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Among other things, the law states only Jews have the right to self-determination, "encourages" Jewish settlement and downgrades the status of the Arabic language. Critics say it is racist and threatens democracy. Go to article
Berlin authorities have seized dozens of apartments and houses they claim are owned by one of the city's Arab crime networks. A new law allows police to confiscate property bought with ill-gotten gains.
Thousands of German scientists — many using public funds — have published their results in quasi-scientific journals without being peer reviewed, according to a report. An expert described it as "a disaster for science."
Turkey imposed a state of emergency following a failed coup in 2016. Two years later, the measure has finally been lifted, but critics say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still has the power to silence his opponents.
The uproar over US President Donald Trump's perceived gaffes during his meeting with his Russian counterpart appears to be water off Republican voters' backs. Clare Richardson finds out why in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Seeking to diminish controversy over his meet with Putin, Trump said he had warned Putin the US is "not going to have" election meddling. Trump's recent remarks have put him at odds with US intelligence agencies.
NATO has been forced to reassert its collective defense clause after Donald Trump raised doubt over the US's commitment to defending Balkan partner Montenegro. Trump described Montenegrins as "very aggressive."
UK police reportedly believe they know who carried out a nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter. It comes as police investigate the death of a woman after she came into contact with a similar nerve agent.
Adnan Oktar is one of the most well-known advocates of Islamic creationism and has long been accused by critics of running a sex cult. More than 100 of his followers, including his "kittens," have also been arrested.
Russian national Maria Butina has pleaded not guilty before a US court on charges of conspiracy to act in the interest of Moscow. Her attorney described the 29-year-old as an "innocent student."
The Organization of American States expressed "energetic condemnation" over the continued violence and urged for new elections in 2019. The Nicaraguan government called the resolution "illegal, illegitimate and unfair."
Sustained record heat and a summer drought have kept the blazes going in central Sweden, prompting evacuations. Fires were registered in the country's northernmost county in the Arctic Circle.
A security official for French President Emmanuel Macron was suspended for two weeks in May after he was filmed beating a demonstrator. Opposition MPs have suggested Macron's government tried to cover up the incident.
The man who supplied a gun to the National Socialist Underground terrorist group has been set free on bail, having served two-thirds of a 10-year sentence. The German neo-Nazi scene had campaigned for his release.
The Syrian government has agreed to release rebel prisoners in exchange for evacuating the residents in two beleaguered cities. Activists and rights groups warned that the evacuations could be a form of displacement.
The skies over Ethiopia and Eritrea opened to a first commercial passenger flight in two decades, giving tailwind to the peace process between the neighbors that severed ties in a border war.
The Swedish carmaker's second-quarter sales and profits are up substantially, despite global trade tensions. Nonetheless, it is shifting production within its factories around the world to try and avoid stiff duties.
Anti-Semitism continues to be a serious problem, but it is also being instrumentalized to rebuke criticism of Israel.
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Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos leaves office with low support for his deal with FARC rebels, cocaine production at a record high and UN concern over rising violence. Where is the peace he won a Nobel Prize for?
When Yorai Feinberg first opened his restaurant in Berlin, he felt welcome. But lately the Israeli has increasingly been the recipient of hate mail. A new study has found that hate in Germany has become more radical.
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Nelson Mandela led South Africa to freedom from white rule, becoming its first black president.
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Integrity and patience: that is what Alio Oumarou from Niger admires in Nelson Mandela.
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How can we bring a little bit of Mandela into our daily lives? David Noah from the Gambia has an idea.
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Nadege Tossavi from Benin decided to follow her passion to become a weaver. Her inspiration: Nelson Mandela.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, children born to mothers who were raped during the Bosnian war of 1992-1995 are emerging from the shadows. Conceived in violence, they grew up marginalized. Now in their mid-twenties, some of them are fighting for recognition.
A new film shows the dark side of pop art icon Nico, a singer and Andy Warhol's muse. Nico, 1988 depicts the tormented final years of the German-born model's life.
It's an open secret at the Farnborough International Airshow that a huge chunk of the business done is military. So why, asks DW's Zulfikar Abbany, don't we, or the arms companies, want to talk about it?
"Love, fire, cough, scabies, gout cannot be hidden" — so an old German saying goes. And while it may be difficult to conceal the painful effects of swollen, inflamed joints, you can conceal it by not getting it at all.
Researchers in Australia have developed a new way of detecting the deadly skin cancer, melanoma. Hailed as a "world first," the breakthrough could dramatically increases survival rates.
