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Angela Merkel: 'I distance myself' from Donald Trump's racist comments

At her annual summer press conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel strongly criticized the US leader for his recent diatribe against Democratic congresswomen, saying it went against America's strength.  

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Von der Leyen outlines position on migration, other EU challenges

Ursula von der Leyen (picture-alliance/dpa/F. Seco)

The incoming head of the European Commission has said she will look for pragmatic solutions to the issue of migration. Ursula von der Leyen also spoke of plans for Italy's budget and her approach to Poland and Hungary.  

German diplomat's 'likes' of anti-Israel tweets provoke anger

Christian Clages

Germany's envoy to the Palestinian territories is being probed after he "liked" tweets that criticized the Jewish state. The heart icon was clicked for several posts, including footage of an attack on Israeli soldiers.  

German churches lose 430,000 Catholic and Protestant members in 2018

Germany's Catholic and Protestant churches continued to lose members in 2018

The Catholic and Protestant churches both lost over 200,000 members last year. The losses have hit the churches hard, as members of both churches pay up to 9% of their taxable income as church taxes.  

Can the EU's Ursula von der Leyen fulfill her promises

Ursula von der Leyen listens to a European Parliament debate (Reuters/V. Kessler)

Now that she's been elected European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen can get to work realizing her EU vision. Who will she have to win over in the European Parliament, and which member states stand in her way?  

German police raid suspected Islamists' homes

German police in Düren

The raids in the western cities of Düren and Cologne came after credible tipoffs were received by police. Six men have been taken in for questioning, according to German media.  

Germany: 1.8 million people sought humanitarian protection in 2018

Migrants wait to register in Berlin, Germany (Reuters/F. Bensch)

Germany's Central Register of Foreigners registered 1.8 million people seeking protection in 2018. Most of those who had protection status came from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.  

EU interior ministers fail to find compromise on Mediterranean refugee rescue

A group of migrants in a queue at dawn waiting to enter inside a police van after their arrival at the Port of Malaga

Interior ministers from across the European Union have failed to agree on temporary measures to manage increased migration across the Mediterranean. Officials have told DW that the future of the bloc is at stake.  

End of a 'secret' German military mission in Cameroon

A Bundeswehr soldier on a tank with a German flag (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Kappeler)

The announcement that Germany has ended its military mission in Cameroon came as a surprise to many who were unaware of the presence of German soldiers in the conflict-torn African country.  

German court reaches first verdict in campsite child sex abuse case

The district court in Detmold handed its first verdict in the Luegde child abuse case on July 17, 2019

More than 40 children were sexually abused at a campsite in a small German town of Luegde over a yearslong period. The case, one of the biggest abuse scandals to hit Germany in recent decades, shocked the country.  

German court backs Bundeswehr decision to dismiss far-right janitor

Military jackets (Imago/I. Fassbender)

A Berlin labor court has ruled that the dismissal of a janitor by the German military due to links with the far-right was justified. The employee was fired over his online opinions and membership of an extremist group.  

Potential pitfalls for Germany's new defense minister

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer among soldiers (Reuters/H. Hanschke)

For decades, Germany's Defense Ministry has been plagued by scandals, from far-right extremists in the ranks to broken military equipment. Can Merkel's heir apparent Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer improve its image?  

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