Radio presenter and stand-up comedian Francis Munyao, widely known as MCA Tricky, has reflected on his journey from local struggles
Berlin, Germany – German males aged 17 to 45 may now need prior approval for extended stays abroad, under changes introduced as part of the Military Service Modernisation Act, which came into force on 1 January. The legislation also introduces voluntary military service as Germany seeks to bolster its defence…
Amid growing unease among European leaders over the United States’ commitment to defending the continent, France announced plans to increase the size of its nuclear arsenal for the first time in decades. Speaking at a submarine base in Brittany on Monday, President Emmanuel Macron said that in a world “fraught…
Senegalese musician Sahad Sarr has unveiled his new album, African West, a project that has been a decade in the making and reflects his ambition to reshape global musical influences through an unapologetically African lens. A Unique Sonic Identity Sarr’s sound draws inspiration from African, American, and global traditions, but…
Russia’s embassy in Berlin has vowed retaliation after Germany expelled a diplomat accused of being an intelligence officer and handler of a woman arrested on spy charges. The move has further strained already tense relations between the two countries. Germany’s Decision The German foreign ministry announced Thursday that it had…
A court in Aachen, western Germany, has sentenced Fernando P., a 61-year-old school janitor, to 8 years and 6 months in prison for drugging and raping his wife over several years, and for filming and distributing videos of the assaults online. The sentencing, delivered on Friday, December 19, 2025, marks…
A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI infringed German copyright law by using song lyrics to train its artificial intelligence models. The court determined that both the memorization of lyrics within the language models and their reproduction in the AI chatbot’s outputs constitute copyright violations. The case was brought…
Munich Airport suspended all flights on Friday evening, October 3, 2025, after further unconfirmed drone sightings — the second major disruption in just 24 hours. Around 6,500 passengers were affected when operations stopped at 21:30 local time, following Thursday’s grounding of at least 17 flights for the same reason. The…
The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, remained closed on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, following a police operation linked to explosives found in a residential building in the city’s north. Authorities confirmed the festival grounds would stay shut until at least 5:00 pm local time (1500 GMT). According to Munich…