Berlin is upping its aid to Syria and refugees in the region, pledging to deliver an extra €1 billion. The UN has urged donor countries to contribute, warning that 13 million people are in need of emergency aid. Go to article
The rise of populist politics in Europe has weakened press freedom in a region where it was once most secure, according to Reporters Without Borders. China, Russia and Donald Trump also pose a triple threat.
The optics tell a clear story: French President Emmanuel Macron scored the first state visit of the Trump presidency the same week German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Washington for a working meeting. Will it pay off?
Bavaria's state premier, Markus Söder, has ordered that crosses be hung up in all state buildings in the southern German state. Söder called the move an "avowal of Bavarian identity."
The Tunisian man who once protected Osama bin Laden has been claiming benefits in Germany for years. Authorities say they are powerless to deport him to Tunisia at the moment.
When news of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke, the skies above Menlo Park darkened. As the social network releases its Q1 figures, have rumors of its demise been greatly exaggerated?
Ahead of a data law change, messaging service WhatsApp is increasing the minimum age for European users from 13 to 16. The messenging service has come under pressure over its plan to share more data with Facebook.
There have been multiple instances of attacks and threats against Jews in Germany. What motivates such violence, and what steps must be taken to prevent it?
The controversy at the German Echo music awards and the recent assault in Berlin are alarming signs of growing anti-Semitism in Germany. Different Jewish musicians tell DW how they interpret the events.
The billionaire businessman was in Germany to be honored by publisher Axel Springer for business innovation and social responsibility. But Amazon's European workers argue that the company's practices are the opposite.
Uranus smells like rotten eggs, NASA has revealed after decades of mystery. This is because its gas clouds are rich in hydrogen sulfide, according to the data gathered by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii.
A self-styled Indian guru has been found guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013. Authorities beefed up security in the state of Rajasthan fearing Asaram Bapu's followers could react violently to the verdict.
A man who killed 10 people on a Toronto sidewalk with a van has been charged with 10 counts of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder. Police have remanded him to custody pending the start of his trial.
Billions of euros are expected to flow into Ireland's coffers through September as the tech giant shells out for alleged illegal tax breaks covering 10 years. Yet Ireland and Apple continue to dispute the EU's orders.
Volkswagen (VW) has trumpeted a bright start to 2018 and outlined massive spending plans for electric vehicle and autonomous driving ventures in China, ahead of the Beijing auto show due to open on Wednesday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu is planning to join the commemoration ceremony for a racially-motivated attack 25 years ago in Solingen. German politicians warn the appearance could be used as a campaign event.
Defeat at the hands of the Spanish club in last year's quarterfinal still stings and vengeance will be top of the agenda when the sides meet on Wednesday. Win, and a second treble is within touching distance for Bayern.
Yemen's conflict has raged since 2011. However, the European Union appears to have prioritized Syria's civil war, which started the same year, because of economic considerations and a lack of urgency on refugees.
The German economy needs immigration to keep growing, experts agree. But how should the government regulate the process to make things easy for qualified migrants to come to the country?
A court is hearing testimony in the case of a suspect accused of helping abduct a Vietnamese businessman in a Cold War-style kidnapping in Berlin. Experts say this is a case of all-too-common espionage.
It's surprising how quickly Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan gave in to pressure from the streets and resigned. After such fast-paced change, it is not clear where the country is headed, says DW's Miodrag Soric.
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German police are investigating after posters appeared threatening to hammer 7,000 nails into Bonn's cherry trees.
No other city in Germany has so many songs about "Heimat," expressing the feeling of home, as Cologne.
Microplastics locked up in the Arctic will be re-released into the world's oceans as climate change melts sea ice. Such plastic pollution could have broad consequences for marine — and human — life.
Billions of dollars in remittances flowed to Africa in 2017. The money could go further if it wasn't more expensive to send money to Africa than anywhere else in the world, a new World Bank study finds.
Drones and satellites are helping African journalists to uncover the truth and shed light on underreported issues.
Ethiopian treasures looted by the British Army in 1868 have all but escaped attention until now.
A monumental installation in the Belgian town of Ypres honors the victims of the First World War.
Years after a macaque monkey snapped a viral selfie in Indonesia, a US court rejected a suit by PETA to name him copyright owner. The judges said PETA was using the animal as an "unwitting pawn" for their agenda.
