4 d. ago Major Madeleine McCann update as prime suspect Christian Brueckner may walk free in DAYS

Prosecutors have accused 48-year-old German national Christian Brueckner of murdering the three-year-old in Portugal in 2007

Politics

6 d. ago Thomas Tuchel does NOT sing the national anthem ahead of German's first game in charge of England

The German's appointment in October sparked furious debate in some quarters over whether he would join his players in singing God Save The King.

Politics

7 d. ago Tell us: have you experienced any issues at the US border recently?

Have you or anyone you know encountered any problems at the border, and are you changing your planned trip to the US?Following a French scientist being denied entry to the US after immigration officers searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration, we’re interested in finding out more about any issues that people have experienced at the US border.Other reports at the US border include a German national, who is a permanent US resident and was detained by US border officials. A Canadian citizen was also detained by US border authorities for almost two weeks over an incomplete visa. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials

Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detainedBerlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German national who is a permanent US resident was detained and “violently interrogated” by US border officials.Fabian Schmidt, 34, is being held at a detention centre in Rhode Island after attempting to return to his home in New Hampshire after a trip to Luxembourg. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago German national arrested at Boston airport and his family has no clue why he is being held by ICE

Green card holder Fabian Schmidt was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport on March 7 and is currently in ICE detention

Society

1 week ago Deported Ivy League doctor Rasha Alawieh will remain in Lebanon as judge hears arguments over Trump ignoring court order

Brown Medicine doctor was detained at Boston’s Logan Airport last week after returning from a trip visiting family in Lebanon

Events

1 week ago ‘It’s happening fast’ – creative workers and professionals share their fears and hopes about the rise of AI

Photographers, translators, academics and GPs are among those whose jobs are either threatened or aided by the techOliver Fiegel, a 47-year-old photographer based in Munich, was reading a German national Sunday newspaper recently when he saw a front-page image that looked strangely off. The image showed a boy chasing a football on a pitch. But some of the wildflowers on the grass floated without stems. Half the goal net was missing. The boy’s hands were misshapen.In previous years, many of Fiegel’s photography clients had been newspapers and magazines. But that work has dried up recently. This image, he felt, showed one reason why: “generative illustration”, the supplied caption said. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Thomas Tuchel reveals whether he will sing the national anthem after the German named his first England squad

The German announced the first squad of his tenure on Friday, with a shock recall for Jordan Henderson and another for Marcus Rashford ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.

Politics

1 week ago England boss Thomas Tuchel wants to 'earn right' to sing national anthem as 'one of our own'

German says he can only sing the anthem when the nation considers him to be ‘a proper English guy’

Politics

2 w. ago JetBlue pilot Jeremy Gudorf shoots himself in front of horrified rush hour crowd at Boston train station

Jeremy Gudorf, 33, who was arrested last month at Boston's Logan Airport before a flight to Paris, fatally shot himself in the parking lot of a train station on Friday morning, officials said.

Events

3 w. ago Germany bond rout worst since fall of Berlin Wall as Merz promises to boost defences

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz (pictured) outlined plans to exclude military spending from the country's stringent 'debt brake' rule to free up cash.

Politics

3 w. ago Germany's incoming Chancellor pledges to do 'whatever it takes' to boost the nation's defences and moves to lift 'debt brake'

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz (pictured) outlined plans to exclude military spending from the country's stringent 'debt brake' rule to free up cash.

Politics