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German rail strikes cause widespread delays

German rail workers went on a nationwide four-hour strike on Monday to protest for higher wage increases. Two of Germany's biggest rail unions plan to return to negotiations with Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Tuesday.  

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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer says Merkel is safe, for now

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center right, talks with CDU party chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

In an exclusive interview with DW, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the new leader of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU), has said that she wants Angela Merkel to see out her remaining three years as chancellor. 

Opinion: Angela Merkel holds on to chancellery

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel react during the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party congress in Hamburg

Germany's largest party has elected Chancellor Merkel's close ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as its next leader. The party now desperately needs her to shake it up, writes DW Editor-in-Chief Ines Pohl. 

SIPRI: US dwarfs rest of world in armaments production

US-Kampfflugzeug F-35 Lightning | Paris Air Show (Reuters/P. Rossignol)

US firms are by far at the top of the global arms trade, according to an expert report. Germany's largest defense company landed at 25th among the globe's top 100; Russia, Turkey and China are also boosting production. 

Germany's welfare experiment: Sanction-free 'basic security'

Jobcenter in Leipzig (picture-alliance/dpa)

Fear of sanctions is demotivating the unemployed from getting a job, a new study aims to show. Meanwhile, Germany's political left is mulling a welfare reform to refit the system for 21st century work. 

Opinion: Pact with long-term effects

The UN migration conference logo

The UN migration pact is not legally binding, we are told. But declarations of intent can become international standards, as proved by the UN’s 70-year-old Universal Declaration of Human Rights, writes Cigdem Akyol. 

SPD backs UK-German Katarina Barley for EU polls

Katarina Barley

With EU polls drawing closer, Germany's SPD has strongly backed Justice Minister Katarina Barley as its top candidate for the European Parliament. Barley is a dual British-German national with a French law degree. 

Bangladesh election: Expats in Germany hope for a peaceful vote

#WhatBangladesh do you want discussion in Bonn (DW/P. Böll)

Bangladeshis living in Germany have expressed hope that the December 30 polls would strengthen democracy in the South Asian country. PM Hasina's government has come under criticism for "stifling" dissent in Bangladesh. 

German students give Holocaust victims a voice online

A person takes a picture of the Stolperstein memorials in Hamburg, Germany (picture-alliance/dpa/U. Perrey)

"Stolperstein" memorials across Germany serve as quiet, daily reminders of the millions persecuted and murdered by the Nazis. Students in Hagen are now bringing the stones to life with an online project. 

German real estate market a hotbed of money laundering, Transparency reports

Aerial view of Leipzig

About €30 billion of dubiously-sourced money was funneled into German real estate in 2017. Transparency International is calling for a series of reforms to combat the problem. 

Entire stretch of Berlin street bought up by Danish pension fund

Berlin property protest (Getty Images/A. Berry)

Residents of Thiemannstrasse, in the German capital's Neukölln district, are concerned their homes will be turned into luxury apartments. Europe's fifth-largest pension fund has been on a spending spree in Germany. 

German animal shelters halt Christmas and New Year adoptions

A dog stares out from behind a metal wire fence at an animal shelter in Gittern, Germany

Over the Christmas holiday period animal shelters in Germany are stopping people taking pets home. They say that anyone who does not understand why is probably the wrong person to adopt.  

Nadia Murad: One woman's fight against Islamic State

Nadia Murad Sacharow-Preis des Europaparlaments (picture alliance / dpa)

She escaped from a living hell: Nadia Murad gives a face to the thousands of Yazidi women who were raped by members of IS. Her efforts to end sexual violence as a weapon in war earned her the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. 

German human rights film prize award goes to 'Styx'

Deutscher Menschenrechts-Filmpreis - Styx (Zorro-Film/Benedikt Neuenfels)

Professional and amateur filmmakers submitted films in various categories again this year, vying for the renowned German Human rights film prize. The awards ceremony is on Saturday. 

Germany: 10-year-old blows up school toilet with illegal firecracker

Bathroom stall demolished in explosion at Duisburg elementary school (Polizei Duisburg)

The explosion destroyed the toilet, demolished the stall and shattered windows. Police do not know where the boy got the explosives and say he's lucky to have escaped without seriously injuring himself or others. 

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