Oktoberfest 2026: Everything you need to know
This year, AI will be used to manage overcrowded situations. Find all the numbers surrounding the fest — including the price of water!
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Ed Sheeran continues US tour amid Palestinian controversy
Pro-Palestinian protests are expected at Ed Sheeran’s first gig since Macklemore was dropped from the tour. The US rapper shouted “Free Palestine” at a concert in New Jersey.
Culture
Rebels, workers, radicals: The making of ‘Red Berlin’
Bloody May, student sit-ins and the squatter movement: Berlin has a long history as a hotbed for working-class organizing and radical left-wing politics.
News
US court restricts Trump policy on third-country deportations
The Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 people to countries other than their own. Now a federal appeals court has put the brakes on the policy.
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Oktoberfest opens as crowds race for best beer tent spots
Thousands of visitors have streamed onto Munich’s Oktoberfest grounds as the world-famous beer festival gets underway. Some spent the night outside the gates to secure coveted places in the festival tents.
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Russia votes for new parliament in controlled elections
Russia is holding its first State Duma election since invading Ukraine, with voting also imposed in occupied Ukrainian regions. President Vladimir Putin’s party is expected to dominate the tightly controlled contest.
Germany
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: SPD seeks to fend off AfD
For nearly three decades, the Social Democrats have governed Germany’s northeastern state. If they can fend off the AfD, the result may boost the fortunes of the German government’s junior coalition partner.
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Pakistan: Suicide bombing death toll rises to at least 31
More than 100 others have been injured in the militant attack on a police headquarters near the border with Afghanistan. Several militants were still clashing with Pakistan’s security forces on Saturday.
World
Ever more Israelis moving to and investing in Cyprus
Over the past three years, more and more Israelis have been purchasing property and investing in Cyprus, with many moving to the island permanently. How has this changed the Cypriot economy and how are locals responding?
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Cuba faces another nationwide blackout amid US fuel blockade
Millions were left without electricity as Cuba’s aging power grid collapsed under the weight of fuel shortages, deteriorating infrastructure and US sanctions.