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‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century

At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a communityVisiting the Namibian port town of Lüderitz in late 2024, I came across a small museum run by descendants of German settlers. Alongside imperial German flags and memorabilia, it displayed artefacts of the Herero tribe that had been recovered from nearby Shark Island.

The Guardian UK 5d ago

‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century

At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a communityVisiting the Namibian port town of Lüderitz in late 2024, I came across a small museum run by descendants of German settlers. Alongside imperial German flags and memorabilia, it displayed artefacts of the Herero tribe that had been recovered from nearby Shark Island.

The Guardian Culture 5d ago

Hitler's henchmen killed for promotions and recognition

Hitler's henchmen killed for promotions and recognition June 10, 2026There is no remorse in Waldemar Klingelhöfer's eyes. A picture from the "Einsatzgruppen trial" shows the SS-Sturmbannführer or "assault unit leader" staring calmly into the camera. His checkered shirt is buttoned all the way up; his brows are furrowed, but his face shows no emotion.

Deutsche Welle 8h ago

Sir Geoff Hurst tells England team: win the World Cup for the 1966 lads

Sir Geoff Hurst tells England team: win the World Cup for the 1966 lads EXCLUSIVE: England's 1966 legend Sir Geoff Hurst sends powerful message to Thomas Tuchel's team ahead of World Cup England legend Sir Geoff Hurst told the England team last night: Win the World Cup for boys of 66. The 1966 hat-trick hero spoke exclusively to the Mirror about his hopes for this year’s tournament.

Daily Mirror 7d ago

Look at how Germany defeated the Red Army Faction. The lessons about how to fight terrorism are all there | Jason Burke

As Daniela Klette is jailed after three decades in hiding, it’s clear that good strategy, and principally democracy, beat the terror, bombs and gunsIn 1972, the great German novelist Heinrich Böll described the campaign of violence launched by the Red Army Faction (RAF) since its foundation two years earlier as a war of “six against 60 million”. The writer was vilified for the phrase, accused of sympathy for bombers and murderers. But Böll had highlighted the most important factor in the...

The Guardian UK 11d ago

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off Cuba, shaking Havana and western regions

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the coast of western Cuba on Monday with tremors being felt across Florida in Miami and Orlando. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), tremors struck in waters off Cuba's western tip at a depth of about 10 kilometres. Its epicentre was located about 104 kilometres west-northwest of Mantua.

Times of India 1d ago

22 World Cup items, 22 stories

FIFA won't reveal how, but after every game at the 2026 World Cup this summer, it will be collecting items that will one day document the tournament. It already has the net from the 2018 World Cup final, for example, as well as the tracksuit that Pelé wore at his first World Cup in 1958. The items live in FIFA's various museums, ranging from Vancouver and Miami to Zurich and Hong Kong.

ESPN 3d ago

Israeli finance minister banned from entering France

PARIS — France on Tuesday banned Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, from entering the country due to his support for the West Bank annexations that threaten a two-state solution. France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the ban in a post on X, adding Smotrich “actively promotes the annexation of the West Bank,” as well as “the creation of new colonies in the West Bank, the recolonization of Gaza.” “It’s a policy that an overwhelming majority...

Politico EU 1d ago

Economy: why Poland is booming while eastern Germany falls behind

Eastern Germany risks falling behind, economists warn, while neighbours such as Poland are booming. What sets them apart, and what does the East need to turn things around? The 2026 Competitiveness Report for Eastern Germany warns this year that "the convergence process is in jeopardy".

Euronews 10d ago

Four-time veterans to late bolters, here's your Socceroos pocket guide

From four-time veterans to late bolter Volpato, here's your Socceroos World Cup guide Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 4:47am Australia is in a sixth-consecutive men's World Cup, but this one looks a lot different to when the Socceroos golden generation made it to the knockout rounds in 2006, or the Qatar World Cup of 2022. It's a 48-team tournament, being staged across the USA, Canada, and Mexico, with Australia drawing a host nation for the first time since the 1974 edition. The first match of the...

ABC Australia 1d ago