The United States on Thursday announced its approval of a $5 billion sale of up to 600 Patriot missiles and related equipment to Germany, which has donated several of the advanced air defence systems to Ukraine.

Authorities in western Germany have warned some 10,000 residents not to drink the tap water after a hole was found in a fence around a water tank that also supplies a nearby military base, in the second such incident this week.

Six people injured after a balcony collapses in Hamburg, history of forced labour uncovered at German biscuit brand, Ukraine hits back against Nord Stream allegations, and more news from around Germany on Friday.

Further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe are likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

The German government has approved a new bill designed to tackle the ongoing crisis in nursery schools. Is it likely to make a difference for parents?

A volunteer orchestra performed a series of concerts in the German state of Thuringia this week to protest the rise of the far-right. The Local spoke with Hans Christoph Stoodt about the history, tactics and goals of ‘Lebenslaute’.

In a major blow to the Interior Ministry, Germany’s administrative court has overturned a ban on the far-right Compact magazine.

Protest actions by the Last Generation disrupted services at several German airports on Thursday morning. But officials say operations in Cologne-Bonn, Berlin-Brandenburg, Stuttgart and Nuremberg are resuming.

A Green party politician calls for more climate protections in the wake of severe heat and flooding, suspected sabotage of army bases put authorities on alert, Last Generation temporarily stopped flights at the Cologne/Boon airport and more news from Germany on Thursday.

Low-income workers and families in Germany can receive welfare payments known as Wohngeld to offset high rental costs. This benefit is set to increase in the new year.