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Police not ruling out terror in Cologne hostage taking

Police have rescued a hostage taken in a pharmacy at Cologne's central station. The perpetrator is in intensive care after being shot during the operation. Officials said they could not rule out terrorism as a motive. Go to article

Russian Orthodox Church 'cuts ties' with Constantinople 32m ago

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (Reuters/V. Fedosenko)

Russia's Orthodox Church has severed ties with the Constantinople Patriarchate, the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community. The move comes after it granted independence to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from Moscow.

DW Special Motassadeq Gerichtsprozess in Hamburg (picture-alliance/dpa/C. Charisius)

Germany deports 9/11 accomplice

The 9/11 attacks were led by a group of young men who met in Hamburg. Only one of them has ever been convicted: Mounir el-Motassadeq. He's now being sent to Morocco. DW traces his story.

Turkish police forensic experts arrive at Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul (Reuters/M. Sezer)

Saudi-Turkish team inspects consulate 2h ago

A joint Turkish-Saudi team of inspectors has arrived to search the consulate where writer Jamal Khashoggi went missing.

Türkei Fahne Saudi Arabins über dem Konsulat in Istanbul (Reuters/M. Sezer)

Saudi business conference should be left to wither 3h ago

Saudi Arabia's threat to respond to sanctions imposed over Khashoggi demands a reaction, says DW's Kevin Cote.

Bavarian election spells bad news for Merkel 6h ago

The drubbing of the mainstream parties in Bavaria's election didn't come as a surprise. But the outcome could have serious repercussions for Germany's political landscape.

Merkel's sister conservatives battered in Bavaria, Greens gain big

Bavaria's Free Voters — What you need to know 7h ago

Landtagswahl in Bayern Freie Wähler (Getty Images/S. Gallup)

The Free Voters have scored a record number of votes in Sunday's Bavarian state election and are likely to become part of the government coalition. Here are some facts about the small conservative party.

Germany reopens one of its biggest neo-Nazi trials 2h ago

Trial of Aktionsbüro Mittelrhein members

More than five years after it began, a trial against members of a neo-Nazi group must restart from the very beginning. The case was provisionally closed because it ran so long, the presiding judge went into retirement.

Theresa May claims Brexit deal still 'achievable' 2h ago

Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the House of Commons (picture-alliance/empics)

The British prime minister has told lawmakers that a Brexit deal is still "achievable." Yet German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned time was running out over the Irish border question.

AstraZeneca suspends UK investments over Brexit fears

EU paves way for Russia sanctions 2h ago

Emergency workers wear protective suits while searching around a house in the British town of Salisbury (Getty Images/J. Taylor)

A new framework to allow sanctions against chemical weapon use could see restrictions placed on Russia over the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal. Potential sanctions could involve travel bans and asset freezes.

A homeless man in Budapest (Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images)

Hungary: When poverty becomes a crime

A new law banning homelessness has taken effect in Hungary. Critics say it is unprofessional and cruel.

Holidays with the doctor: Medical tourism in Hungary 1h ago

Medical tourism in Hungary (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Stratenschulte)

Health is wealth, they say. But sometimes health pursuits benefit both the patient and the doctor's fortunes. Once such case is Hungary's burgeoning wellness industry and a small but growing niche for foreign patients.

Israel, Jordan reopen Syria border crossings 8h ago

Border crossing between Jordan and Syria being reopened (Reuters/M. Hamed)

The Quneitra crossing in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and a vital crossing between Jordan and Syria have reopened. The moves come as Syrian President Assad regains territory in the country's civil war.

The fight against breast ironing in Cameroon

A women's rights group is fighting back against the old and painful practice through education in schools.

Flash floods kill 10 in southwest France 3h ago

Rescuers evacuate residents after flash floods hit the Aude district of France (Reuters/J.-P. Pelissier)

Some of the worst flash floods in a century have killed at least 10 people in France's Aude region. Thousands have been evacuated from the area, where seven months' worth of rain had fallen overnight.

Donald Trump slams EU trade relationship 14h ago

Donald Trump (Getty Images/AFP/T. Charlier)

The comments targeting the trans-Atlantic relationship come as US-EU trade negotiations are in an early stage. In July, the two sides agreed to de-escalate a brewing trade fight.

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Horst Seehofer looking disgruntled (picture-alliance/dpa/K. Nietfeld)

Upheaval in Bavaria 11h ago

The CSU has suffered a historic drubbing in Bavaria that will have repercussions at a national level.

German police free hostage at Cologne train station

Portugal issues red alert for rare Atlantic hurricane

Merkel's sister conservatives battered in Bavaria, Greens gain big

Donald Trump: 'Nobody treats us much worse than the EU'

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Imran Khan (ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Is Imran Khan's popularity waning already?

The by-election was viewed as a test to the popularity of PM Khan, who's under pressure for "mishandling" the economy.

Two people toast beer krugs at Oktoberfest

Less beer in a warming world

Extreme weather may hit barley yields, resulting in shortages of beer around the world.

German prosecutors raid Opel offices in diesel probe 3h ago

Deutschland Autohersteller Opel - Firmenlogo (Getty Images/AFP/Y. Schreiber)

Another day, another chapter in Germany's never-ending Dieselgate story. This time it's the French-owned Opel feeling the heat, as German prosecutors raid their offices in the country as part of an ongoing investigation.

German net migration drops, to 416,000 7h ago

Germany's statistics office has published figures for net migration to the country in 2017 with some surprise findings. The figures show more Germans are returning to the country and staying put.

Bangladesh's 'death squad' security agency to scan social media

The Bangladeshi government is looking to task a controversial paramilitary force with monitoring social media.

Fußball Nations League München Deutschland vs Frankreich (Reuters/M. Dalder)

Pressure mounts on Löw after Netherlands defeat

Nearly four months after their embarrassing elimination from the World Cup, Germany could be on the brink of another football humiliation. DW explains how the Germans can avoid relegation in the Nations League.

Miners walking up hilllside amid garbage (DW/F. Viohl)

Gold, garbage & guns in world's highest town

Rings, investment, dental fillings — gold is always in demand. But where does it actually come from? Our reporter has been to the Andes, where workers mine the metal, in terrible conditions, at more than 5,000 meters.

Turning plastic waste into paving stones in Ghana

Ghana has a significant problem with plastic waste: only 2 percent of the 22,000 tons it produces annually is recycled. But a company is now taking up the fight against plastic waste - by turning it into paving stones.