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German intelligence 'spied on White House'

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. Go to article

Screenshot NDR Wael Shawky Puppentheater (NDR)

Europe through an Arab lens

Cleaning up fake news

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Flying cars take off

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

Hope, frustration in Gambia

Desalination against aridity

One dead as storms and tornado batter Germany

Deutschland Unwetter in Magdeburg (picture-alliance/dpa/P. Gercke)

High winds and heavy rain have hit northern parts of Germany, shutting down several train lines and killing one person. The adverse weather conditions followed after several weeks of summery weather.

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.

Combustible cladding on some 600 UK buildings

Tests on external materials of other tower 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.

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.

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.

Boom time for Colombian coke & Afghan opioids

Symbolbild Kokain, Drogen (picture-alliance/Geisler-Fotopress)

Some 30 million narcotics users are hooked worldwide and deliveries are "thriving," especially cocaine to Europe and North America, according to the UN's drugs and crime agency. Opioids kill 190,000 sufferers annually.

Confederations Cup live: Germany vs. Chile

Russland Auslosung FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 (picture-alliance/dpa/C. Charisius)

Germany take on Chile in their second Group B game in the Confederations Cup. Can their come up with a second-straight win? All of the live action here.

Breast implant certifier 'not liable' over ruptures

Frankreich Brustimplantat von PIP (dapd)

A lawsuit related to a faulty breast implant by a French manufacturer has been thrown out of a German court. A Cologne-based safety firm has been told it is not liable to pay damages to one of the victims.

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.

German police allowed to hack smartphones

Instant-Messanger für Zeitungen (picture-alliance/dpa/W. Kastl)

Critics have slammed a proposed German surveillance law as infringing on civil liberties. The controversial legislation would empower investigators to read suspects' WhatsApp messages and other online communication.

AfD faces intel threat after WhatsApp leaks

Deutschland Wahlkampf Sachsen-Anhalt AfD Wahlkampfabschluss (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Wolf)

The nationalist AfD party in one German state could be put under surveillance after a WhatsApp leak revealed threats of armed insurrection. Members also want to "sift through" journalists if the party takes power.

Bundestag axes funding of non-democratic parties

NPD Finanzierung verfassungsfeindliche Parteien (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Büttner)

Germany's parliament has changed the constitution so that extremist parties can no longer claim government funds. Critics call that undemocratic, but lawmakers say Germany's political system is entitled to defend itself.

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.

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

Portugal breathes sigh of relief as fires brought 'under control'

Portugal Waldbrände zu 95 Prozent unter Kontrolle (Reuters/R. Marchante)

Officials in Portugal have said the wildfires that had been raging in the middle of the country since the weekend are now under control. Sixty-four people have died and more than 200 have been left injured by the blaze.

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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Deutschland Angela Merkel mit deutscher Flagge (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Kappeler)

A chancellor for everyone

What does the word "German" mean to people? The chancellor's answer is a typical, Merkel-style response, says Ines Pohl.

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Foreigners discriminated against in German renting market, report finds

Reports: German intelligence spied on White House

The scale of the refugee crisis in Europe

France, Germany to divide EU regulation after UK exits: report

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel mit Bratwurst (picture alliance/dpa/M. Reichel)

Merkel's A-Z on what it means to be German

Amid a fierce debate on the best attributes of German culture, a popular tabloid has printed Chancellor Angela Merkel's A-Z list. But she admitted that there are probably as many answers as there are residents.

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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.

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?