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Russian ambassador in Germany Sergey Nechayev photographed in Berlin during commemorations to celebrate the end of World War II on May 9, 2022

Russian ambassador in Germany Sergey Nechayev photographed in Berlin during commemorations to celebrate the end of World War II on May 9, 2022

Germany summons Russian ambassador over 'hybrid' attacks

Germany summons Russian ambassador over 'hybrid' attacks

Germany accused Russia of hostile actions, including sabotage, cyberattacks and campaigns to influence elections.

Skip next section Politics

Politics

A person in white medical coat with a stethoscope holding up an index finger of a hand in a blue medical glove

A person in white medical coat with a stethoscope holding up an index finger of a hand in a blue medical glove

Germany news: More people lack health care, aid group says

Germany news: More people lack health care, aid group says

In other news, a large majority of Germans do not want the US to meddle in Europe's politics. Follow DW's live updates.

Newly arrived Afghans hug after landing at Langenhagen airport in Germany, observed by television crews and journalists

Newly arrived Afghans hug after landing at Langenhagen airport in Germany, observed by television crews and journalists

Germany revokes pledges to grant asylum to Afghans

Germany revokes pledges to grant asylum to Afghans

Hundreds of Afghans waiting in Pakistan can no longer come to Germany, reflecting its tougher stance on migration.

Shipping containers lie stacked at Hamburg Port on April 17, 2024

Shipping containers lie stacked at Hamburg Port on April 17, 2024

Germany news: Economic institutes slash 2026 growth forecast

Germany news: Economic institutes slash 2026 growth forecast

Germany should expect a slowdown in economic growth, experts at three research institutes have forecast. DW has more.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a press conference on December 12, 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a press conference on December 12, 2025

Germany news: Merz still wants US as partner despite changes

Germany news: Merz still wants US as partner despite changes

In other news, the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league, now has its first woman CEO. Follow DW for more.

A bronze statue of CDU politician Walter Lübcke, who is depicted smiling and wearning a suit and tie, stands in front of a wall hung with flowers and cards

A bronze statue of CDU politician Walter Lübcke, who is depicted smiling and wearning a suit and tie, stands in front of a wall hung with flowers and cards

Germany: Activists upset Chancellor Merz with CDU memorial

Germany: Activists upset Chancellor Merz with CDU memorial

A political group has placed a statue of murdered politician Walter Lübcke outside CDU headquarters.

German MP Boris Mijatovic (Greens) during a remote interview with DW

German MP Boris Mijatovic (Greens) during a remote interview with DW

German lawmaker: US lost values once shared with Europe

German lawmaker: US lost values once shared with Europe

DW spoke with Boris Mijatovic, a member of the German parliament, about the new US national security strategy.

German police car on the freeway

German police car on the freeway

Police spot toddler steering car on German autobahn

Police spot toddler steering car on German autobahn

Police in western Germany made a shock discovery after they noticed a woman using her phone in the driver's seat.

Metin Hakverdi, a man with graying hair wearing a suit and tie, looks at the camera during an interview. He is seated in a small room with white walls.

Metin Hakverdi, a man with graying hair wearing a suit and tie, looks at the camera during an interview. He is seated in a small room with white walls.

Germany should look 'soberly' at its national interests

Germany should look 'soberly' at its national interests

Metin Hakverdi, trans-Atlantic cooperation coordinator, told DW the new US security strategy "didn't change anything."

Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz

German chancellor: Some of US security plan 'unacceptable'

German chancellor: Some of US security plan 'unacceptable'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized elements of Washington's new national security framework.

Symbolic image of a blue fabric keyring with the German word Justiz ("justice") attached to a small pair of handcuffs, taken in a Berlin courtroom in March 2024.

Symbolic image of a blue fabric keyring with the German word Justiz ("justice") attached to a small pair of handcuffs, taken in a Berlin courtroom in March 2024.

Germany: Temporary migrants account for 8.8% of suspects

Germany: Temporary migrants account for 8.8% of suspects

Just over one third of known criminal suspects in Germany in 2024 were not German nationals.

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Culture and Society

A person holds up their phone, interacting with projections on the wall of an exhibition at the Haus der Geschichte Bonn.

A person holds up their phone, interacting with projections on the wall of an exhibition at the Haus der Geschichte Bonn.

German history museum offers fresh take on postwar years

German history museum offers fresh take on postwar years

The new permanent exhibition at the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn brings 80 years of German history to life.

Police convoy bringing one of the suspects to court

Police convoy bringing one of the suspects to court

Germany news: Three on trial over Russia-backed spying plot

Germany news: Three on trial over Russia-backed spying plot

In other news, a court has set the date for a suspect accused of coercing minors to self-harm. Follow our live updates.

Rania Chaaban, a woman wearing a reddish-orange headscarf (left) sits and talks with another woman wearing a headscarf, who is seen from behind. They are sitting at a table in an office, the table has a plate of foods, some glasses filled with water and a baby bottle.

Rania Chaaban, a woman wearing a reddish-orange headscarf (left) sits and talks with another woman wearing a headscarf, who is seen from behind. They are sitting at a table in an office, the table has a plate of foods, some glasses filled with water and a baby bottle.

Berlin initiative helps immigrant moms find their feet

Berlin initiative helps immigrant moms find their feet

These Neighborhood Mothers offer an invaluable service that helps immigrant parents integrate into life in Germany.

View of the 2nd Century BC Pergamon Altar as renovation work continues at the Pergamon Museum.

View of the 2nd Century BC Pergamon Altar as renovation work continues at the Pergamon Museum.

Behind the scenes of Berlin's Pergamon Museum renovation

Behind the scenes of Berlin's Pergamon Museum renovation

Much of the museum, including the famous Pergamon Altar, has been under renovation since 2014.

Germany | art work 'Wayfarers (surf)' by sculptor Markus Karstieß

Germany | art work 'Wayfarers (surf)' by sculptor Markus Karstieß

Markus Karstiess ceramics merge the monstrous and human

Markus Karstiess ceramics merge the monstrous and human

Artist Markus Karstiess's ceramic creatures lie somewhere between the human and mythical worlds.

A person stands in a minimalist fashion studio with gray walls, wearing a multi-piece outfit in dark shades of gray; in the background, unique garments hang from black rods.

A person stands in a minimalist fashion studio with gray walls, wearing a multi-piece outfit in dark shades of gray; in the background, unique garments hang from black rods.

Coping with depression in the flawless world of fashion

Coping with depression in the flawless world of fashion

Designer Dennis Chuene is open about being diagnosed with depression — a bold move in the cutthroat world of fashion.

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Business

Johann Wadephul in a hard hat while visiting the Herrenknecht AG factory in Guangdong

Johann Wadephul in a hard hat while visiting the Herrenknecht AG factory in Guangdong

Germany eyes rare earths during FM's China visit

Germany eyes rare earths during FM's China visit

Taiwan, trade and German access to rare earths minerals topped the agenda during FM Wadephul's first visit to China.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul sitting at a table and speaking into a microphone. Members of his delegation are seen behind him.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul sitting at a table and speaking into a microphone. Members of his delegation are seen behind him.

Wadephul: 'We want to be reliable trading partners'

Wadephul: 'We want to be reliable trading partners'

Arriving in China for talks, Germany's foreign minister welcomed reported Chinese offers to loosen export restrictions.

Red and white striped security bollards outside the Dresden Christmas market at dusk

Red and white striped security bollards outside the Dresden Christmas market at dusk

Germany's oldest Christmas market in Dresden ups security

Germany's oldest Christmas market in Dresden ups security

Despite a deadly attack, authorities and business owners are keeping the tradition of German Christmas markets alive.

The runway of an airport with a plane taking off and the terminal in the background

The runway of an airport with a plane taking off and the terminal in the background

German aviation tax cut to fall flat amid aircraft shortage

German aviation tax cut to fall flat amid aircraft shortage

Germany's aviation industry faces high operating costs — but the real bottleneck is a shortage of planes.

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Science and Environment

Photo of a chicken being examined by two people in white lab coats. One person is wearing purple gloves and holding a medical instrument.

Photo of a chicken being examined by two people in white lab coats. One person is wearing purple gloves and holding a medical instrument.

Zoonoses and the hidden pandemic risk in your backyard

Zoonoses and the hidden pandemic risk in your backyard

Why pets can pose a health risk—and what researchers discovered in a major study in the German city of Greifswald.

A member of the fire department in a white protective suit and wearing a mask and gloves grabs a chicken

A member of the fire department in a white protective suit and wearing a mask and gloves grabs a chicken

Chicken lorry overturns on German highway, most birds killed

Chicken lorry overturns on German highway, most birds killed

Thousands of chickens were killed after a transport truck overturned on the autobahn near Magdeburg.

A tractor is spraying a liquid at a green wheat field

A tractor is spraying a liquid at a green wheat field

Is Europe turning away from climate protection?

Is Europe turning away from climate protection?

The EU plans less monitoring of environmental regulations for industry and is softening its climate targets.

The PCK oil refinery pictured in twilight. Undated archive image.

The PCK oil refinery pictured in twilight. Undated archive image.

Crude oil shoots from damaged pipeline in eastern Germany

Crude oil shoots from damaged pipeline in eastern Germany

Brandenburg's state Environment Ministry warned of a "large oil spill" after a pipeline accident near a PCK refinery.

A view of the "Stellarator," a huge. complex machine made of hundreds of metal parts, tubes and cables

A view of the "Stellarator," a huge. complex machine made of hundreds of metal parts, tubes and cables

How a high-tech blowpipe is heating up nuclear fusion

How a high-tech blowpipe is heating up nuclear fusion

Germany’s W7-X stellarator in Greifswald is setting new fusion records, pushing the boundaries of clean energy research

Skip next section Travel

Travel

Mark Smith, a middle-aged man with a rucksack in front of a train

Mark Smith, a middle-aged man with a rucksack in front of a train

Forget planes. Meet the man who will only travel by train

Forget planes. Meet the man who will only travel by train

Trains or planes? For Mark Smith — the man from Seat 61 — there's only one way to travel. Even long-distance.

The interior of the ice chapel with the meltwater stream flowing through it can be seen.

The interior of the ice chapel with the meltwater stream flowing through it can be seen.

Bavarian Alps: 'Ice chapel' on Watzmann collapsed

Bavarian Alps: 'Ice chapel' on Watzmann collapsed

End of a tourist attraction: In the Berchtesgaden Alps, the so-called ice chapel has collapsed.

Three tourists on the sunny deck of a solar-powered boat in Berlin, Germany.

Three tourists on the sunny deck of a solar-powered boat in Berlin, Germany.

Green tourism: How Berlin is leading the way

Green tourism: How Berlin is leading the way

Germany's capital draws millions yearly and is easing the strain with eco-hotels, solar boats and sheep-grazed parks.

Containers are stacked on a cargo ship, at a loading terminal in the harbour in Hamburg, Germany.

Containers are stacked on a cargo ship, at a loading terminal in the harbour in Hamburg, Germany.

Insta vs. Reality? A look at Hamburg, Germany

Insta vs. Reality? A look at Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg, Germany's second-largest city: What is there to see and do?

A lit Neuschwanstein Castle amid a snow dusted mountainous landscape

A lit Neuschwanstein Castle amid a snow dusted mountainous landscape

Neuschwanstein fairytale castle named UNESCO Heritage Site

Neuschwanstein fairytale castle named UNESCO Heritage Site

The Bavarian castle, which inspired the young Walt Disney, is one of the most popular attractions in Germany.

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Sports

Bayern Munich's Sarah Zadrazil and Laura Freigang of Eintracht Frankfurt battle for the ball

Bayern Munich's Sarah Zadrazil and Laura Freigang of Eintracht Frankfurt battle for the ball

FBL aiming to take women's football in Germany to new level

FBL aiming to take women's football in Germany to new level

The 14 women's Bundesliga clubs have formed a new league organization to better market and develop the game in Germany.

Tatjana Haenni speaking at a women's football event

Tatjana Haenni speaking at a women's football event

RB Leipzig make Tatjana Haenni Bundesliga's first woman CEO

RB Leipzig make Tatjana Haenni Bundesliga's first woman CEO

RB Leipzig's appointment of Tatjana Haenni makes her the first woman to hold the post of CEO at a Bundesliga club.

Melissa Rathmann, Chris Leize, Maria Helwich, who are all volunteer coaches in German sports clubs, in a picture together

Melissa Rathmann, Chris Leize, Maria Helwich, who are all volunteer coaches in German sports clubs, in a picture together

Sports clubs in Germany: Unique thanks to their coaches

Sports clubs in Germany: Unique thanks to their coaches

The culture of German sports clubs is like no other — thanks to coaches who often work on a voluntary basis.

Alexandra Popp und Giulia Gwinn battle for the ball

Alexandra Popp und Giulia Gwinn battle for the ball

Women's Bundesliga clubs to market league without DFB

Women's Bundesliga clubs to market league without DFB

A new association to develop and better market the Women's Bundesliga is to be established without the DFB.

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DAILY DRONE

Daily Drone - Kloster Ochsenhasuen

Daily Drone - Kloster Ochsenhasuen

#DailyDrone: Ochsenhausen Abbey

#DailyDrone: Ochsenhausen Abbey

Ora et labora" ("pray and work") still applies to everyday life at Ochsenhausen Abbey on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route

DW Projekt #DailyDrone Andechs

DW Projekt #DailyDrone Andechs

#DailyDrone: Andechs Abbey

#DailyDrone: Andechs Abbey

The #DailyDrone in Bavaria: an excursion to the Andechs Abbey!

Daily Drone - Kloster Salesianer Don Boscos

Daily Drone - Kloster Salesianer Don Boscos

#DailyDrone: Convent of the Salesians of Don Bosco

#DailyDrone: Convent of the Salesians of Don Bosco

Fly with our drone to a 1,250-year-old former Benedictine monastery in the diocese of Augsburg.

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