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
  - More sports
SPECIAL
Germany

Outrage in Germany after brutal attack on AfD lawmaker Frank Magnitz 08.01.2019

Middle East

Kurds see their dreams go up in smoke in Syria 08.01.2019

Business

China's loan policy under scrutiny 17.01.2019
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 Africa
- Eco India
- Euromaxx
RADIO
LEARN GERMAN
German Courses
German XXL
Community D
Teaching German

Brexit: German leaders' emotional letter to UK

Over 20 major figures from German politics, sports, business and entertainment have written a passionate appeal to the UK. Britons would "always have friends in Germany and Europe," they wrote. Go to article

DR Congo: Results incoming, despite AU appeal 3h ago

A member of DR Congo's electoral commission inspects ballots in Kinshasa (Reuters/B. Ratner)

Congo has rebuffed African Union calls for the Constitutional Court to delay announcing the final result of DRC's December election. The AU cited "serious doubts on the conformity of provisional results with votes cast."

Lavrov, Maas talk Ukraine, Nordstream 2, nukes

Sergey Lavrov and Haiko Maas taking their seats before the Moscow press conference (picture-alliance/dpa/Tass/S. Savostyanov)

Washington has told Moscow its decision to leave the INF is "final," Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said while meeting Heiko Maas. Germany's top diplomat urged a new, international system for arms control.

1. Bundesliga | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. FC Bayern München | Torjubel (0:2) (Reuters/R. Orlowski )

Hoffenheim vs. Bayern Munich — live updates

Bayern will be hoping it's a case of third time's a charm when they travel to Hoffenheim in the matchday 18 curtain-raiser. They have lost on their last two visits. Follow all the pre-match build-up in DW's live blog.

Pakistan and US on 'same Afghan page,' says FM 5h ago

Pakistani FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi (Getty Images/AFP/F. Naeem)

In an exclusive interview with DW, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Islamabad is cooperating with Washington to find a political solution to the protracted conflict in Afghanistan.

Two children in a refugee camp in Syria(Getty Images/AFP/D. Souleiman)

Belgium can't keep 'IS' fighters' families out

Families of former "Islamic State" (IS) militants are stranded in Syrian detention camps. The Belgian government wants to keep them there, but as Teri Schultz reports, a Belgian court has ruled that's not acceptable.

Trans-Atlantic rebuke for Trump EU downgrade 22h ago

There was no about-face in the US government after DW broke news that the EU ambassador's status had been downgraded. But one expert has said lawmakers' responses show the trans-Atlantic network still operates — a bit.

Von der Leyen in NYT: 'World still needs NATO' 1h ago

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen (picture-alliance/dpa/B. Pedersen)

With NATO rattled amid pressure from Donald Trump, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen made an appeal for the alliance in a New York Times op-ed. She described NATO as an "emotional bond" between the US and Europe.

Hostage drama defused at Bavaria hospital 6h ago

Police respond to a hostage situation at a hospital in Deggendorf, Germany (picture-alliance/dpa/A. Weigel)

Police and special forces swarmed a hospital in Bavaria after a male patient took a woman hostage. The man also threatened several other people with knives, but police did not comment on a possible motive.

Tesla to cut its workforce by 7 percent 4h ago

USA Auto l Tesla (picture alliance/AP/D. Zalubowski)

CEO Elon Musk said that the electric car maker plans to cut roughly 3,000 jobs, prompting another sharp dip in share prices. Tesla is struggling in the US as the government rolls back a tax credit for buyers.

Macron's ex-bodyguard taken into custody 6h ago

French President Emmanuel Macron and his former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla (picture-alliance/AP Images/S. Mahe)

Alexandre Benalla, the former presidential bodyguard, has appeared before a judge over misusing official documents.

Bundestag classifies Maghreb states as 'safe' 10h ago

In a bid to speed up deportations, the lower half of Germany's parliament has voted to change the status of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Georgia. But the new rules could still be blocked by the opposition Greens.

Sweden's premier makes new alliance for power 9h ago

Stefan Lofven has been elected for a second term as prime minister

The vote bringing Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to a second term comes from a new, minority, center-left alliance. But without a parliamentary majority, it faces ongoing challenges from the far-right.

Grassroots to take climate action lead? 7h ago

UN-Klimakonferenz 2018 in Katowice, Polen | Greenpeace-Protest (Getty Images/M. Aim)

The environment needs help. When politicians out themselves as climate change deniers, grassroots and civil society groups get louder. But how much can they achieve?

Turkey seeks arrest warrant for NBA's Kanter 1h ago

Enes Kanter türkischer NBA Basketballspieler (Reuters/C. Ochs)

Prosecutors in Turkey have requested an Interpol Red Notice for Enes Kanter, a basketball player for the New York Knicks, on the grounds of being involved in a terrorist organization. Kanter denies the charges.

Amid protests Zimbabwe closes internet again 9h ago

The latest increase has made gasoline in Zimbabwe the most expensive in the world. Protests have been met with hundreds of arrests and a second shutdown of the internet.

Diplomatic niceties helping the rich get richer 12h ago

Malta Reisepass von Blogger Manuel Delia (DW/A. de Loore)

Passports that bestow special privileges — immunity from prosecution and diplomatic pouches — are increasingly being bought by dubious business people. African, Asian and small island nations have been caught in the act.

Aus Open: Kerber makes swift work of Birrell 11h ago

Australien Open Tennis - Angelique Kerber (picture-alliance/AP Photo/K. Cheung)

Angelique Kerber celebrated her birthday in style by crushing Kimberly Birrell 6-1 6-0 in the Australian Open third round. With Birrell out, Melbourne needs a new home favorite and Stefanos Tsitsipas fits the bill.

DW Perspectives

The AU Comission chair Mousa Faki Mahamat/AA/M. W. Hailu)

It's time for the AU to act on questionable election results 4h ago

It is not clear why the AU has spoken out on the results of the DR Congo elections.

Brexit: German leaders write emotional letter to Britain

Cambodia demands Amazon end Angkor Wat toilet seat covers

Former Macron bodyguard in French custody over misuse of diplomatic passports

Trans-Atlantic rebuke for Trump downgrade of EU ambassador

Watch livestream

Now live

Watch livestream

DW English Live

DW News - News

Coming up at 21:15 UTC: Shift

Taucher schwimmen mit großem weißen Hai vor Hawaii (Reuters/oneoceandiving)

Divers spot GREAT white shark near Hawaii

Two researchers swam alongside the enormous shark for hours, taking breathtaking photos that went viral online. The shark is possibly one of the largest great whites ever recorded — and she may be pregnant.

Australien Hitzewelle- Sydney International Tennis 2019 (picture-alliance/Actionplus)

'Extreme' Australia heatwave breaks records

Temperatures are set to climb next week as heatwave conditions persist in parts of the country.

Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund gegen RB Leipzig (picture-alliance/I.Fassbender)

The Dortmund-Leipzig ideological fault line

Saturday sees RB Leipzig and Dortmund meet for the sixth time. How and why is the ill feeling between the two so strong?

Der Rio Magdalena - Kolumbien (DW/Juan Zacharás)

Protecting the biodiversity of Colombia's unique wetlands

Today climate change is placing the unique diversity of the wetlands by the river Magdalena in Colombia under threat.

Belgien Politiker Mischael Modrikamen (DW)

Will populists unite to blight the EU?

Can populists work together to disrupt the EU? Mischael Modrikamen wants to unite them with his group, 'The Movement.'

Äthiopien Gambella Flüchtlingscamp (Reuters/D. Lewis)

Uncertain future for S. Sudanese in Ethiopia

With no signs of the war in South Sudan ending, concerns are growing over how refugees can integrate.

Cambodia tells Amazon to stop toilet cover sales

Cambodia expresses "shock and dismay" at the use of images of temples and flags on Amazon toilet seat covers.

Mondfinsternis 2018 | Deutschland (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Balk)

Total lunar eclipse: looking forward to Mo(o)nday!

The coming week begins with a total lunar eclipse. We explain where the rare phenomenon can be seen, when, and why the Earth satellite becomes a blood moon.