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Bundestag classifies Maghreb states as 'safe' for refugee returns

In a bid to speed up deportations, the lower house of Germany's parliament has voted to change the status of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Georgia. But the new rules could still be blocked by the opposition Greens.  

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Brexit: German leaders write emotional letter to Britain

London Brexit Protest Charlie Chaplin (Reuters/C. Kilcoyne)

Over 20 major figures from German politics, sports, business and entertainment have written a passionate appeal to the UK. Britons would "always have friends in Germany and Europe," they wrote. 

As UK's EU withdrawal nears, Germany steps up Brexit prep

The flags of Germany, Britain and the EU wave on a winter's day in Berlin

The Bundestag has ensured that Brits in Germany can still apply for citizenship even after Brexit. But opposition politicians warn that customs officials are not ready for the impending bureaucratic nightmare. 

Russia's Lavrov, Germany's Maas talk gas pipeline, Ukraine, arms control in Moscow

Sergei Lavrov and Haiko Maas taking their seats before the Moscow press conference (picture-alliance/dpa/Tass/S. Savostyanov)

Washington has told Moscow its decision to leave the INF is "final," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said while meeting Heiko Maas. Germany's top diplomat urged a new, international system for arms control. 

Dieselgate: Four Audi managers charged in the US over emissions scandal

An Audi store (Getty Images/S. Olson)

Four German managers at carmaker Audi were the latest to be charged in the United States as part of a diesel emissions cheating scandal. The company has already paid an €800 million fine as part of a case in Germany. 

Hamburg: Police hunt for clues in activist ax murder

Deutschland | Hamburger Polizeiwappen (picture-alliance/dpa/imageBROKER)

Mohamed J. was a longtime resident of Germany who was active in social projects both in Hamburg and his native Syria. Police are searching for a suspect and a motive for the slaying of the 48-year-old pharmacist. 

German media made Frank Magnitz the new face of the AfD

Frank Magnitz, AFD (Imago/Hartenfelser)

Reaction to the attack on Frank Magnitz, a Bundestag member for the far-right Alternative for Germany, reveals just how polarized the country has become. The AfD has received a clear boost from the media hoopla. 

German police arrest suspected Sicilian mobsters for drug smuggling

German police patrol in Cologne in 2018 (picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg)

Italian and German police have launched raids against suspected members of the Sicilian Mafia, according to officials. Suspects nabbed in Germany have links to Turkish clans and Calabria's 'ndrangheta, authorities say. 

Major powers 'largely absent': HRW wants more from Merkel

Kenneth Roth Human Rights Watch (Getty Images/AFP/J. MacDougall)

The head of Human Rights Watch appeals on DW for Germany and Angela Merkel to do more for rights abroad. Kenneth Roth noted that "the traditional powers" on the world stage, the US and UK, "were largely absent" of late. 

Sieren's China: Germany could feel effects of Beijing woes

Exports from China (picture alliance/dpa/Hu Yan)

China's exports fell sharply in December. Investment decreased, and the growth forecast for 2019 was lowered. But this is less a problem for China than it could be for Germany, DW's Frank Sieren writes. 

China slams Huawei 'hysteria'

A woman browses her smartphone as she walks by a Huawei store

Beijing has condemned US legislation that would stop businesses from selling American-made chips to Huawei and ZTE. US lawmakers described Huawei as an "intelligence-gathering arm of the Chinese Communist Party." 

German train-delay scarf sells for thousands at auction

A screenshot of the auction for the 'train-delay scarf' (Twitter/sara__weber)

The scarf, knitted by a Munich area commuter during 2018, had different colors to represent how long each delay was. The proceeds will be donated to charity. 

What you can see in space in 2019

Spanien Perseiden Sternschnuppen (Imago/Westend61)

This year, space fans will be treated to two lunar mission, the Apollo 11 anniversary, some lunar and solar eclipses, and brand-new spacecrafts heading for the ISS. 

Grassroots set to drive 2019 climate action as climate change deniers take center stage

UN-Klimakonferenz 2018 in Katowice, Polen | Greenpeace-Protest (Getty Images/M. Aim)

The environment needs help. When politicians out themselves as climate change deniers, grassroots and civil society groups get louder. But how much can they achieve? 

VAR in the Bundesliga: 'Completely fair football will never exist'

Deutschland Videobeweis in der Bundesliga (Getty Images/AFP/C. Stache)

The Bundesliga implemented the use of video assistant referees in the 2017-18 season. The men in charge of the VARs in Germany's top flight spoke to DW about the problems posed by the use of the technology. 

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