BERLIN (AP) — The smells of mulled wine, roasted almonds and hot bratwurst are wafting through the air across the German capital again, as the city's more than 100 Christmas markets are opening their ...

Valeriya Safronova is a reporter based in Vienna. She almost moved to Berlin in 2012 but settled for regular visits instead. May 1, 2025 Berlin is home to bureaucrats and hedonists, lobbyists and ...

BERLIN – For the first time in 14 years, the city of Berlin has a new mayor. Inauguration at City Hall on Tuesday night featured a transition in power from seven-term outgoing Mayor Paul Grenier, a ...

The European Union’s largest economy has a long history with das auto, for better and worse. Many foreign tourists in Germany have a speed-limit-free trip on the autobahn among their bucket list items ...

Gesa Shira Ederberg was not yet a rabbi when she was tapped to lead a seder, to teach Hebrew, and to organize an egalitarian minyan in her home ...

BERLIN — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around 200 ...

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the ...

In 2019, at a bar in Berlin, three friends were having a drink when they started considering a radical idea: What if the middle of their then car-centric city became essentially car free? Over the ...

BERLIN — The future of the city’s Brown School appears settled, but residents remain divided about the outcome. The Berlin City Council has approved New England Family Housing’s proposal to convert ...