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Berlin is the capital of Germany. With a population of 3.5 million people, it is also the largest city. It is a popular tourist destination and cultural hub.

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July 26, 2026

Berlin Pride ramming: Police shoot suspect dead

July 26, 2026

Berlin CSD: Latest in string of deadly vehicle attacks

July 26, 2026

Berlin: 1 dead, 16 injured in car ramming at CSD Pride event

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Reports & Analysis

Deutschland Berlin 2026 | Polizeieinsatz in Spandau nach Terroranschlag am CSD

Deutschland Berlin 2026 | Polizeieinsatz in Spandau nach Terroranschlag am CSD

Berlin police shoot dead Berlin Pride attack suspect

Berlin police shoot dead Berlin Pride attack suspect

Calls are meanwhile growing for greater protections for the LGBTQ+ community.

A person sits by the side of the road with a Pride flag in their lap, looking an as a police car passes by with flashing lights on Jul 26, 2026

A person sits by the side of the road with a Pride flag in their lap, looking an as a police car passes by with flashing lights on Jul 26, 2026

Christopher Street Day attack in Berlin: What we know so far

Christopher Street Day attack in Berlin: What we know so far

On Saturday, a vehicle drove into a crowd in what is being regarded as an attack on the LGBTQ+ community.

Police lift a van on a truck that crashed into a crowd celebrating Berlin Pride in the central Tiergarten Park, July 26, 2026

Police lift a van on a truck that crashed into a crowd celebrating Berlin Pride in the central Tiergarten Park, July 26, 2026

Germany calls deadly Pride attack 'Islamic terror'

Germany calls deadly Pride attack 'Islamic terror'

DW speaks with Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler. He is a senior Director at the Counter Extremism Project.

Chancellor Merz speaks into microphones outside a church

Chancellor Merz speaks into microphones outside a church

Let us not be intimidated by these crimes: Chancellor Merz

Let us not be intimidated by these crimes: Chancellor Merz

After the attack on the Berlin CSD, German Chancellor Merz called on the nation to avoid division and intimidation.

Flower, a Pride flag and a candle are laid near the scene where a van drove into a crowd Saturday night on the fringes of the Christopher Street Day parade

Flower, a Pride flag and a candle are laid near the scene where a van drove into a crowd Saturday night on the fringes of the Christopher Street Day parade

Suspect identified in Berlin Pride attack

Suspect identified in Berlin Pride attack

One person has died and another 29 were injured in the latest of a series of similar vehicular attacks in recent years.

police at a press conference during the night, rescue vehicles in the background

police at a press conference during the night, rescue vehicles in the background

Expert Raphael Bossong assesses the Berlin Pride attack

Expert Raphael Bossong assesses the Berlin Pride attack

Over the last decade, Europe has seen a string of attacks similar to the deadly car-ramming at the Berlin CSD parade.

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In the spotlight

A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Rheinmetall out of Wedding" during an anti-war and anti-conscription demonstration

A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Rheinmetall out of Wedding" during an anti-war and anti-conscription demonstration

Germans protest Rheinmetall's plans for Berlin arms factory

Opponents of Rheinmetall's plans to open a weapons factory in Berlin are warning against more German militarization.

The Jewish Hospital's gynecology ward pictured in 1935.

The Jewish Hospital's gynecology ward pictured in 1935.

How Berlin's Jewish Hospital survived the Holocaust

Red Army troops were astonished to find hundreds of Jews living just a couple of miles away from Hitler's bunker.

Ebola patient from the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrives at Charité Hospital at night. Blue ambulance lights illuminate a street at night.

Ebola patient from the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrives at Charité Hospital at night. Blue ambulance lights illuminate a street at night.

Ebola patient in Berlin: Why Germany's helping

An Ebola‑infected US doctor is being treated under the highest safety standards in an isolation unit in Berlin.

Young, white men dressed in black wave German flags and raise their fists at a rally by the right-wing extremist group 'Deutsche Jugend Voran' in Berlin

Young, white men dressed in black wave German flags and raise their fists at a rally by the right-wing extremist group 'Deutsche Jugend Voran' in Berlin

Berlin: Fighting the city's young far-right scene

Many young Germans are attracted to the neo-Nazi scene. But in Berlin, those targeted by this hatred are fighting back.

'Against all antisemitism' is a message of solidarity with Jews on Ueckermünder Street in Berlin

'Against all antisemitism' is a message of solidarity with Jews on Ueckermünder Street in Berlin

Antisemitism in Germany, and the CDU's search for answers

Germany's CDU party has been struggling to find an appropriate response to protecting Jewish life in Germany.

A picture showing heavy traffic on Friedrichstraße in central Berlin during the early evening, with cars filling multiple lanes as the city centre remains busy.

A picture showing heavy traffic on Friedrichstraße in central Berlin during the early evening, with cars filling multiple lanes as the city centre remains busy.

Here's what happens when cities kick out cars

While some Berliners push for a car-free city center, other European cities are striding ahead.

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