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Woman arrested after 18 people injured in knife attack in Hamburg

A 39-year-old German woman was arrested after a knife attack at the main railway station in the German city of Hamburg, which injured eighteen people, police have said.

23/05/2025

Travel News

German airport strikes cause major flight delays and cancellations

The one day walk out has already left thousands of flights grounded at hubs including Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Munich.

10/03/2025

Art

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28/12/2024

Business

Job cut fears as MSC subsidiary wins stake in Germany terminal group

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is owned by Italy's Aponte family. Its subsidiary, Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft, has won approval to take a 49.9% stake in German terminal operator group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA).

05/09/2024

Travel News

Difficult but necessary: Germany undertakes nationwide railway repairs

The country's two largest cities will have their route temporarily closed next year for repairs.

26/07/2024

Culture news

What are the best European cities for music lovers?

London tops the list of the best European city for music. But the number two spot may surprise you...

20/06/2024

Germany

German police shoot man armed with an axe in Hamburg

German police said on Sunday they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a firebomb in the northern city of Hamburg.

16/06/2024

Europe News

Europeans, South Americans gather in Hamburg amid spiraling drug crime

Cocaine seized in the major European port tripled over five years, the German interior ministry said.

07/05/2024

Travel News

Germany's public transport severely disrupted by strike

Employees have downed tools over working conditions.

02/02/2024

Travel News

Mass flight cancellations in Germany due to security workers' strike

Lufthansa has advised travellers to stay at home but flights from one major airport are unaffected.

31/01/2024

Travel News

German train drivers announce 24-hour strike: Can you get a refund?

The action is over working hours and pay.

07/12/2023

Germany

‘Sex noises’ interrupt Euro 2024 draw ceremony in German concert hall

UEFA have since said they are investigating the incident, which has been claimed by a British internet prankster.

03/12/2023

Economy

Euroviews. Here’s what Germany’s economic health depends on

The German economy faces an uphill challenge as recent economic data has revealed that its health is dependent on a few pending factors, Osama Rizvi writes.

27/11/2023

Germany

Hamburg airport hostage suspect did not have gun permit

An armed man who drove onto the tarmac at Hamburg Airport with his 4-year-old daughter on Saturday did not have a weapons permit and was driving a rental car.

06/11/2023

Germany

Hamburg Airport hostage situation ends with a man in custody and 4-year-old daughter safe

Police in the northern German city of Hamburg were dealing with a suspected hostage situation at the airport after a man drove through a security barrier and onto the tarmac.

05/11/2023

Germany

Germany: Travel chaos as climate activists glue themselves to runways

Germany's transport minister slammed the "criminal activity" of 'Last Generation' activists who gained access to airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, leaving holidaymakers facing lengthy delays

13/07/2023

Culture news

Why Hamburg’s plan to ‘decolonise’ Bismarck statue failed

Hamburg held a competition to re-imagine its monument to Otto Von Bismarck. Its failure reveals the struggle facing decolonial movements in Europe.

13/07/2023

Germany

All flights cancelled at Berlin airport after warning strikes over pay

The trade union ver.di called on aviation security staff to strike until midnight as they call for higher bonuses for night, weekend and holiday work shifts.

24/04/2023

Germany

Eight killed after shooting at Jehovah’s Witnesses church in Germany

German police say they are not treating a shooting at a church in Hamburg as a terrorist attack.

10/03/2023

Germany

Germany agrees to controversial sale of Hamburg port terminal

The purchase could open up the possibility of Beijing politically instrumentalising part of Germany's -- and Europe's -- critical infrastructure.

26/10/2022