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Merkel and Macron present united front in Berlin

Chancellor Angela Merkel has received French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin to discuss his grand EU vision. But Macron's vision of a banking union, in particular, doesn't sit well with German conservatives. Go to article

Cuba after the Castros: What's next?

Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel takes over the presidency in Cuba. The country's economy is in desperate need of reform and US-Cuba relations are on the rocks after a brief honeymoon.

EU laments Venezuela election call

Protesters in Venezuela hold signs saying Honor future elections in April 2017 (Reuters/C. G. Rawlins)

The EU has called on Nicolas Maduro's government to hold "free, transparent and credible elections" on May 20. Venezuela's opposition coalition says it will boycott the vote if they are not free and fair.

A refugee family pulling suitcases (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Pförtner)

Eurostat's 2017 asylum seeker figures

The figures on asylum seekers in the EU for 2017 are in. More than half a million people were granted protection status, with Germany responsible for around 60 percent of positive decisions.

A woman standing at an asylum-seeker shelter in Tübingen, Germany (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Gollnow)

Germany to accept 10,000 refugees

The German government has committed to accepting refugees under a program to resettle people considered particularly vulnerable. Controls of Germany's border to Austria look set to be extended for another six months.

Anti-Semitic attack in Berlin sparks outrage

Video still of the anti-Semitic attack in Berlin (Jüdisches Forum JFDA)

Religious and political leaders condemned the attack on two men wearing kippas in an affluent Berlin neighborhood. One of the victims says he wore the head covering to see if it was unsafe, as a friend had told him.

Report: German parliament blocks AfD recruit

Bundestag - Angela Merkel gibt Regierungserklärung ab: AfD Fraktion (Reuters/F. Bensch)

German Bundestag staff have denied an entry card to a soldier recruited by an opposition far-right parliamentarian, according to the newspaper die Zeit. The soldier was a further suspect in an alleged right-right plot.

German economic experts raise growth forecast

Trainee in German company (Getty Images/J.-U. Koch)

Germany's leading economic institutes expect the economy in Europe's powerhouse to expand slightly more than previously forecast. At the same time, experts warned of some trailing off in the mid-term.

Syria: Kurds detain German jihadi tied to 9/11

Kurdish fighters have said they took a German-Syrian man suspected of a having a role in the September 11 attacks into custody in Syria. After being a member of al-Qaida, he is thought to have joined the "Islamic State."

Poland: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 75 years on

Warschauer Aufstand, Straßenkämpfe (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1973-113-23/Schremmer/CC-BY-SA)

During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, babies and children were smuggled out of the ghetto to be saved. It would take some of them decades to rediscover their own stories.

Israel's 70th: Not a happy celebration for Doron

Lizzie Doron israelische Schriftstellerin (picture-alliance/dpa/R. Vennenbernd)

Award-winning Israeli author Lizzie Doron became renowned for her books depicting the Jews' traumas. When she started researching the life of Palestinians — and became friends with the enemy — everything changed.

Israel at 70: What does the future hold?

Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary this year under the banner "A legacy of innovation." But festivities have been overshadowed by tensions on the northern border. Tania Krämer reports from Jerusalem.

Germans divided over impact of globalization: study

Children holding a globe (Fotolia/DragonImages)

A new study by the Bertelsmann Foundation has shown that many Germans are concerned about the long-term impact of globalization. Many feel that the domestic economy needs better protection from foreign competitors.

Measles infection rate triples in Germany

A person suffering from a Measles infection (BR)

Measles vaccination rates are rising in Germany but so is the number of annual infections. Unvaccinated children can be kept out of school and daycare to prevent an outbreak of the disease.

Historian: Hans Asperger was Nazi collaborator

Hans Asperger (picture-alliance/MedUni Wien/Josephinum)

Hans Asperger, the Austrian doctor after whom Asperger syndrome is named, collaborated on a Nazi program that involved the killing of disabled children, new research has found.

Armenia: Police detain dozens of protesters

Armenian opposition politician Nikol Pashinyan protests with hundreds of others in Yerevan (picture-alliance/TASS/A. Geodakyan)

Dozens of Armenians were jailed after trying to block access to the government headquarters. People have taken to the street for a week protesting a decision to make ex-President Serzh Sargsyan the next prime minister

Austria plans tougher asylum policy

Deportation facility in Austria (picture-alliance/epa/C. Bruna)

The bill would allow authorities to seize refugees' cash and phones, as well as speed up deportations. The government said the harsher measures were designed to fight illegal migration and asylum abuse.

Wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino dies

Former pro wrestler Bruno Sammartino poses with a painting of him in his pro wrestling prime weighing 275 pounds in 1965 at age 35.

Bruno Sammartino, nicknamed "Living Legend" by his fans, fled his Nazi-occupied village in Italy and headed to the US, where he became one of wrestling's biggest box office draw in the 1960s and 1970s.

New start in Havana?

It is an historic moment for Cuba: the end of the Castro era. But despite the change in power, people in the country are under no illusions that their problems will disappear, writes Yoani Sanchez.

Video of alleged anti-Semitic attack in Berlin sparks outrage

WWII bomb removal to force evacuation around Berlin's main station

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Conflict Zone: Ireland's ex-PM Bertie Ahern

After 20 years of the Good Friday deal, peace in Northern Ireland remains fragile. Former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern says cool heads are needed - but walked out over questions on the scandal that ended his tenure.

Fair game? Debate on resurgent German wolves

MPs and experts agree that more should be done to protect livestock from wolves, but they're split on hunting.

NASA launches quest to find 'Goldilocks' worlds

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Tess rode a SpaceX Falcon rocket as it embarked on a quest to find new planets around neighboring stars that could support life. The washing machine-sized telescope will scan almost the entire sky for at least two years.

Coral bleaching (XL Catlin Seaview Survey)

'Catastrophic die-off' in Great Barrier Reef

Nearly a third of coral in the Great Barrier Reef died during a nine-month period in 2016. The die-off was caused by high sea temperatures.

Reservoir near Paraibuna, Brazil (Imago/Fotoarena)

Tapping into Brazil's water supply

The Guarani aquifer is the second-largest body of subterranean freshwater on the planet — but drought, heightened usage and privatization rumors are underscoring the need to protect it.

Zahabi Ould Sidi Mohamed (Getty Images/AFP/F. Batiche)

Malians want stability and security: ex-minister

An old conflict is brewing in central Mali. Pastoralists and farmers are clashing, residents have been killed and thousands more have fled. DW spoke to Zahabi Ould Sidi Mohamed, a former minister of reconciliation.