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France: More than 1,200 in custody after riots

Paris and other French cities are cleaning up after some 125,000 people took to the streets in sometimes violent protests. Unrest sparked by proposed fuel tax hikes has morphed into a general anti-government revolt. Go to article

German rail strike: What you need to know 2h ago

Passengers leave trains at Cologne's main rail station in 2014 (picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg)

German rail travelers can expect heavy delays in the run-up to Christmas. A major rail union has called a strike for Monday, with more threatened, after salary negotiations with Deutsche Bahn broke down.

AKK: Merkel is safe, for now 22h ago

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.

SPD bets on justice minister Barley for EU polls 3h ago

With EU polls drawing closer, Germany's SPD 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.

Frans Timmermans elected European socialists' lead candidate for 2019 vote

Is this Germany's most offensive football banner? 1h ago

1. Bundesliga | Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund | Schalke Fans (Imago/RHR-Foto)

Schalke and Borussia Dortmund share one of the fiercest rivalries in Germany, but that went a step too far on Saturday. Schalke fans unfurled a banner supporting the man who attacked Dortmund's team bus in March 2017.

Mister Germany 2019 is crowned after tight race

Mister Germany 2019 (PEN_Fotografie/M. Schröpfer)

Sasha Sasse, a 27-year-old from the eastern city of Leipzig, has been named Germany's most attractive man for 2019. The stylist and model said he was "unbelievably happy."

US only country not supporting UN Refugee Pact

The world is talking about the Migration Compact, but the UN says its Refugee Pact is just as important. The agreement is up for a vote this week at a conference in Marrakesh. Can it win over the United States?

Togo protests turn deadly after gov't crackdown 3h ago

Deaths were reported in Togo after security forces moved against protesters across the West African state. Opposition leaders accused "regime soldiers" of opening fire and urged their supporters to continue street demos.

Kosovo: Wartime sex violence victims speak out 3h ago

Alketa Xhafa Mripa hangs dresses on clotheslines at the Pristina stadium as part of her installation titled Thinking of You (AFP/Getty Images)

After many years of silence, hundreds of survivors of sexual violence during the Kosovo war have decided to come forward. Researchers argue that this crime was a weapon of 'ethnic cleansing.'

Afghan soccer officials suspended over abuse claims 7h ago

Shabnam Mubarez, captain of the Afghanistan team, wearing her team's soccer uniform

Six Afghan Football Federation members have been suspended over claims of abuse on the country's women's soccer team. Two players have said they were sexually abused and assaulted, but the AFF denies this.

Belgian coalition party quits over migration 14h ago

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel standing in front of an EU flag (Reuters/E. Vidal)

Prime Minister Charles Michel stood firm against calls from a coalition partner to quit the international migration pact. He now faces the delicate task of reshuffling his cabinet along linguistic lines.

Nissan seeks to block disgraced chairman 9h ago

Nissan has petitioned a court in Brazil to block sacked chairman Carlos Ghosn from a company apartment in Rio de Janeiro. The former high-flying executive is being investigated for alleged financial misconduct.

US White House Chief of Staff Kelly to quit 21h ago

White House chief of staff John Kelly (Reuters/L. Millis)

Speculation about his departure has been rife after reports suggested he was no longer on speaking terms with the president. The White House said another senior aide is in talks to take on the role.

Brazil's Odebrecht cuts deal with Peru on bribery 15h ago

Four former presidents and the opposition leader are currently under investigation in the Odebrecht graft scandal. The deal commits the construction giant to provide information about bribes it paid to officials.

Rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva dies at 91 18h ago

Ljudmila Alexejewa russische Historikerin (Imago/Russian Look/A. Belitsky)

For more than a half century, Lyudmila Alexeyeva never gave up and remained optimistic Russia would become democratic. "Today's young people give me the feeling of not having lived in vain," she told DW last year.

Armenia holds early elections 15h ago

Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian (Reuters/V. Baghdasaryan)

Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian wants to weaken his predecessor's party in the parliament and cement his leadership. He took over as prime minister in May after weeks of leading anti-corruption protests.

Santa-themed race held in Spain's Madrid 6h ago

Santa Clauses and green elves on the streets of Madrid

Christmas has come early to the streets of the Spanish capital, Madrid, in the form of thousands of Santa Clauses. But these were unusually athletic, and out and about with a different purpose than delivering presents.

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

Merkel holds on to chancellery 07.12.2018

The CDU desperately needs new leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to shake the party up, writes DW's Ines Pohl.

German rail strikes to cause widespread delays

Entire stretch of Berlin street bought up by Danish pension fund

Belgian PM reshuffles cabinet after right-wing party quits over UN migration pact

Brazil's Amazon deforestation documented via massive satellite imaging

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AKK: CDU will win voters by its own strength

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, successor to Angela Merkel as CDU party leader, spoke with DW about the direction her Christian Democrats will take. Among the issues: winning back voters from the far-right AfD and taking a tough line against Russia.

Berlin property protest (Getty Images/A. Berry)

Entire stretch of Berlin street bought by investment fund

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.

Refurbished museum in Tervuren (DW/W. Bashi)

Belgium's controversial Africa Museum reopens

A Belgian museum housing items looted from the African continent during the colonial era is reopening near Brussels. Curators hope that it can now overcome its image as a colonialist holdover.

Brasilien Forstverwaltung in Jamari (DW/N. Pontes)

Brazil's Amazon deforestation documented via massive satellite imaging

For 30 years, the Brazilian government has been monitoring the extent of logging in the world's largest rainforest. What began with huge photos on paper is now digital — and yet trees are still being felled.

Choir sings at Oran's Cathedral of St Mary (Getty Images/AFP/R. Kramdi)

Pope has martyred clerics beatified

The beatification ceremony, held on Saturday in the Algerian city of Oran, was the first of its kind in a Muslim nation.

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

German students give voice to Holocaust victims

"Stolperstein" memorials serve as quiet reminders of Holocaust victims — now students are bringing the stones to life.

Jobcenter in Leipzig (picture-alliance/dpa)

Germany's no-questions welfare experiment

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.

Several mosaic fragments on display in Turkey

'Gypsy Girl' mosaics return to Turkey

Missing fragments of Roman-era mosaics have returned to Turkey more than 50 years after being smuggled to the United States. They have now been proudly displayed in the southeastern city of Gaziantep.