News and current affairs from Germany and around the world

TOP STORIES
- Germany
- Brexit
- World
- Business
- Science
- Environment
- Culture
  - Film
  - Books
  - Music
  - Arts
  - Digital Culture
  - Lifestyle
  - Travel
  - BTHVN2020
- Sports
SPECIAL
Germany

Berlin prosecutors confiscate Lebanese mafia's properties 19.07.2018

Middle East

Israel passes controversial Jewish nation-state bill 19.07.2018

Business

Volvo shifting some production to better navigate tariffs 19.07.2018
Media Center
TV
- Schedule and Reception
- TV Programs
TV programs
- Arts.21
- Business
- Check-in
- Close up
- Conflict Zone
- DocFilm
- Drive it!
- DW News
- Eco-at-Africa
- Euromaxx
RADIO
LEARN GERMAN
German Courses
German XXL
Community D
Teaching German

Russia facilitates French aid to Syria

France has sent humanitarian aid to a government-controlled area near Damascus after Russia agreed to facilitate its delivery. It's the first joint humanitarian aid effort in Syria between Russia and a Western country. Go to article

Trump discussed Playboy model payment 'on tape' 7m ago

Donald Trump was taped ahead of the 2016 election discussing a payment to hush up an alleged affair with a Playboy model, reports say. The FBI seized the recording during a raid on the office of Trump's former lawyer.

Hamas says Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire 6h ago

A fireball exploding in Gaza City during an Israeli bombardment on July 20

The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have said they reached an agreement with Israel to restore calm. It follows a day of deadly Israeli strikes after a soldier was killed along the border for the first time in years.

Amid Israel-Hamas violence, Gazans fearful of full-scale war

Germany triples payouts to victims' families 3h ago

A mourner lays a candle at a memorial to the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack on its first anniversary, December 19 2017. (Getty Images/S. Gallup)

The German government has tripled financial compensation for the families of people killed in terror attacks. The payouts will be backdated to include victims of the Berlin Christmas market attack and NSU murders.

Germany marks failed Hitler assassination 15h ago

Heiko Maas at the Bendlerblock (Imago/photothek.net/T. Imo)

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas condemned right-wing populism in Europe as he commemorated the 1944 plot to kill Hitler. The minister noted that some in the anti-Nazi resistance dreamt of a "European federation."

Sweden fights 50 wildfires 11h ago

Swedish wildfire (Reuters/TT News/M. Anderson)

After Italy and Norway sent helicopters and planes, other neighbors have pledged help to douse dozens of forest fires across Sweden. Authorities have said some of the blazes are "impossible to extinguish."

How reporting on migrants helps populists 2h ago

Deutschland Bayern - Prozess gegen Facebook (picture-alliance/dpa/K. J. Hildenbrand)

Polls say that migrants aren't what Germans are most concerned about. So why do the media and politicians push the topic so much? Is the AfD profiting from their mistakes? DW's Jefferson Chase takes a self-critical look.

G20 finance ministers meet in Argentina 22h ago

Buenos Aires G20 Finanzministertreffen Mnuchin (Reuters/M. Brindicci)

With trade conflicts brewing around the world, this weekend’s G20 meeting of finance ministers in Argentina might not be the most fun place to be on the planet. Yet critical questions will be on the agenda.

Vettel and Hamilton head to head in F1 title fight 15h ago

Formel 1 Australien | Lewis Hamilton & Sebastian Vettel (picture-alliance/AP Photo/R. Rycroft)

The 2018 season is shaping up to be Sebastian Vettel's best chance yet to win a title in a scarlet Ferrari. That said, Mercedes are hot on his heels despite having had the lion's share of misfortune this season so far.

Pompeo says N. Korea sanctions still vital 12h ago

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Reuters/B. McDermid)

Mike Pompeo has told the UN that sanctions on North Korea should be upheld to pressure Kim Jong Un to denuclearize. Talks between the US and the North have got off to a rocky start after last month's Singapore summit.

EU lukewarm over UK's Brexit White Paper 15h ago

Anti-Brexit protest in London (Reuters/H. Nicholls)

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has warned that Brexit should not be used to create more bureaucracy. He was reacting to the British government's white paper on future relations with the bloc.

Several injured in Lübeck bus attack 17h ago

Gewalttat in Linienbus in Lübeck (picture-alliance/dpa/TNN)

The police have said that at least eight people were injured. The suspect, a 34-year-old German citizen, has already been apprehended after being subdued by passengers.

German church membership continues to drop 16h ago

A cross stands alongside a hiking trail in southwestern Germany (picture-alliance/chromorange/A. Forkel)

The Protestant and Catholic churches in Germany are struggling to reverse a multiyear downward trend in membership. Though some of the decline is due to deaths, experts say demographic changes aren't the only reasons.

Novichok victim released from UK hospital 11h ago

Salisbury District Hospital (picture-alliance/empics/S. Parsons)

Charlie Rowley is on the mend three weeks after touching a bottle of nerve agent reportedly disguised as perfume. Investigators are reportedly closing in on suspects.

Singapore: Huge cyberattack on patient records 16h ago

Marina Bay in Singapore (picture-alliance/robertharding/G. Hellier)

Around a quarter of Singapore residents have had their health records breached following a cyberattack on the country's public health system. Hackers targeted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, a two-time cancer survivor.

Trump ready to slap tariffs on all China imports 14h ago

Apple factory in China (Getty Images/AFP/STR)

US President Donald Trump has hit out again at US trading partners, indicating he is ready to impose tariffs on every product imported from China into America. Trump also ramped up attacks on the EU and Federal Reserve.

German court formally closes Puigdemont case 15h ago

Carles Puigdemont in Berlin (picture-alliance/dpa/B. Pedersen)

A German regional court has formally ended its investigation into former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, after Spanish authorities waived their extradition request. Officials said Puigdemont was free to leave Germany.

Several killed in US duck boat capsize 18h ago

Rescuers work to recover the submerged DUCW vehicle at Table Rock Lake (Reuters/Facebook)

Emergency teams have recovered the bodies of the last four missing passengers from an amphibious vehicle that capsized in Table Rock Lake in the US state of Missouri. Nine of the 17 who died were from the same family.

Kaymer misses but Langer makes the Open cut 14h ago

As another major golf championship reaches its peak, German participation is a concern. Martin Kaymer has shown himself to be a winner in the past, but what does it say to expect so much of one man?

Germany triples payouts to families of terror victims

Angela Merkel rejects Donald Trump's definition of EU as 'foe'

Egypt: Sarcophagus remains not those of Alexander the Great

Several injured in attack on bus in northern German city of Lübeck

Watch livestream

Now live

Watch livestream

DW (English) Live

Reporter - The Orange Order - Belfast in the Marching Season

Coming up at 07:15 UTC: DocFilm

Sommerpressekonferenz Merkel (picture-alliance/dpa/W. Kumm)

Merkel rejects Trump's 'foe' definition for EU

In her annual summer press Q&A session, the German chancellor stressed that Europe and the US are not enemies. She also held up the EU as a model of a "win-win" situation — words clearly aimed in Washington's direction.

Stammtisch Gäste Episode 26 Damien McGuinness, Kate Brady, Rupert Wiederwald, Deborah Cole (DW)

Stammtisch - German healthcare: The doctor will see you now

Is there a doctor in the house? Germany's healthcare system gets a check-up on this week's podcast as host Damien McGuinness puts on his scrubs with AFP's Deborah Cole, and DW's Kate Brady and Rupert Wiederwald.

Buchmesse Frankfurt-Indien (picture-alliance/dpa/F. Rumpenhorst)

How does the world's second most populous nation speak?

Census authorities have revealed the results of the latest language data in India, taking into account the languages spoken by the nation's over 1.2 billion people. The results showed some interesting findings.

Donald Trump: post-summit cartoons satirize 'Putin's poodle'

Cartoonists worldwide have been playing up President Donald Trump's comments following a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. The satirical political cartoons have been on high social media rotation.

Khmer Rouge genocide in the minds of Cambodian youth

A tradition of silence surrounds the horrific atrocities committed in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime during the 1970s. How does the nation's youth view that difficult part of their history?

How to prevent cooling from warming up the world

Air conditioners and other cooling devices are critical for millions of people worldwide, particularly with rising temperatures. But while these appliances can save lives, they're also big contributors to global warming.

Trockenheit und Dürre in Deutschland (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Skolimowska)

Climate change already affecting German farmers

In Germany, some like it hot – this summer's unusually hot, sunny weather, that is. But for many farmers, the prolonged heat means smaller harvests and diminished food reserves for their livestock. Will food prices soar?