The German Greens have been abused on the campaign trail in Bavaria and have had to defend unpopular federal policies. And yet they believe they're on course for a relatively healthy election result.

Many people in the world are forced to flee their country due to war and persecution. They might try to come to Germany and apply for asylum. What can they expect once they've arrived in the country? DW has been to the village of Diemelstadt to meet some new and some not so new arrivals.

Far from a pariah state after the assassination of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia features ever more prominent on the world stage. How do Saudi activists keep fighting when the world is looking away?

The police are to move into Hitler's birthplace in the Austrian town of Braunau. The police, critics say, played a questionable role during the Nazi era. But what are the alternatives?

What is racial profiling and what is being done to prevent it in Germany?

The UN has agreed to new safety rules that set targets to protect people and the planet from hazardous chemicals.