Under a new German law, statutory health insurance funds will no longer be able to reimburse homeopathy and anthroposophic medicine. From 2027, the ban will then be extended permanently to include any form of supplementary cover or supplementary insurance policy that provides for the funding of such treatments

Following a manhunt lasting over 20 hours, the jihadist Abdul Ballout was killed in the Spandau district. The man was accused of the terrorist attack on the capital’s Christopher Street Day Pride event, in which one woman was killed and 29 people were injured. German Chancellor Merz described it as “an attack on our society”.

A humpback whale crucified amongst priests, altar boys and altars. The kitsch appeal of German theatre. But there are those who defend it: “It’s spirituality”