This is a roundup of the top stories from and about Germany on Monday, May 18, 2026:    A team from a town of just 7,000 inhabitants has made history by sealing promotion to become the 59th club to play in the Bundesliga. Read all about how Elversberg made history by reaching the Bundesliga Chancellor Friedrich Merz  has said Germany "sharply" condemns the recent Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates and other countries. "We sharply condemn the renewed Iranian airstrikes against the