GERMANY – BERLIN, 1ST MAY 2026

THOUSANDS GATHERING IN BERLIN FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR DAY DEMONSTRATIONS. STREETS AROUND GÖRLITZER PARK REACHED HIGH DENSITY, CREATING A STATE OF EXCEPTION IN KREUZBERG. A MAJOR FOCAL POINT IN THE EVENING WAS MARIANNENPLATZ, WHERE A MASSIVE CROWD SURGED DURING A LIVE PERFORMANCE BY RAPIDLY RISING GERMAN RAP ARTIST IKKIMEL. AS THE SITUATION INTENSIFIED, POLICE OFFICERS CLIMBING ONTO BUS SHELTER ROOFS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL, ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE ARTIST WAS ESCORTED OUT OF THE AREA FOR HER OWN SAFETY. IN THE EVENING GÖRLITZER PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHERE DECLARED AS A PARTY ZONE TILL OFFICIALS TRY TO CLEAR THE STREETS TILL LATE INTO THE NIGHT FROM PARTYING DEMONSTRATORS. PHOTO CHRISTOPH RUTENKOLK

Germany - Kassel, 28.04.2026

Handball, EHF European League, Quarter Final, MT Melsungen vs FC Porto, Kassel, Germany. MT Melsungen secured a 28–23 victory in a hard-fought first leg, taking a five-goal advantage into the return match in Porto after a physical and tightly contested encounter. Photo Christoph Rutenkolk

Germany – Kassel, 25–26 April 2026

Two days at the 103rd “Herkules Bergrennen” Herkules hill race in Kassel, featuring nearly 100 participants. A broad spectrum of historic motorsport culture set against below the UNESCO World Heritage and the iconic fountains of the documenta city. Photo Christoph Rutenkolk