause of the crash near Riedlingen, roughly 100 west of Munich, remains under investigation. Photos from the scene showed parts of the train...

Vandals Attack 'a Piece of Childhood'
Vandals Attack
'a Piece of Childhood'
Jul 26, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

Vandals Attack 'a Piece of Childhood'

Cartoon mouse stars in German TV show

(Newser) - Vandals set fire to a mouse statue that's a TV star and mascot for children's programming at German broadcaster WDR, the television station said Saturday. The cartoon mouse, known only as Die Maus, is the eponymous star of Die Sendung mit der Maus (The Show with the Mouse)...

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