Germany

German archaeologists discover medieval tunnel system inside Neolithic burial site

Thousands of similar tunnel systems have been discovered across Europe and despite this, their purpose has been subject to decades of theory and debate. 

Erdstall discovered in late 2025 by the Saxony-Anhalt State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) during excavations near Reinstedt in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, February 14, 2026.
People protesting for human rights in Iran demonstrate at Theresienwiese during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

Amid Tehran's deadly crackdown, some 250,000 rally in Munich against Iranian regime

Screenshot of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games via WebArchive, Shop.Olympics.com.

Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games

People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison


Erdogan, Sharaa discuss Syria as SDF confirms withdrawal following ceasefire

Turkey’s President Erdogan spoke with Syrian President Sharaa after a deal with Kurdish forces, as SDF leader Mazloum Abdi confirmed a military withdrawal, and plans to visit Damascus.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.

Every generation must be taught that 'never again' is not just a slogan - opinion

The Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers; it is important to remember that it began with words.

 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

Baba Baruch, heir of Baba Sali, speaks to prime minister Yitzhak Shamir during traditional ceremonies in Netivot, 1988.

Shifting EU politics, Israel's stance analyzed at Jerusalem conference - analysis

At an academic conference in Jerusalem, experts discussed the EU’s political decline, shifting attitudes towards Israel, and the impact of Russian aggression, US geopolitics, and global tensions.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

German man sets fire at entrance of Jewish community building, causing damage

A 32-year-old man was arrested and is in police custody, but the circumstances and motive of the suspect are still unknown, and the investigation is ongoing.

 Trashcan burning with hot fire next to a parked car at night.

France, Germany, Italy summon Iranian envoys over 'unbearable, inhumane' regime crackdown

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and Italy decried the Iranian regime's crackdown on protestors as "unbearable and inhumane," "brutal," and "absolutely unacceptable."

Demonstrators burn a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support with Iranian people amid anti-government protests raging across Iran, in Paris, France, January 11, 2026.

Germany’s Merz: I believe we are witnessing final days, weeks of Iran’s regime

“If a regime can only cling to power through violence, then it's effectively over anyway,” Merz said.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Bosch's facility in Bengaluru, India January 13, 2026.

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German photographer, Hans Ballin.

HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

Israel signs cyber defense cooperation agreement with Germany

In a video posted on Twitter/X, Netanyahu asserted the importance of Israel and Germany's cooperation, particularly in the matter of cybersecurity.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt sign a cybersecurity agreement between Israel and Germany.

Germany signs $3.1b deal with Israel to expand Arrow 3 missile defense system

The announcement comes only one month after the initial Arrow 3 battery Israel provided to Germany was deployed at a major ceremony at Holzdorf Air Force Base.

The Jerusalem Post's Yonah Jeremy Bob visits Holzdorf Air Force base in Germany, December 3, 2025.