People waved to each other on either side of a new art installation, unwittingly echoing desperate gestures of 1961

Push for change comes due to ‘acute danger’ of attack from belligerent foreign powers

Some say Matthias Lilienthal’s ‘production’ is just what the city needs in troubled times, others pour cold water on the idea

As treasure-hunters prowl extended river banks with metal-detectors, shipping companies warn of surging prices

Independent retailers are receiving vast orders for obscure titles, fuelling suspicions that AI companies are quietly building the next generation of chatbots

A defective detonator and an alert bus driver prevented disaster, but the drone-bomb incident has exposed weaknesses in airport security and national preparedness

Historians, politicians and property developers have different visions for forgotten bunker

As rents continue to climb, housing has emerged as the defining battleground of Berlin’s September state election

As politicians clash over the response to the deadly attack, one man who escaped Islamist radicalisation is urging a more honest debate on extremism

Row over Jewish guest speaker at Bayreuth’s 150th anniversary reopens questions about Richard Wagner’s anti-Semitism and festival’s ties to Adolf Hitler

From forest walks to tearful group sessions, a new community is offering young men an alternative to toxic online influencers

As details emerge of the perpetrator’s failed attempts to join Islamic State, scrutiny is mounting on courts, police and deradicalisation efforts

‘Love is a terrible thing to hate’ read handmade sign at improvised memorial for victims of attack on one of Europe’s biggest Pride parades

One dead and at least 16 others injured after 21-year-old suspect with Islamist links flees crash scene

For one summer day Berlin celebrated its diversity. By midnight, the city was confronting violence, fear and an unsettling sense of vulnerability