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Police at the scene of a deadly motor vehicle incident in Leipzig, Germany

Leipzig: 2 killed after car drives into crowd

CrimeMay 5, 2026
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May 4, 2026

Germany news: Merz plays down US military withdrawal plans

May 4, 2026

Merz 'not giving up' on Germany's relationship with US

May 3, 2026

Germany news: Majority thinks coalition doomed — survey

May 3, 2026

Trump says cutting US troops in Germany 'a lot further'

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Reports & Analysis

Police vehicles line a street in central Leipzig after a car drove into a crowd

Car strikes crowd in central Leipzig

Car strikes crowd in central Leipzig

German authorities are investigating a car crash that killed two people in the eastern German city of Leipzig.
CrimeMay 5, 2026
Barcelona players celebrate a goal against Bayern Munich

Women's Champions League: Bayern fall to Barcelona in semis

Women's Champions League: Bayern fall to Barcelona in semis

Bayern Munich have come up short in their bid to win their first Women's Champions League, with Barcelona too strong.
SportsMay 4, 2026
DW | In Good Shape | Screening Prostatakrebs - Still aus NDR-Beitrag

Prostate cancer: The shift in early detection

Prostate cancer: The shift in early detection

Germany now combines PSA tests with imaging to detect serious disease earlier and tailor treatment.
ScienceMay 4, 202606:23 min
An employee demonstrates an exoskeleton at the Hannover Trade Fair

Where Germany's economy still excels

Where Germany's economy still excels

Germany has fallen behind on solar panels, semiconductors and even cars, but midsize businesses haven't lost their edge.
BusinessMay 3, 2026
German and US flags are pictured on a city sign in the city of Ramstein. In the background, many parked cars are seen along a road

Ramstein mayor: Air base a 'global gateway' for US military

Ramstein mayor: Air base a 'global gateway' for US military

Germany's Ramstein is home to the largest US airbase outside the United States. Will the US troop drawback affect it?
PoliticsMay 2, 202605:30 min
In the foreground: a row of soldiers as seen from behind. In the background: an American flag

Europe pushes back as Trump hits out over Iran and US troops

Europe pushes back as Trump hits out over Iran and US troops

After the German chancellor criticized the war in Iran, Donald Trump fired back and ordered a US troop withdrawal.
PoliticsMay 2, 202620:12 min
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German politics

What's making news in Germany? From Bundestag debates to political controversy and pressing social issues, we bring you the stories and the people behind the headlines.

US soldiers check a tablet computer during the US army Europe and Africa-directed exercise Combined Resolve 19 at the Hohenfels trainings area, southern Germany, on October 24, 2023

US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany

US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany

The move comes amid rising tensions after the German chancellor said the US was being "humiliated" by Iran's leadership.
PoliticsMay 2, 2026
US soldiers are seen standing in uniform

The significance of US military bases in Germany

The significance of US military bases in Germany

How many US bases are there in the country now, and what's their strategic importance for Washington?
PoliticsMay 2, 2026
Chairman of the Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil poses with a former miners choir (Ruhrkohlechor) as he attends a May Day rally with the motto "together for good work" of trade union IGBCE (IG Mining, Chemistry, Energy) in Bergkamen, Germany

Germany needs no tips from Donald Trump, says Merz's deputy

Germany needs no tips from Donald Trump, says Merz's deputy

Germany's vice chancellor says US President Donald Trump has made a mess of the Iran war and should focus on ending it.
PoliticsMay 1, 2026
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DW | SHIFT | KI-generierte Holocaust-Fälschungen in sozialen Medien | Englisch

AI fakes about the Holocaust distort history

AI fakes about the Holocaust are trending on social media. They look real but distort history.
HistoryMay 4, 202602:38 min
Deutsche Post delivery staff member Andrea Bunar manoeuvers her bright yellow vessel as she makes the season opening delivery tour of the Spreewald barge postal delivery service

Summer mail barge returns to Germany's Spreewald canals

In the Spreewald region of Brandenburg, southeast of Berlin, the summer months see the return of mail delivery by barge.
SocietyMay 1, 20267 images
Futuristic robot in the 1927 movie "Metropolis" by Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' a milestone in sci-fi film

"Metropolis" (1927) shaped modern sci fi cinema with its depictions of futuristic cities, AI fears and class struggle.
FilmApril 30, 202612:18 min
A small green tractor sitting on a green lawn

Autonomous tractors are a farmer's dream come true

Autonomous tractors can plow, seed and monitor crops, but getting to and from fields remains a hurdle.
InnovationApril 30, 202604:38 min
Prodromos Tsinikoris, Arvo Pärt and Anita Raja.

2026 Goethe Medal: Meet the recipients

Though they work in different fields and countries, what unites them is their focus on a Europe in transition.
CultureApril 29, 2026
Film still from 'Rose': Sandra Hüller shooting a gun.

'Rose' and the piece of fabric that embodies gender politics

Director Markus Schleinzer discusses why women passing as men inspired his historical drama, starring Sandra Hüller.
FilmApril 29, 2026
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