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Macron in Hamburg to shore up rocky marriage between France and Germany

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Germany on Monday to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. French-German ties are instrumental for stability within the European Union, but there are a growing number of issues on which Berlin and Paris don't agree.

Radio France Internationale

Poland’s PiS party puts country at loggerheads with Germany as poll looms

Ruling party portrays opposition leader Donald Tusk as subservient to Berlin in run-up to 15 October election

The Guardian - UK

‘He was suffering a lot’: the tragic death behind uplifting trans drama 20,000 Species of Bees

The film caused a sensation in Berlin, when its nine-year-old star became the youngest ever winner of the Silver Bear award. We meet its Basque director, who has been compared to Ken Loach for her humanity and compassion

The Guardian - UK

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Swimming World Cup category for transgender athletes cancelled after no entries received

World Aquatics’ plans to debut a new open category for transgender athletes at this week’s swimming World Cup in Berlin have been cancelled after no entries were received

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo accuses Serbia of being behind ‘terrorist attack’ against it and calls for ‘clear action’ from EU and west – Europe as it happened

Kosovo deputy prime minister says incident on 24 September was ‘open act of aggression’ and says it represents risk to entire region

The Guardian - UK

‘Chance of a century’ – could department store become Berlin’s first central library?

City’s culture minister hopes to turn Galeries Lafayette store into German capital’s ‘new living room,’ but critics question likely cost

The Guardian - UK

Blood, sweat and cheers: how Union Berlin rose from ruin to Europe’s elite

Supporters are pinching themselves ahead of first Champions League home game after going to extraordinary lengths to keep German club afloat

The Guardian - UK

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Paris-Berlin relations slump is holding up key EU decisions, says German MEP

Exclusive: Defence and trade affected by poor post-Merkel rapport, says chair of foreign affairs committee

The Guardian - UK

Germany and Israel sign an agreement for Berlin to buy a US-Israeli missile defense system

Germany and Israel have signed an agreement for Berlin to buy the sophisticated Arrow 3 missile defense system, designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles

The Independent UK

‘When I saw her time, I pinched myself!’ – why women’s running records are being smashed

From the 1500m to the marathon, this year has seen seconds and even minutes shaved off race times. But what accounts for the change: supershoes, feminism or something else?

The Guardian - UK

Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden

Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum

The Independent UK

The enduring appeal of a century-old German film about queer love

When the silent German movie Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others) premiered on May 28, 1919, in Berlin, it was an instant audience success.

The Conversation

Christian Thielemann picks up baton as director of Berlin State Opera from old rival

The German conductor will take over from Daniel Barenboim who announced his resignation in January

The Guardian - UK

‘It was like Blade Runner meets Berlin rave’: the Manchester sink estate with the UK’s wildest nightclub

Hulme Crescents was Europe’s biggest housing estate, and soon deemed its worst. But a vibrant squatter community moved in – along with Mick Hucknall – to make a countercultural mecca

The Guardian - UK

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Autosport

Daruvala joins Guenther at Maserati MSG in Formula E

The Indian driver has already sampled the all-electric championship’s Gen3 machine as Mahindra’s official reserve driver last term, having driven in the Berlin rookie test as well as the rookie practice session in Rome.

The Independent UK

Christian Thielemann chosen to succeed Daniel Barenboim as music director of Berlin's Staatsoper

Berlin's city government says Christian Thielemann has been chosen as the new general music director of the city's Staatsoper, months after Daniel Barenboim ended his three-decade reign

The Guardian - UK

Wildfires, war and rightwing extremism: 50 years of Europe in photos, part two

The Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley and picture editor Guy Lane reflect on a half-century of upheaval

The Guardian - UK

Did Tigist Assefa’s ‘super shoes’ make her a record-breaking marathon winner?

The Ethiopian smashed the women’s record in Berlin, reviving the debate about the role of hi-tech shoes in athletic performance

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WEKU

Tigst Assefa smashes the women's marathon record by more than 2 minutes

The 26-year-old Ethiopian crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate with a time of 2:11:53.

The Guardian - UK

Tigist Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in new £400 shoes

Tigist Assefa blew the record to smithereens in Berlin by running 2hr 11min 53 sec in new Adidas trainers that will reignite the supershoe wars

The Independent UK

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin

Assefa ran a record time of two hours, 11 minutes and 52 seconds, taking more than two minutes off the previous best

The Guardian - UK

Heavy metal and macho writers: how Germany’s #MeToo moment is finally taking off

Until now, women here have struggled to be heard on harassment and abuse. But two controversies are changing that, says Guardian columnist Fatma Aydemir

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17 photos of pandas proving that they are just the cutest

Pandas are the most adorable creatures. There, we said it.

The Independent UK

14 climate activists arrested for spray-painting Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate bright orange

‘It is time for a political change,’ says group as thousands gather across continents for climate protests

The Independent UK

Best Christmas markets in Europe 2024 – and where to stay in France, Belgium and Germany

The best cities on the continent to get your festive kicks with a Christmas market visit

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