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The attack of two men wearing kippas– also known as yarmulkes – on a street in Berlin caused outrage in Germany. The suspect is in court on charges of hate speech and grievous bodily harm. Go to article
Yua Funato was repeatedly beaten and starved, but the pleading messages she left her mother and step-father have shaken a nation that used to pride itself on the importance of family and community. Julian Ryall reports.
US President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs on Chinese imports, raising fears of an escalating trade war. Trump threatened further sanctions, should China – which accuses the US of "blackmail" - retaliate.
A teenager sang a few lines of a Socialist song before asking the French president: "How's it going, Manu?" Monsieur Macron was not amused.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron are meeting to discuss the future of the EU. Both have presented their proposals and DW shows where they see eye to eye — and where they are at odds.
The EU funds Le Pen has been ordered to repay relate to money she claimed for a parliamentary secretary. The court said Le Pen "has not been able to prove that her assistant performed actual work for her."
Shinji Kagawa's early penalty has put Japan ahead against ten-men Colombia. Superstar James Rodriguez is named on the bench due to a lingering calf injury. Follow live coverage here...
Former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi uses his first DW World Cup column to dissect Germany's defeat to Mexico. He calls on Joachim Löw to start Marco Reus and Mario Gomez, and warns that Germany could be done early.
The US president has waded into the ongoing standoff between Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister over migration. But his claim that crime in Germany "is way up" doesn't tally with official statistics.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer are at odds over Seehofer's strict refugee policy. How do refugees in Germany view the issue?
Angela Merkel has won time: The government won't fall apart – for the time being. But the dispute over migration certainly has not been resolved, and she faces a "mission impossible," says DW's Katharina Kroll.
One person was displaced every two seconds in 2017, the newest UN refugee agency figures show. New displacements came from crises in Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria, in particular.
A paper presented at a European Central Bank conference in Sintra, Portugal, has suggested that labor market reforms may have increased inequality in Germany. The study thus challenges a key tenet of monetary policy.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has announced plans for a census of the Roma community. While those deemed to be foreign could be deported, he said, Italian Roma would "unfortunately" be allowed to stay.
A Turkish court has indicted Mehmet Kanter, a former professor and father of a player for the New York Nicks, on charges of belonging to a terrorist group. His son, Enes Kanter, has been a vocal critic of Recep Erdogan.
The Central African Republic has rejected Boris Becker's claim that he holds a diplomatic passport from the country. Becker had hoped to seek diplomatic immunity from legal prosecution in the UK.
Police in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein were forced to escort a recumbent bike rider off the A1 motorway. The American cyclist had gotten lost during his trip from Oslo down to Barcelona.
The chief executive of US electric carmaker Tesla has warned staff about an unnamed employee who has conducted "extensive and damaging sabotage." He also described a recent fire at the firm as "hard to explain."
The pro-government Saudi-led coalition has said they have recovered most of the strategic airport from the Houthi rebels. The city of Hodeida had been under Houthi control since late 2014.
Donald Trump has interfered in the German government's asylum crisis, but that won't bring Angela Merkel down.
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Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas is running in the Turkish presidential election — from prison. He may have a huge following in the country, but he has received little coverage in Turkey's mainstream press.
The German novelist and 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate moved to the US during WWII. He was however frustrated by how the country developed under McCarthy — and his observations echo today's political situation.
The German government purchased the former US residence of Nobel Prize laureate Thomas Mann to save it from demolition. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is in California for its opening ceremony.
A new ranking shows how European countries stack up on climate protection. How does your country compare?
The first round in trade negotiations between the EU and Australia has kicked off. As protectionism spreads, Canberra is keen to tie the 28-nation bloc into a deal that would open EU markets to its cheese, wine and meat.
After months of mirth, the airport in the star's hometown has replaced a bronze statue of its favorite son. The original work by a local artist has been swapped for a new likeness made by a Spanish sculptor.
Composed of over 7,000 oil barrels, the sculpture by the revered artist floats on the Serpentine Lake in London's Hyde Park through September 23. It accompanies a retrospective of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work.
Though usually small, insects play an oversized role in Africa's huge and complex ecosystem.
India's southern state of Kerala has had a long tradition of using elephants for religious celebrations and parades. The pomp, however, belies the cruel conditions under which these gentle giants live.
