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Germany’s federal prosecutors have charged an 18‑year‑old Russian with planning an attack — including the Israeli embassy in Berlin — and attempting to join IS. Arrested at BER airport in Feb 2025, he allegedly researched bomb‑making, translated IS propaganda and raised funds. He faces charges of supporting a terrorist organisation and preparing a serious state‑endangering violent act; the Kammergericht will decide.
Berliner Zeitung - 2025-08-20
Berlin police are investigating a suspected homicide after a 52-year-old auto-repair shop owner was found dead in a basement on Kreuzberg's Mittenwalder Straße; investigators say he was killed on Aug. 8 around 8:00 p.m. and a witness discovered the body at about 1:40 a.m. The state's 7th homicide unit has launched inquiries and is asking the public for information.
Berliner Zeitung - 2025-08-20
Berlin's A100 motorway extension will open on 27 August 2025: a 3.2 km stretch from the Neukölln interchange to Treptower Park, costing about €720 million, with 386 m in tunnel and roughly 2.3 km in a trough. The section improves access for eastern districts, BER airport, Adlershof and regional links to Dresden, Cottbus and Frankfurt (Oder). Construction began in 2013 amid environmental protests; a further extension beyond Treptower Park remains uncertain, earliest possible start 2035.
rbb24 - 2025-08-20
🇩🇪 S-Bahn chaos: Transport Senator Bonde invites you to a crisis meeting on Wednesday (rbb24, 3 minute read)
🇬🇧 Municipal companies increase housing stock (Berlin.de, 1 minute read)
🇩🇪 Shots fired outside pub in Schöneberg: police discover 200 cannabis plants in car (Berliner Zeitung, 1 minute read)
🇩🇪 Resident parking permits in Berlin could soon be valid for several parking zones (rbb24, 2 minute read)
🇩🇪 Mitte: Police use helicopter to search for man with gun (Berliner Zeitung, 1 minute read)
🗣️ Complete lack of service mindset - only Berlin? - Thread vents about Berlin's poor service culture, debating if it's citywide or regional.
🗣️ Russian restaurant - Locals wonder why Voland closed, learning it became Uzbek after owners split.
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