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[DW Europe @dw_europe]

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rallies European NATO allies ahead of the summit, calling for higher defence spending and stronger support for Ukraine.
https://t.co/fLdkDigM9h

[German Embassy London @GermanEmbassy]

It's #GlobalBeatlesDay! Let's go back to 1960-62, when The Beatles performed more than 250 gigs in Hamburg...

Here are Paul and George describing how the formative experience of living and working in the city's red light district helped set them on the path to stardom.

[Susanne Baumann @GermanAmbUK]

Congratulations to Angela Merkel on her @Cambridge_Uni honorary doctorate for leadership in int'l relations.

Meeting with students, they discussed their experiences of today's global insecurity and the need for a positive outlook in shaping one's own future.

[swissinfo.ch @swissinfo_en]

According to Sun-Ways, Switzerland’s roughly 5,320km of railway network could generate up to one billion kWh of solar energy per year. This corresponds to the consumption of 300,000 households or about 2% of the electricity used in Switzerland. https://t.co/6Vu8eDiBbh

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

What is most interesting, is that it was actually coined by a British author - Ben Schott - in his book Schottenfreude. It’s a book that celebrates the fantastic German-compound-word construction and is great fun! A great British-German collab 🇩🇪🇬🇧

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

Interestingly, the word can be either ‘die’ (feminine) or das (neutral), as Labsal can be either - and is itself quite a region-based word for saying refreshment.

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

Something we’re all hoping for in this heat - a cool side of the pillow! If you wanted to say this in German, it would be ‘Kissenkühlelabsal’.

It’s made up of ‘pillow’ (Kissen), ‘cool’ (Kühle) and ‘refreshment’ (Labsal).

[ℭ𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔭𝔥 𝔚𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔯-𝔏𝔦𝔢𝔟𝔥𝔞𝔟𝔢𝔯 @wagn36507]

Wusstet ihr, warum der Erfurter Domplatz heute so riesig ist? 😮
Bis 1813 stand auf dem nördlichen Teil (rechts im Bild) das dicht bebaute Severi-Viertel. Während der napoleonischen Belagerung wurde es durch preußischen Beschuss komplett zerstört und nie wieder aufgebaut.🔥
Der Unterschied im Pflaster zeigt noch heute die alte Grenze: Wo Häuser standen, liegt Beton – der historische Marktbereich glänzt mit echtem Basalt! 🧱👇

#Erfurt #Geschichte #Historie #Thüringen

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

This map shows Switzerland’s four national languages without the uninhabited high mountain areas. Suddenly the country’s linguistic geography makes more sense: German dominates the north and centre, French the west, Italian the south, and Romansh survives in pockets of the east. Source: https://t.co/Q2sC2yIBye

[9Kings1910Alt @9Kings1910Alt]

Funeral procession of King Ludwig II (1845-1886), Munich, 140 years ago today

[German Embassy London @GermanEmbassy]

🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧

Today marks 75 years since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between 🇩🇪 & 🇬🇧

Join us in celebrating this friendship by sharing a photo that captures a personal connection between our countries.

Send the photo and a short description to [email protected]

[German Simply 🇩🇪 @GermanSimply_]

Useful German phrases to know. 🇩🇪

[Susanne Baumann @GermanAmbUK]

75 years of diplomatic relations 🇩🇪🇬🇧

[Allan Hailstone (not Alan) @allhailtwit]

East Berlin, 24 March 1959. From my "faulty camera" visit, posted previously and now sharpened with AI. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin #DDR #GDR

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

On this day in 1917, Britain’s royal family changes its name from the Germanic "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" to the more English sounding “Windsor.”

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In Germany, select supermarkets have introduced a thoughtful innovation for dog owners: pet parking pads.

These are modern, temperature-controlled and ventilated kennels installed near store entrances, allowing dogs to rest safely and comfortably while their owners shop inside. Developed by companies like DogSpot, the pods are designed to be secure, hygienic, and low-stress for pets. Owners can lock and unlock them conveniently via a smartphone app or a store-issued code.

The system helps prevent common risks such as dogs being tied up outside in bad weather or left in hot cars. The kennels maintain a pleasant climate year-round and feature transparent panels so dogs can see their surroundings, helping to reduce anxiety.

[Thrasybule d'Oultre-Borysthène @Igor_dAmbeny]

@slowberlin The Großer Tiergarten in 1948 and nowadays

[German at Portsmouth @GermanAtPompey]

„Alles wissen wollen“: a new exhibition in Frankfurt examines the Stasi's techniques and tells the stories of its victims https://t.co/zSFmfgyfge via @FAZ_NET

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

19 June 1917: As a result of anti-German sentiment during World War I, King George V orders the #British royal family to abandon their #German titles and surnames and take the name Windsor. The name was changed from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. #WWI #History #OTD #ad https://t.co/TUskDso6Ix

[All about Germany | deutschland.de @en_germany]

🇩🇪 To satisfy your curiosity about Germany, you don’t have to speak German.

Find out more about which media outlets publish content about Germany in English. 👇 https://t.co/S8TSVHsfGF