Massive fraud in NRW local election: Hundreds of fake ballots

400 forged ballots discovered in Cologne's integration council election. Ten suspects, mostly of Russian origin, under investigation for fraud.

Referee attacked after proposing to boyfriend at FC Köln

Referee Pascal Kaiser was attacked at home after proposing to his boyfriend during FC Köln's diversity match day, despite reporting threats to police.

Cologne Cancels Sunday Shopping Event

Cologne cancelled a planned Sunday shopping event on April 19 tied to the Fibo fitness trade fair, with no alternative date scheduled due to conflicts with Olympic voting and challenging retail conditions.