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Could German ex- leader really negotiate Ukraine
As head of the centerleft Social Democrats, Gerhard Schröder was chancellor of Germany between 1998 and 2005. Now Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would like Schröder as a possible European mediator in peace talks to end the Ukraine...
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Germany: AfD benefits from discontent with Merz's government
Voters' expectations could not have been higher when Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government coalition of centerright Christian Democrats ( CDU), Christian Social Union ( CSU) and the centerleft Social Democratic Party ( SPD) took office on May 6,...
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US says it struck targets in Iran after attack on
Iranian media reported several explosions along Iran's Gulf coast, including on an island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported several Loud blasts were heard near the port city of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian Fars news agency...
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Germany cracks down on neo- Nazi
With names like "Deutsche Jugend Voran" ( German Youth Lead the Way ) or "Jung und Stark" ( Young and Strong): farright extremists are banding together across Germany to spread hatred and violence. For the past two years, security agencies and experts...
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Iran war: Operation Epic Fury is ' over,' Rubio says
The US Secretary of State says that US forces will now only operate defensively to enforce a naval blockade of Iran, which in turn has denied attacking the United Arab Emirates this week. DW has more. Rubio: Offensive operations against Iran are '...
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Leipzig: 2 killed after car drives into crowd
Around 20 other people were hurt, including three who were seriously injured. Police said the suspect was a 33- year- old German male who was apprehended inside the vehicle after it came to a stop. "The driver has been arrested; there is currently no...
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Merz ' not giving up' on Germany's relationship with US
The German chancellor said there was "no connection" between disagreements over the Iran war and the pullout of US troops from Germany. He insisted he shared Trump's goal of ensuring Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. German Chancellor Merz...
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US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of around 5,000 American troops stationed in Germany, the Pentagon said on Friday. The drawdown is to be completed over the next six to 12 months, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a...
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US: Trump signs DHS funding bill, ending partial
US President Donald signed a bill to fund Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) agencies on Thursday, bringing an end to a partial department shutdown which has been hindering operations for over two months. The Republicancontrolled House of...
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Germany: Merz hails ' historic' health care reform
The package, designed to stop spiraling health insurance premiums, must still pass through the German Bundestag, where it is expected to come under some intense scrutiny from parliamentarians. Merz's centerright Christian Democratic Union ( CDU) is...
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Ex- FBI Director James Comey indicted again - official
On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that Comey had been charged with threatening the life of US President Donald Trump. Comey, an outspoken critic of Trump, has also been charged with making an interstate threat to kill the...
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EU weighs giving US data for fewer travel restrictions
The European Union is working on a controversial new deal with the United States that could give US authorities access to sensitive data held in police databases across Europe. At the center of the negotiations is the Enhanced Border Security...
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Is Germany's pension system still secure?
Pensions have been a hotbutton issue in Germany for many years, but this week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz himself reignited the controversy. "Statutory pension insurance alone will, at best, still provide only basic coverage for old age. It will no...
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Is the far- right AfD misusing its parliamentary questions?
In January 2024, Bavarian school principal Roland Feucht publicly urged people to join a demonstration for democracy and social diversity at his school. But his call had consequences. Several members of the far- right Alternative for Germany ( AfD)...
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Germany unveils first ever military strategy for Bundeswehr
The German Bundeswehr has for the first time officially adopted a military strategy, citing an increasingly dangerous international situation. The strategy defines the future focus of the German armed forces and analyzes how the Bundeswehr can counter...
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Germany's finance minister wants to scrap spousal tax splitting
Last weekend, several thousand people took to the streets in Munich to demonstrate against abortion and assisted suicide. One speaker made an extremely dramatic plea against what he called the "culture of death" that has allegedly taken hold in...
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Mexican pyramid gunman had materials tied to
A 27- year- old suspect who opened fire at the Teotihuacan archaeological site possessed material related to the Columbine school shooting in the United States, Mexican authorities said. Mexican authorities on Tuesday said a gunman who killed one...
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Amnesty International paints a grim picture
The conclusion drawn by the human rights organization Amnesty International in its report on last year is bleak: human rights violations are on the rise worldwide, at the hands of both states and nonstate actors. And in the majority of cases, those...
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India's harvest festivals under climate strain
Parts of rural northern India are currently exploding in color. Not just from the coming of spring, but seasonal festivals characterized by folk music, dancing, farmers in traditional dress, and dishes like sweet saffron rice. Among them is Vaisakhi,...
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India’s harvest festivals under climate strain
Parts of rural northern India are currently exploding in color. Not just from the coming of spring, but seasonal festivals characterized by folk music, dancing, farmers in traditional dress, and dishes like sweet saffron rice. Among them is Vaisakhi,...
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Iran war: Temporary Israel- Lebanon ceasefire takes effect
The Israeli military said its forces remain deployed in southern Lebanon following the ceasefire, Reuters news agency reported. The military also urged Lebanese residents not to move south of the Litani River. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Firefighters battle huge blaze at Australian oil refinery
The fire broke out just after 11 p. m. local time ( 1300 GMT/ UTC) on Wednesday at the Viva Energy Group's refinery near Geelong in the Australian state of Victoria. Fire Rescue Victoria said it responded after multiple reports of explosions and...
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Germany's aid to Ukraine faces challenges
Since the start of the war on Iran, fears have grown in Ukraine that the country could be left to fend for itself in its war of defense against Russia. At the same time, US President Donald Trump has been pushing for a quick peace deal between Russia...
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US judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall
A federal judge has tossed out US President Donald Trump's $ 10 billion (€ 8.5 billion) defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its owners, which include Rupert Murdoch. In his ruling, Judge Darrin P. Gayles said Trump hadn't come close...
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Germany: Betting on elections is illegal - but possible
The multibilliondollar prediction market Polymarket is currently accepting bets on German regional elections later this year, even though using such sites is illegal in Germany. Prediction markets, which allow people to bet anonymously on anything...
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German Bundeswehr says military- aged men can travel
For several days, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius struggled to explain himself. A provision in the new Military Service Act, which took effect on January 1, appeared to require men between the ages of 17 and 45 to notify the German military, or...
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Germany: Fare evasion is a crime that can send you to
Does everyone who boards a public bus or train in Germany even know that riding without a ticket is a criminal offense that usually results in a € 60 ($ 70) fine? Or that people who don't pay the fine might end up in jail? The somewhat unwieldy German...
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Iran war: how farmers adapt as fertilizer crunch heats
Choked off shipping in the Strait of Hormuz isn't just grinding oil tankers to a halt. The Iran war is creating a onetwo punch for the world's fertilizer supply, blocking both the export and one of its critical ingredients from leaving the Persian...
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US citizens beat rising energy bills with homegrown power
About $ 150 (€ 130) is what Brian McGowan says he spent on power last year in his home in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. And since installing additional solar panels in the fall, he expects his bill to be even lower this year. Ordinarily he would have had...
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Germany's new religious diversity
In Erlangen, a city of 119,000 residents in northern Bavaria, a great deal is happening at once. Preparations are underway for a new synagogue for which the state of Bavaria has provided a plot of land near the university. The city's two major mosques...
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Germany's new religious diversity
In Erlangen, a city of 119,000 residents in northern Bavaria, a great deal is happening at once. Preparations are underway for a new synagogue for which the state of Bavaria has provided a plot of land near the university. The city's two major mosques...
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Germany's peace movement gears up for its traditional Easter peace marches, overshadowed by war and possible conscription
Thousands of people are expected to take part in the German peace movement's traditional Easter peace marches, with over a hundred events organized in dozens of towns across the country between April 2 and 6. Several German newspapers have run ads...
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Germany: Chancellor Merz has never been more unpopular
The first two state elections of the year have come and gone in Germany, and things are starting to pick up again within the federal government. For weeks, the coalition of the conservative Christian Democratic Union ( CDU)/ Christian Social Union (...
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Undiagnosed TB pose challenge for South Africa, Mozambique
Southern Africa remains one of the regions hardest hit by tuberculosis ( TB), with countries such as South Africa and Mozambique still bearing a significant share of the global disease burden. Experts say that while some progress has been made, much...
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US judge orders Trump to halt ballroom construction
Trump's $ 400 million (€ 346 million) ballroom was planned for the White House' s East Wing, which was demolished last year to make way for the new structure. The US president has said the ballroom is a necessary addition to the White House...
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Capital punishment: Which countries use the death penalty?
Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has passed a bill imposing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks in military courts. Although the death penalty already exists in Israel, it was not enforced. The proposed bill changes that,...
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German public sector tries to reduce reliance on US tech
It's not just the German authorities who have access to documents created by German government agencies, at state and federal level. The US authorities potentially do too, since the German authorities currently predominantly use computer programs whose...
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Fact check: Fake satellite images distort Middle East conflict from above
Social media users have grown better at spotting obvious signs of AI doctoring in celebrity photos or glitchy cityscapes. But in the US- Israel war with Iran, a new type of deception has entered the spotlight: fake satellite imagery. "For satellite...
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Air Canada CEO apologizes for English- only condolence video
CEO Michael Rousseau's unilingual condolence message to the pilots killed in a collision in New York over the weekend was seen as "lacking judgement." CEO of Air Canada, Michael Rousseau, apologized Thursday for his Englishonly message of condolence...
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Germany's Left Party rocked by antisemitism allegations
Where does legitimate criticism of the State of Israel's policies end, and antisemitism begin? This question has come up because of a resolution adopted by a regional branch of Germany's Left Party addressing Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and the...
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The German village running on its own juice
For many people, the arrival of an electricity bill might be met with a degree of dread. But in the small German village of Feldheim residents barely give them a second thought. "In my old apartment, I used about 2,400 kilowatt hours a year. All this...
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Iran war: Germany's Merz distances himself from Trump
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has gone back and forth in his relationship with Donald Trump: A year ago, Merz presented himself as a sharp critic of Trump. Then came a long phase of rapprochement - political opponents accused Merz of pandering to the US...
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Germany consecrates first bishop of Indian heritage
He himself calls it a ' strong signal:' A man with nonEuropean roots serving as a Catholic bishop in Germany. This Sunday, the Carmelite Father Joshy Pottackal, originally from India, is to be consecrated as a bishop in Mainz Cathedral, and will serve...
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Girls in Egypt box against violence and prejudice
"I won't stop until I'm a champion." The girls in Cairo learning to box seem determined and confident. It could be an everyday scene, a training session like any otherbut it's not. Many of the girls in southern Cairo come from socially disadvantaged...
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Iran war: Experts warns bombing oil infrastructure in Iran to leave lasting environmental damage
Strikes on oil facilities and missile bases in the US- Israeli war with Iran are raising concerns among experts about a toxic legacy for human health and the environment that could linger long after the fighting ends. Since the conflict began, UKbased...
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Merz says Germany won't join EU return to nuclear
At a nuclear summit near Paris earlier this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the transition from nuclear energy undertaken by some EU countries as a "strategic mistake." Nuclear power, she said, is a "reliable,...
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Can the US sustain its war in Iran?
On February 28, the United States launched "Operation Epic Fury" in Iran. In the week that followed, the US carried out thousands of strikes across the country, deploying more than 20 weapons systems across air, land, and sea. In the first wave of US-...
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Germany: Chancellor Merz downplays a state election defeat
The first of five regional elections in 2026, which took place in the wealthy southwestern state of BadenWürttemberg, has resulted in an unexpected victory for the ecologist Greens. For a long time, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centerright Christian...
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?
Mojtaba Khamenei, born on September 8, 1969, in Mashhad, is the second son of Ali Khamenei, Iran's former supreme leader, who was killed in an Israeli strike on February 28. An 88- member Assembly of Experts named him the Islamic Republic's new supreme...
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Do Americans support Trump's Iran war?
Until a few months ago, Donald Trump cast himself as a president of peace, boasting about how many conflicts around the world he had allegedly settled. He even founded a new international body, the Board of Peace, and suggested he should be awarded the...
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German high school students protest against military service
Young people gathered in Berlin's central Potsdamer Square on Thursday and marched through the German capital to protest against the government's plans to reintroduce military service. While the police counted around 3,000 participants, organizers...
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Donald Trump berates Spain, Friedrich Merz listens
Donald Trump appears to have a new favorite European leader. In the Oval Office in Washington this week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz sat beside the unpredictable US president and found himself being praised in the highest terms. Merz is a "very...
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Why it's worth getting a heat pump if you live in a cold country, too
Germany's ruling coalition plans to slow parts of its renewables push and amend a key heating law, amid fossilfuel industry lobbying and public hesitation over alternatives like heat pumps. Though new buildings frequently feature heat pumps, many...
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Iran war: Will Europe's split on US strikes backfire?
Europe's streets were full of jubilant Iranians from the diaspora this weekend after USIsraeli strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "The dictator is dead. This is the best day of my life," one man told DW as he danced through...
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Afghan Taliban reportedly target Pakistani jets over
The Taliban say they engaged Pakistani jets in the skies over Kabul as the fighting between the Pakistani military and the Afghan militants continues to escalate. Pakistani jets near Kabul were targeted by Afghan Taliban on Sunday, with blasts and...
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Paramount to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in decision which could alter US media and entertainment landscape
Paramount is set to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of Warner Bros. movie studio, HBO and CNN. Warner Bros. Discovery Friday signed a formal agreement to be acquired by Paramount, the two companies said Friday. Paramount's bid, that...
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Young Europeans still drawn to tobacco - WHO report
People living across Europe, Russia and Central Asia together account for the highest number of tobacco users globally and it’s unlikely to change before 2030, according to the World Health Organization. This follows a 2025 report that the group of...
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Fact check: Trump's State of the Union address debunked
"Our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before," US President Donald Trump said in his nearly two- hour long State of the Union speechon Tuesday night. Amid sagging poll numbers ahead of the midterm elections, he made false...
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University cuts ' damaging Berlin's cultural standing'
Berlin's government is effectively sabotaging the city's international status as an artistic and academic hub, according to students and teachers at the Berlin University of the Arts ( UdK), which is pressing ahead with cuts to its Englishlanguage arts...
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Ukraine updates: Russian invasion reaches 4- year anniversary
You join us as the Russian aggression against Ukraine enters its fifth year, after the Russian military launched a full- scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Russian forces, however, first entered Ukraine in February 2014 that resulted in them taking...
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Germans approve of democracy, but say it doesn't work well
Worldwide, autocracies are on the rise, populists are gaining momentum, democratic societies are under pressure. Wars, inflation and fear of economic declineare causing great uncertainty. The "shows that the vast majority of Germans believe in...
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Unreliable childcare forces parents into part- time
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centerright Christian Democratic Union ( CDU) is holding its national conference - and one of the major themes up for discussion is what Merz sees as an "exaggerated" worklife balance. Too many people are working part- time,...
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Ex- Prince Andrew: What you need to
While the nature of the alleged offence has not yet been made clear, MountbattenWindsor, known as Prince Andrew until being stripped of his titles last year, has been heavily linked to disgraced and deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The latest...
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US troops arrive in Nigeria on training mission
Nigeria's government is seeking US help with training, technical support and intelligencesharing, to combat violence from extremist groups threatening its territory. The United States has sent 100 soldiers to Nigeria, with...
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Germany's Deutsche Bahn halts humorous publicity campaign
Last October, Deutsche Bahn (DB) launched a social media campaign with popular comic Anke Engelke in the main role. We watch Engelke, as train conductor Tina, and her team doing their best to navigate everything from defective doors...
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