I booked budget Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

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Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland.

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I'm an American who's worked in Germany for years. The corporate culture and job security feel much better here.

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I've lived in Germany for almost a decade, and I've noticed the work-life balance here feels different from what I've seen in the US.

Joe Baur

EU Leaders Discuss Building a ‘Drone Wall’ After ‘Hybrid Attack’

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This photograph shows Ukrainian air defence firing projectiles at a Russian drone flying above Kyiv during an air attack on September 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Germany's first permanent brigade abroad since WWII built its war kit for NATO's eastern edge by watching Ukraine

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The Puma S1 infantry fighting vehicle is among the assets the German brigade is bringing to Lithuania.

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The head of Germany's answer to DOGE wants to scale back regulation and 'open up the gates'

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Federal Minister Karsten Wildberger points a finger as he talks.
Federal Minister Karsten Wildberger addresses the room at the Welt AI Summit in Berlin on September 25, 2025.

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I spent 2 nights in a tiny home hotel in Germany. 7 things surprised me about the 2-story, 100-square-foot house.

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The author enjoys her stay in the European tiny home.

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How the US military is training a drone army 400 miles from Ukraine

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The US Army announced it will invest $36 billion over the next five years to modernize its force, with a heavy emphasis on drone technology.

Elon Musk speaks out again in favor of the far-right in the UK

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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and a close advisor to President-elect Donald Trump.

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I spent 3 days in Germany's famous Black Forest. Here are 4 things I did right — and 2 I wish I'd known before I went.

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Germany's Black Forest is famous for supposedly inspiring many famous fairy-tales.

Timothy Moore

Elon Musk sparks backlash in Germany after calling the chancellor an 'incompetent fool' and backing the far-right AfD party

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