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Bonn is a city of roughly 310,000 inhabitants in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies south of Cologne on the Rhine River and was the main seat of the German federal government until 1999.

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Six Der Spiegel magazine covers featuring Hitler

'After Hitler': Changing German views of Nazism

'After Hitler': Changing German views of Nazism

From secret adoration to loud dismay, Germans have reconciled the Nazi past in very different ways across 80 years.
CultureSeptember 26, 2024
DW Funkhaus Bonn | Anti-Corruption Foundation | Press conference with former Russian prisoners

Kara-Murza: 'I know I will be back in my home country.'

Kara-Murza: 'I know I will be back in my home country.'

Former political prisoners Kara-Murza, Yashin and Pivovarov spoke at a press conference at DW in Bonn.
MediaAugust 2, 2024
(Left to Right) Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, Ilya Yashin speak to reporters

Freed Russian dissidents speak with reporters in Bonn

Freed Russian dissidents speak with reporters in Bonn

Opposition activists Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin and Andrei Pivovarov spoke of their experiences in Russian prison.
PoliticsAugust 2, 202402:20 min
Keyvisual Herbsttreffen der Medienfrauen 2024 mit Logos

Registration open: Herbsttreffen der Medienfrauen 2024

Registration open: Herbsttreffen der Medienfrauen 2024

Women media professionals from ARD, ZDF and ORF will gather in Bonn from November 8 to 10 to exchange ideas.
MediaAugust 1, 2024
Annalena Baerbock speaks into a microphone

Baerbock talks democracy at DW's Global Media Forum in Bonn

Baerbock talks democracy at DW's Global Media Forum in Bonn

Annalena Baerbock, Maria Ressa and Scovia Culton Nakamya discussed the importance of democracy.
PoliticsJune 20, 202438:05 min
Annalena Baerbock (left), Maria Ressa (center) and Scovia Culton Nakamya (right) sitting next to each other

'Democracy didn't fall from the sky,' says Baerbock in Bonn

'Democracy didn't fall from the sky,' says Baerbock in Bonn

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has emphasized the need to protect democracy at DW's Global Media Forum.
PoliticsJune 17, 2024
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A miner in a coalmine

How to phase out fossil fuels without leaving anyone behind

A climate talks in Bonn, countries discussed how to move to a low-carbon economy while protecting the world's poorest.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 2024
A honeybee hovers next to a purple crocus

Bug counting in Bonn: Why track insects in cities?

A Bonn-based German NGO is training volunteers to count insects to see how climate change is affecting the bugs.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 10, 202403:09 min
A man carries a plastic bucket across the cracked bed of a parched dried-up pond in Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province

Climate finance: Preparations for UN climate talks kick off

Negotiators are laying the groundwork for a new climate finance goal ahead of the COP 29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
ClimateJune 3, 2024
Firefighter trying to extinguish a blaze during wildfires in Greece

COP28: Little optimism as climate talks start in Bonn

Negotiators are meeting for the first time since an agreement to pay for some of the damage caused by extreme weather.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 5, 2023
View of the hall at the Opera Garnier in the Palais Garnier

Do we still need opera?

Operas tell stories in a way that is not always accessible. They also often come off as elitist. Has opera had its day?
MusicOctober 7, 2022
A woman hold a small child next to a tent on sandy ground

Climate vulnerable nations demand compensation

Climate vulnerable countries want rich, high-emission nations to pay up. But what exactly could such funds do?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 10, 2022
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