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Both the Greens and the pro-free market FDP are likely to join a three-party coalition government. But do they have enough in common to govern together? Go to article
The SPD's Olaf Scholz has said his party will likely enter coalition talks with the Greens and the FDP. But with the conservatives also trying to form a government, Merkel's successor is still unclear.
Germany has voted. What are the parties planning in terms of cultural policy — at home and abroad?
It's time to take a fresh look at the man who revived the SPD. Often likened to a robot, he has never really been popular within his own party. But now he might head the next German government.
The Greens have won 15% of the vote in the federal election. The environmentalist party will likely be part of the next government, but their dream of taking the chancellorship is over for now.
The German election heralds the end of Angela Merkel's chancellorship. DW looks back at some emotional highlights.
The far-right Alternative for Germany party remains strong in the east, but has suffered small losses nationwide — and will not be involved in any coalition talks, as it remains a pariah for all other parties.
The new rulers of both countries said their UN ambassadors were appointed by governments that have been ousted and no longer represent their respective nations.
South Korea has said the North fired an unidentified projectile as Pyongyang's UN envoy defended the rogue country's right to test weapons. North Korea is currently under UN sanctions banning weapons tests.
Capable of traveling more than five times the speed of sound, a new generation of missile systems are being designed for speed, stealth and surprise. Russia is already working on developing its own weapons system.
The UK government has announced further measures to ease the rising demands for fuel, including the approval to put a pool of military drivers on standby. The country is facing a post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers.
KFOR peacekeepers are "closely monitoring the situation" amid the worst tensions between Serbia and Kosovo in a decade, sparked by a row over car registration plates.
Reports of wiretapping and police violence in Bulgaria during protests in 2020 have caused alarm.
Despite some progress, things remain extremely hard in the world's least-developed nations. COVID has made it worse.
Beijing's seemingly eco-conscious pledge away from coal power could mend some bridges between China and the EU.
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Barbers in Afghanistan's Helmand province say the ban on shaving or trimming beards will hit their businesses hard.
R&B singer R. Kelly was accused of sexual abuse, including of children, and trafficking for more than two decades.
The popular video-sharing platform has seen a surge in users in the US and other countries during the pandemic.
Mae Jemison, the first female astronaut of color, flew 30 years after the first men and white women in space.
Maria Kolesnikova has defied violence and threats. Now, behind bars, she's received an award for defending human rights.
The influential artist was viewed through drastically different ideological lenses in former East and West Germany.
This year's world championships have shown that structural differences still hold women back in profesional cycling.
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