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Combustible cladding on some 600 buildings

Tests on external materials of other towers blocks in Britain conducted after the Grenfell Tower fire showed instances of combustible cladding. The aftermath of the fire has also forced a local administrator to resign. Go to article

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Europe through an Arab lens

Cleaning up fake news

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Afrika Gambia Albreda - Dorf (picture-alliance/robertharding/J. Lightfoot)

Hope, frustration in Gambia

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Apartment for rent: Foreigners need not apply

Türkische Frauen beim Einkauf (picture-alliance/dpa)

What's in a name? A person's chance of landing an apartment lease in Germany, that's what. Discrimination of non-German sounding names is common in the rental housing market, according to media reports.

German intelligence spied on White House

USA White House Washington DC (Getty Images/AFP/Y. Gripas)

Newly revealed documents show German intelligence spied on White House personnel for years, according to a news report. In 2015, German intelligence was found to have spied on European allies, to Berlin's embarrassment.

Germany to restart deportations to Afghanistan

German federal police officers prepare Germany's first group deportation of some 50 rejected Afghan asylum seekers in line with an agreement with Kabul (Reuters/R. Orlowski)

Just weeks after a spate of attacks in Kabul forced Germany to halt deportations to Afghanistan, plans for more flights are reportedly afoot. Failed Afghan asylum-seekers could be forced home as early as next week.

German lawmakers honor Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl (picture alliance/AP Photo/K.Willens)

Helmut Kohl was described as a "stroke of luck for Germany and Europe" by German Parliament President Norbert Lammert at a farewell ceremony in Berlin. Lammert also called Kohl's death a post-war turning point.

Löw plumps for ter Stegen against Chile

Confederations Cup Vorrunde - Deutschland gegen Australien (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Becker)

Joachim Löw says he's considering changes, but not a wholesale revamp for Germany's Confederations Cup game against bookmakers' favorites Chile. One of those changes is to be between the sticks.

Hard Brexit carries cost for German car industry

England London Brexit Nationalflaggen vor Big Ben (Getty Images/AFP/G. Kirk)

A "hard Brexit," meaning the UK's departure from the European Union's single market as well as customs union, would result in thousands of job losses in the German automotive industry, says a new study.

Macron outlines view of Franco-German alliance

Frankreich Wahlen Macron (picture alliance/AP Photo/T.Camus)

French President Macron has said boosting cooperation with Germany was crucial to regaining the trust of European voters. His comments came ahead of his first EU leaders summit in Brussels.

IS destroys al-Baghdadi's 'caliphate' mosque

A still image taken from video shows the destroyed Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul in Iraq (Reuters/Iraqi Military )

"Islamic State" militants have blown up the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul where their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared a self-styled caliphate in 2014. It comes as Iraqi forces push into Mosul's Old City.

UN: IS targets children to punish parents

a girl with a shaved head and her father cry as the family flees the al-Rifai neighborhood (picture-alliance/AP Photo/M. Alleruzzo)

UN officials have accused "Islamic State" extremists of using children as a "weapon of war" to deter families from fleeing violence. Iraqi-led forces have surrounded the militant group in its last bastion in Mosul.

Bavarian teenagers fire pellets at Thai king

Thailand Jährliche Königliche Pflugzeremonie in Bangkok (Reuters/A. Perawongmetha)

The King of Thailand was the victim of two separate attacks by teenagers with a toy gun, firing rubber pellets. Although he was uninjured, police are investigating a 14-year-old for attempted grievous bodily harm.

German tennis legend Becker declared bankrupt

Boris Becker dives to hit a ball at Wimbledon in 1985

Former tennis world No. 1 Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt at a High Court hearing in London. The German tennis champion had reportedly failed to pay a long-standing debt.

Liberal mosque in Berlin draws criticism

Deutschland Eröffnung liberale Moschee in Berlin (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Gambarini)

Men and women pray side-by-side, and there's a female imam who doesn't even wear a headscarf. For many in the Islamic world, these things are inconceivable. A new liberal mosque in Berlin has been causing a stir.

Social media criticism for new Berlin mosque

In Focus NATO assures Baltics it has their backs

Litauen - Militärübung IRON WOLF (DW/T. Schulz)

Local populations in the Baltic states have seen armies come and go over the decades. As NATO forces gather in the region for military exercises, this time feels different. DW's Teri Schultz reports from Lithuania.

NATO jet approaches Russian minister's plane

A NATO fighter jet has flown up to a plane carrying Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu over the Baltic Sea, Russian news agencies reported. It's the third such incident in as many days.

US shoots down 'pro-Syrian regime' drone

Are US, Russia inching toward confrontation in Syria?

US urges China to pressure North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomes General Fang Fenghui, Chief of the People's Liberation Army Joint Staff, (picture-alliance/ZUMA Wire/Planet Pix/G. Johnson)

A day after the US president said China's efforts on North Korea had failed, his secretary of state has asked for Beijing's help. The situation has been complicated by the death of a US student imprisoned by Pyongyang.

Trump says China should help more on NKorea

Brussels: Bomb materials found in raid

Belgian police stand guard during a house search (Reuters/E. Vidal)

Belgium's federal prosecutor has said the man behind a bombing at Brussels Central Station may have supported the so-called "Islamic State." Investigators also found materials used to make explosives in the man's home.

US officer stabbed in suspected terror attack

Police officers gather at a terminal at Bishop International Airport, Wednesday morning (picture-alliance/AP Photo/The Flint Journal-MLive.com/D. Adams)

An officer at Bishop International Airport, in the US city of Flint, has been stabbed in a suspected terror incident. A Canadian man brandishing a large knife made references to Syria and Iraq before the attack.

Uganda, UN appeal for $8 billion for South Sudan refugees

Refugee students inside a makeshift classroom (Sheila Mysorekar)

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and UN chief Antonio Guterres will on Friday host a conference to raise funds for South Sudanese refugees. Nearly one million have crossed into Uganda since conflict broke out in 2013.

Deadly violence breaks Mexico murder record

Mexican police guard an area following a gun battle between cartels and federal authorities (AP Photo/Chris Arias)

Murder probes in Mexico reached a record high in May, according to data released by the government. Authorities have placed part of the blame on growing fighting between drug cartels vying for power.

China's U20 team set to play in German league

Deutschland | Chinas Bildungsminister Hao Ping, DFB-Präsident Reinhard Grindel, Chinas Vize-Premierministerin Liu Yangdong und Kanzleramtsminister Peter Altmeier (picture-alliance/AP Photo/M. Sohn)

According to media reports, a Chinese U20 could play in one of Germany's regional fourth-tier leagues next season. The plans follow a deal aimed at enhancing cooperation between Germany and China in football.

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Emmanuel Macron und Francois Bayrou (Picture alliance/dpa/I. Kalashnikova/Sputnik)

Macron's purges in Paris

The new French president has lost his coalition partner. All for the better, says DW's Max Hofmann.

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What Germany's first armed drones could do

Drohne Heron TP beim Start (U.S. Army/J. Ruiz)

The German army wants to lease Israeli-made armed drones. The move would make the Bundeswehr the 12th country in the world to have weaponized drone capabilities.

Why the burkini causes so much controversy

While string bikinis are fully acceptable in the West, the burkini - a full-body swimsuit - is the topic of heated debate. DW speaks to fashion theorist Barbara Vinken about this polemic garment.

Bildergalerie China Hundefleisch (Reuters/K. Kyung-Hoon)

Dog meat festival - it's a man-eat-dog world

Despite protests and international criticism, an annual dog meat festival is being held in the southern Chinese town of Yulin, where dog meat is considered a delicacy. Residents say dog meat is part of their tradition.

Pandas in zoo cages (picture-alliance/AP Photo/P. Post)

Our obsession with animals is schizophrenic

Chinese pandas are coming to Berlin. How sweet! Or not? Bestselling German writer and philosopher Richard David Precht believes our relationship to animals is contradictory.

'We need better training for women in tourism'

Flugzeug Palmen Sonnenuntergang (Colourbox)

One in ten jobs on the planet is linked to tourism, according to an industry body. Can tourism improve the living standards of women, or the environment? DW spoke to Jane Ashton, Director of Sustainability at TUI Group.

Appliances guzzle more energy than we thought

Domestic appliances use up to double as much energy as stated on their energy labels, according to an EU product survey. Outdated official tests are "vulnerable to misuse" by manufacturers, warn the report's authors.

Reinventing yourself, or how to become a cyborg

Galerie Weltuntergang Maya Kalender 2012 Terminator 3 (picture-alliance/dpa)

Human progress across the centuries has been based on the fundamental desire to make things better. The vast leaps in technology mean that editing the human genome could get as easy as editing text on your smartphone.

Israel on 'slippery slope' toward apartheid

Tim Sebastian meets Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister and defense minister.

Knowledge is power: Humboldt's educational vision resonates on 250th birthday

Wilhelm von Humboldt (picture-alliance/Mary Evans Picture Library)

Considered the father of the modern university, Wilhelm von Humboldt revolutionized public education in Germany. But on his 250th birthday, how does Humboldt's legacy live on?