Germany
17 Oct 2023
Germany's foreign ministry issued a travel warning for the countries and territories involved in the Israel-Hamas war on Sunday.
15 Oct 2023
Germany's coalition government has agreed on a series of measures that would make it easier for state and local authorities to repatriate certain migrants. The federal cabinet will soon meet to draft new laws.
15 Oct 2023
German Chancellor Scholz has called for solidarity with Germany's Jewish citizens. Wednesday saw the Bundestag commemorate the victims of the Hamas terror attack with a minute's silence.
14 Oct 2023
The governments of France and Germany are meeting for consultations. What is expected is harmony on the outside and tough negotiations on the inside.
14 Oct 2023
Migration is at the center of the current political debate in Germany. In Goslar, a small town in Lower Saxony, integration has worked well so far. But as far-right narratives gain traction, the nationwide debate is intensifying.
11 Oct 2023
In the wake of the terrorist attack by Islamist militant Hamas on Israeli soldiers and civilians, Muslim associations in Germany have come under pressure to position themselves clearly.
9 Oct 2023
State election vote projections in Germany show the conservative CDU and CSU parties were the day's winners, with losses for Chancellor Scholz's governing coalition. The far-right AfD, meanwhile, has gained ground.
5 Oct 2023
Alice Weidel of the far-right party is refraining from public appearances due to growing indications that her family would be attacked, her spokesperson said. Her rally was meant to mark Unity Day.
2 Oct 2023
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.
2 Oct 2023
What is racial profiling and what is being done to prevent it in Germany?
1 Oct 2023
A majority of Germans want fewer refugees to be accepted into the country. That is according to the latest Deutschlandtrend survey, which also shows that dissatisfaction with the government remains high.
1 Oct 2023
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz has again ruffled feathers with a populist statement targeting refugees. It is not the first time he has misrepresented refugees' entitlement to state benefits. DW has the facts.
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A member of Germany's Bundeswehr went on trial in the western city of Düsseldorf on Monday, charged with espionage activities on behalf of Russia and leaking state secrets.
The man, with a rank of captain, worked at the Bundeswehr's equipment, technology and in-service support facility in Koblenz.
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OpenAI's text-to-video model, Sora, makes animation easier and more accessible — and it poses the question: What is the value of human creativity?
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Is the EU's single market failing? Faced with growing competition from China and the US, the bloc is falling behind. The union has been relying on the single market to guarantee the free movement of goods, capital, services and people for more than 30 years. But inertia is creeping in, and it’s time for a new single market, says our guest Enrico Letta, a former prime minister of Italy, president of the Jacques Delors institute and author of a high-level report on the single market's future. He has just presented the report to EU leaders, after hundreds of meetings in dozens of European cities, in which Letta tried to gauge where the market is delivering for people – and where it isn't.
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The German capital is planning to honor the achievements of immigrants — in former West and East Berlin. The move comes at a time of heated nationwide debate about migration and integration 34 years after reunification.
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