Vettel seizes Japanese Grand Prix pole

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has laid out the challenges facing the Bundeswehr and how he plans to solve them. After less than three months on the job, he has already made waves.

Ukraine's ambassador to Germany has criticized an appeal by former prominent members of Germany's Social Democrats that urged a cease-fire with Russia. He reiterated Kyiv's call for total Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.

Ryyan Alshebl is a Syrian refugee who has been elected mayor of the southern German village of Ostelsheim.

IG Metall is calling for a shortened week at full salary, arguing it would improve laborers' lives and make the industry more attractive to young workers.

On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, symbolising the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Plenty of books, essays and documentaries have been devoted to the historic turning point, but hearing from East Germans about how they experienced the four decades of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is harder to come by.

Many of the famous Benin Bronzes pillaged by British colonial officers in 1897 are made of brass manillas from the German Rhineland, new research shows.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and the federal police are calling for more weapon-free zones on trains and in inner city areas in a bid to tackle knife crime.

The anime by Makoto Shinkai is a coming-of-age story that deals with the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster with an immaculately beautiful heroine. But gender roles in Japanese manga and anime are contradictory.

Germany’s future engagement in the Sahel region looks uncertain after the announcement of the planned withdrawal of its troops from Mali. Some observers fear that this military disengagement may interfere with other civilian development programs. What exactly will future ties between Mali and Germany look like after this withdrawal?

The accounts of Germany's cultural centers in Russia have been frozen in retaliation for an investigation into the main Russian cultural center in Berlin.

Martin Kobler says the blue helmets in eastern DR Congo are not doing enough to stop new attacks by the M23 militia. The retired German envoy headed the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in the DRC between 2013 and 2015.

A German photographer has won first prize at an international competition with an entry generated by AI. He refused the award, provoking debate on the role of AI in image-making.