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Merkel besucht Erntefest (picture-alliance/dpa/J.Büttner)

Merkel and Schulz in last-minute bid to win voters

Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main challenger, Martin Schulz have made their final appeals to voters ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections. Both have urged Germans not to back the right-wing populist AfD party.   Go to article  

What you need to know about German voters

People in voting booths in Germany (picture alliance/dpa)

More than 60 million Germans will be eligible to vote in the 2017 federal election. But how many of these voters are seniors, women, men, migrants? And how many are expected to turn out? DW looks at the electorate.  

Germany at the polls - a look at the leaders

Chancellor Merkel campaigning in Munich two days before the election says she represents stability.

Angela Merkel is the favorite to occupy the chancellor's seat for the next four years as polls show her CDU party ahead. But here's a look at other party heads who are hoping to improve the standing of their parties. 

Angela Merkel: The eternal chancellor

Berlin models of Angel Merkel at Madame Tussauds wax museum

20-year-olds barely can remember life before Merkel. She has been Germany's leading political figure for 12 years and may be about to rack up another four. Yet Germany has quite a tradition of long chancellorships. 

How companies donate secret money to parties

Euro coin (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Stratenschulte)

German political parties have received over 200 million euros in donations over the last four years, but only 13 million was immediately reported. A DW investigation shows how firms systematically hide party donations. 

Aftershock hits Mexico, centered on east Oaxaca

Mexiko, Erbeben (Reuters/H.Romero)

Mexico has been hit by magnitude-6.1 earthquake, according to the country's seismological service. The tremor comes four days after a quake near Mexico City that killed about 300 people.  

French leftists protest Macron's reforms

Protesters in Paris march with banners, placards and flags against President Macron's labor reforms.

The protesters oppose sweeping changes to France's labor code, which make it easier to lay off workers. But Macron defends his reforms, saying they're needed to bring down France's stubbornly high unemployment rate. 

New Zealand stalemate triggers coalition talks

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English, leader of the National Party

No party won an overall majority in New Zealand's general election. The anti-immigration New Zealand First party will play a key role in deciding which major party it will support to form the next government.  

US confirms 2016 vote machine hackings

Elaine Duke with a department flag hanging in the background

US officials have confirmed that last year the Russian government tried to hack voting machines in some states for the 2016 presidential election. Some officials found out only Friday their states were on the list. 

N. Korea earthquake a 'suspected explosion'

Seismograph

Chinese authorities say they have detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea, describing it as a "suspected explosion." South Korea, however, says the tremor was a natural event. 

Puerto Rico evacuates as dam poses flood risk

The clear-up following Hurricane Maria has started on Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has evacuated thousands of people as a major dam failed, threatening communities downstream. At least thirteen people died as Hurricane Maria hit the island, knocking out power and causing destruction. 

German parties in late bid to woo voters

Iran Ballistische Rakete (Getty Images/F.Bahrami)

Iranian state television carried footage showing the launch of the Khoramshahr missile. The medium-range missile was first displayed at a high-profile military parade on Friday. 

Hijacked 'Landshut' plane back in Germany

Brazil takes apart the German Lufthansa plane Landeshut (picture-alliance/dpa/P. Wagner)

The German aircraft was hijacked by Palestinian militants in 1977 and taken to Somalia. The plane, which is a reminder of the so-called "German Autumn," will now be put on display at a museum in Friedrichshafen. 

Bali volcano on highest alert level

Bali's Mount Agung volcano

More than 10,000 people were evacuated from the Indonesian resort island of Bali after authorities raised the alert status for the Mount Agung volcano to the highest level, meaning an eruption was imminent. 

McCain to nix latest GOP bill to sink Obamacare

Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Balk)

The US senator has said he will oppose the latest Republican attempt to replace Barack Obama's health care law. Another 'nay' from the Arizona senator could be the fatal blow, given the party's small Senate majority. 

French far left protest President Emmanuel Macron's labor reforms in Paris

Protesters in Paris march with banners, placards and flags against President Macron's labor reforms.

The protesters oppose sweeping changes to France's labor code, which make it easier to lay off workers. But Macron defends his reforms, saying they're needed to bring down France's stubbornly high unemployment rate. 

EU expects more clarity, specifics from May

Theresa May speaking in Florence (picture-alliance/AP Photo/J. J. Mitchell)

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator said UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech showed a "constructive spirit" to move forward, but demanded concrete proposals for the negotiations. DW's Bernd Riegert reports from Brussels. 

Activists occupy Berlin's Volksbühne theater

Berlin's 'People's Theater' building

The Volksbühne theater has been at the center of controversy since its new director took the reins last month. Now an art collective has seized control of the building with plans to put on its own performance program. 

Miss Turkey's title revoked over coup tweet

Miss Turkey 2017, Itir Esen

She was set to represent Turkey at the Miss World competition in China. But organizers of the Miss Turkey pageant changed their minds after finding an old tweet about last year's failed military coup. 

Nazi gun removed from Kalashnikov statue

Russian Kalashnikov statue in Moscow.

Russian authorities have corrected a mistake in part of a statue that honors the developer of one of Russia's most famous exports. Muscovites noticed the error in the 7.5 meter monument and alerted city chiefs. 

Canada slaps sanctions on Venezuelan leaders

Österreich Wien - Chrystia Freeland (Getty Images/AFP/H. Neubauer)

Canada has imposed sanctions against members of the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. While largely symbolic, the move adds weight to a similar US decision last month, as Maduro's ailing experiment limps on. 

South Korean Olympics under a security shadow

Part of the area in Pyeongchang designated for the 2018 Winter Games

Concerns over the security situation in Korea are casting a shadow over the Winter Olympics due to be held in Pyeongchang next February. Austria and France have said if security deteriorates, their teams will not go.  

Wolfsburg fight back, deny Bayern top spot

Bundesliga - FC Bayern Münich vs VfL Wolfsburg (Reuters/M. Dalder )

Bayern Munich appeared to be coasting towards a routine victory. But Martin Schmidt's Wolfsburg produced a superb second half display to secure a well-earned point and keep Bayern off the top of the Bundesliga. 

Odinga: 'No electoral changes, no election'

Kenia PK Raila Odinga zur Wahlniederlage (Reuters/T. Mukoya)

Kenya’s opposition candidate Raila Odinga has told DW that some changes need to take place at the electoral commission if he is to take part in the repeat election set for October 26. President Uhuru Kenyatta disagrees. 

The 'deranged dotard' and the 'madman'

Südkorea TV Bildschirm mit Donald Trump und Kim Jong Un (picture-alliance/AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called President Donald Trump "deranged" and said he will "pay dearly" for his threats. The North Korean Foreign Minister later reportedly threatened to test an H-bomb in the Pacific. 

A hand places the German flag in the ballot box (picture-alliance/U. Baumgarten)

Guest commentary

The most boring election ever? Think again

If this election is anything like the last three, Germans will vote, and Angela Merkel will become chancellor. Even so, the race is still not over, and many exciting questions remain unanswered, writes DW's Dagmar Engel.  

1. Bundesliga 6. Spieltag | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - FC Schalke 04 | TOR Hoffenheim (Getty Images/AFP/D. Roland)

Hoffenheim put Schalke to the sword

In a Saturday short of goals, Hoffenheim got one from an unlikely source. Dennis Geiger's first professional goal helped his side beat Schalke, while RB Leipzig were reliant on a more familiar goalscorer - Timo Werner.  

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Is Merkel's huge lead in the polls accurate?

Deutschland Angela Merkel Wahlkampf in Heidelberg (picture-alliance/dpa/U. Anspach)

Voter polls in the US and UK got it wrong with Donald Trump and Brexit. So how confident are experts that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's lead in public opinion surveys will hold up? 

What right and left mean in the German election

Election posters in Berlin

Angela Merkel and the CDU have moved away from conservative positions and the SPD has disenchanted working class voters. In the German election the difference between right and left has become blurred.  

AfD stronghold left forgotten and frustrated

Pasewalk town center

The right-wing AfD looks set to enter Germany's parliament for the first time in September's election. DW's Kate Brady visited the AfD stronghold of Pasewalk, which locals say has become a victim of German reunification. 

Cloppenburg - the secret to the CDU's success  

Bergkamen, an SPD bastion where everybody knows your name  

In the liberal FDP stronghold of Strande, life's a beach  

Between Berlin and a bad place: The Left party stronghold of Lichtenberg  

Germany's Green party finds a haven in Heidelberg  

Young activists organize against far-right

Europawahl, männlicher Erstwähler (18) mit Stimmzettel junge Wähler Erstwähler (picture-alliance/dpa/U.Baumgarten)

Campaigns across Germany aim to prevent a political shift to the right by courting young voters. The country’s youth - when they do vote - are not shying from populist politics. 

Opinion: World needs more Europe, less Trump

Donald Trump frowns at the UN General Assembly (Getty Images/AFP/B. Smialowski)

Donald Trump jeopardizes world peace. He is aggravating North Korea and Iran and simultaneously widening the gulf between the US and Europe. But he could learn a thing or two from the Europeans, writes DW's Max Hofmann. 

Religious conflicts on the rise in Africa

Somalia Al-Shabaab Miliz (Symbolbild) (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

A study by a German academic says religious conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa have been on the rise for decades. Researcher Matthias Basedau says weak African states are a major cause. 

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