Though they work in different fields and countries, what unites them is their focus on a Europe in transition: Arvo Pärt, Anita Raja and Pro...Read More
2026 Goethe Medal: Meet the recipients
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April 29, 2026
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As the film starring Sandra Hüller is released in Germany, DW talked to director Markus Schleinzer about why women passing as men inspired h...Read More
'Rose' and the piece of fabric that embodies gender politics
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April 29, 2026
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As the number of women of childbearing age declines in Germany, birth rates are projected to continue falling. The German Family Association...Read More
Germany's birth rate reached lowest level on record in 2025
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April 28, 2026
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Amid talk of a possible return of compulsory military service, more young Germans are applying for conscientious objector status. Meanwhile,...Read More
Germany news: Rise in young people refusing military service
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April 27, 2026
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German Defense Minister Pistorius has said German naval ships will deploy to the Mediterranean. Berlin has pledged support in the Strait of ...Read More
Germany news: Ships to head to Med for possible Hormuz role
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April 25, 2026
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has submitted thousands of official questions in state parliaments — a right of any elected party. But cri...Read More
Is the far-right AfD misusing its parliamentary questions?
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April 24, 2026
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For the first time in its history, the Bundeswehr has adopted a military strategy to prepare Germany for future threats. Large sections of t...Read More
Germany unveils first ever military strategy for Bundeswehr
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April 23, 2026
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Highly controversial, but not well understood: German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to change the tax benefits for married couples. ...Read More
Germany's finance minister wants to scrap spousal tax splitting
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April 22, 2026
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Six people have been charged with negligent homicide over the deaths of four members of a German family at a hotel in Turkey. Meanwhile, a m...Read More
Germany news: Trial begins in Istanbul over tourist deaths
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April 21, 2026
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Six people have been charged with negligent homicide over the deaths of four members of a German family at a hotel in Turkey. Meanwhile, a m...Read More
Germany news: Trial starts in Istanbul over tourist deaths
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April 21, 2026
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Rat poison has been found in HiPP baby food jars across Austria, Czechia and Slovakia in what authorities suspect is a blackmail attempt. Vi...Read More
Rat poison found in baby food, extortion suspected
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April 21, 2026
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Iran says it has placed mines in the Straight of Hormuz to discourage independent traffic. How dangerous are naval mines, and what can be do...Read More
Mines in the Strait of Hormuz: How dangerous are they?
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April 19, 2026
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Police in southern Germany were called in to settle the schnitzel dispute that then reportedly turned violent, with a man slapping his neigh...Read More
Germany News: Neighbor attacked for pounding schnitzel too loudly
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April 19, 2026
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Is it true that the crime rate in Germany is higher among immigrants? Statistics suggest as much, but numbers by themselves can be misleadin...Read More
German crime statistics: false blame on migrants?
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April 19, 2026
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Is it true that the crime rate in Germany is higher among immigrants? Statistics suggest as much, but numbers by themselves can be misleadin...Read More
Germany's crime figures: Comparing apples to oranges?
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April 19, 2026
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German Interior Minister Dobrindt says that no increased migration to Europe has so far occurred amid the Iran war. An explosion in an under...Read More
Germany news: Iran war not causing migration wave — Dobrindt
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April 18, 2026
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A 13-year-old stumbled upon a coin from ancient Troy — an extremely rare find in Germany. Experts say it may offer new clues about little-kn...Read More
Teen discovers first ancient Greek artifact found in Berlin
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April 17, 2026
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A Bonn exhibition traces the cultural history of sex work and shows how the words used to describe it have shaped stigma, policy and lived e...Read More
What we call sex work — and what it says about society
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April 15, 2026
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The war in Sudan is entering its fourth year with international attention focused on other conflicts. The conference in Berlin is aiming to ...Read More
Germany: Berlin conference for Sudan aims to raise over $1B
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April 15, 2026
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A Chinese student has been found guilty of drugging and raping a woman in Munich over a period of months. The perpetrator was a member of a ...Read More
Germany: Man found guilty in Pelicot-style rape case
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April 14, 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Cabinet are in Berlin on Tuesday for broad talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and G...Read More
Aid, security and rebuilding are on the agenda as German Chancellor Merz hosts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Follow DW live
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April 14, 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his cabinet are expected in Berlin on Tuesday for broad talks with German Chancellor Friedrich M...Read More
Germany news: Merz hosts Zelenskyy in Berlin
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April 14, 2026
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he expects oil firms to pass on a fuel duty cut to consumers. DW has the latest. Via Deutsche Welle: D...Read More
Germany news: Merz announces cut fuel tax to ease price surge
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April 13, 2026
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Hansjürgen Köhler has been a volunteer UFO hunter for more than 50 years. He sees his work as scientific investigation, but sometimes also a...Read More
UFOs: 'Most are reported by people out for an evening smoke'
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April 11, 2026
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ignited a debate by declaring that 80% of Syrians would be repatriated. Does this mean that Germany also inten...Read More
Is this Syrian doctor one of the 80% Germany wants to remove?
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April 11, 2026
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Before the Nazis took power, Berlin was a center of LGBTQ+ rights and queer culture, with research institutes, a flourishing nightlife and o...Read More
First gay rights movement: Berlin's wild 1920s queer history
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April 11, 2026
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Police have removed pro-Palestinian protesters who glued themselves to the entrance of a Berlin arms factory. Meanwhile, inflation is tracki...Read More
Germany news: Protesters block Rheinmetall arms plant
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April 10, 2026
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