Berlin Rejects Establishment as AfD, Die Linke Dominate ahead of September Vote
Berlin is heading towards one of its most fragmented elections since reunification, with the radical-left Die Linke (The…
Berlin Wall: In 1961, Berliners went to sleep and woke up to a city cut in half. East German troops had put up barbed wire overnight, stopping trains, cars and thousands of people from crossing between East and West Berlin
On 13 August 1961, Berliners went to sleep in a city where people could still move between its…
How Did A Piece Of The Berlin Wall End Up In A St. Pete Parking Lot?
The three sections of the Berlin Wall in St. Pete, Florida, stand unmarked and unexplained in a parking…
Monstrous offspring of the Cold War: 65 years of the Berlin Wall
The division of defeated Germany after the Second World War, formalised in Potsdam at the conference of the…
Remembering The Berlin Wall 65 Years After Its Construction Began
Photo Credit: akg images On August 13 2026, it will have been 65 years since the construction of…
Today in History: Berlin Wall construction begins, Apollo 11 astronauts honored
August 13 marks several significant moments in history, including the beginning of construction on the Berlin Wall, a…
German officials warn against romanticising East Germany as Berlin Wall anniversary marked
German political leaders have issued warnings against the growing trend of romanticising communist East Germany, as the country…
Germany commemorates construction of Berlin Wall 65 years ago
The German capital marked the 65th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall with a commemorative event…
The Berlin Wall is 65 and long gone, but still lingers for some
When Mario Röllig was 17, he fell in love with a man from West Berlin, but the Berlin…
The tense discussions behind Ronald Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ speech
As President Ronald Reagan prepared to give a speech to West Berlin in 1987, Peter Robinson got to…
Far right and far left battle for power in polarised Berlin
One recent day in Berlin, a few hundred Pride demonstrators with rainbow flags rallied in eastern Marzahn district,…
Seething Steven locked in council Berlin Wall row
A council has told a homeowner he will likely have to tear down the chunk of Berlin Wall…