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AfD's Weidel under investigation

Prosecutors have begun a probe into Alternative for Germany leader Alice Weidel over the alleged use of foreign donations to pay for internet campaigning. A request to lift her parliamentary immunity has been made. Go to article

UK Cabinet agrees to Brexit deal

Prime Minister Theresa May leaving 10 Downing Street

British Prime Minister May said her Cabinet ministers agreed to a draft deal on the UK's exit from the European Union. But she could face the ultimate test as junior coalition partners hint at fresh elections.

Israeli defense minister resigns over Gaza ceasefire 8h ago

Israel Avigdor Lieberman (picture alliance/dpa/EPA/A. Sultan)

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned due to differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a Gaza ceasefire. The move may trigger early elections.

Rohingya gripped by fear as repatriation begins

Myanmar Flucht Rohingya (picture-alliance/abaca)

As a bilateral agreement to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar is set to take effect, there have been unconfirmed reports of refugees disappearing from camps to avoid a forced return to the violence-marred country.

CDU youth wing caught singing Nazi-era song 2h ago

Stock photo for CDU Junge Union (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Büttner)

Young members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party sang a Nazi-era song in a bar on November 9. A Jewish artist filmed the incident hours after she marked 80 years since the Kristallnacht pogrom.

Turkish court sentences German-Kurdish singer to prison 3h ago

German-Kurdish singer Hozan Cane (youtube/Hozan Canê)

A German woman has been found guilty of being a member of a terrorist organization by the Turkish government. She is the third German citizen in as many months to be sentenced to prison in Turkey.

Cars still rule the roost in Germany 6h ago

How do Germans like to get around? That's the question Germany's transport ministry asked in a nationwide poll. That the car still dominates is perhaps unsurprising but that doesn't help Germany's green goals.

Germany tries to catch up on AI 3h ago

Deutschland Hannover Messe 2017 (Getty Images/AFP/T. Schwarz)

Germany is often criticized for sluggish levels of digital investment, particularly in AI. The government wants to invest €3 billion before 2025 to try and close the knowledge gap with world leaders in the field.

Italian raid smashes multi-family mob gambling ring 7m ago

Our Lady of the Mountain sanctuary in San Luca, Calabria (Imago/ZUMA Press)

Italy's anti-mafia police have struck a major blow to the Italian mob in an international sting. Rival groups were said to have worked together to make billions through online gambling.

EU Parliament caps cost of phone calls 5h ago

Man with a smartphone (picture-alliance/dpa/C. Klose)

European lawmakers have approved an overhaul of the bloc's telecom rules. To Europeans' delight, phone call and text message costs will be capped and measures will be taken to make 5G networks widely available by 2020.

6 cities that rejected the Olympics 6h ago

NOlympia advert in Hamburg (picture-alliance/dpa/C. Rehder)

Becoming an Olympic host city was long considered a crowning achievement. That is no longer the case as voters reject shouldering the considerable expense involved. Most recently, voters in Calgary, Canada, said no.

'These missiles can reach Berlin' 7h ago

Russian military parade in Moscow marking the victory over Nazi forces (picture-alliance/dpa/Tass/S. Bobylev)

Lithuania's Linas Linkevicius tells DW that Russia has been violating the terms of the INF nuclear arms treaty. He says action is necessary to force all parties to comply with the agreement.

German court rules policeman can't get 'Aloha' tattoo 7h ago

Policemen with tattoos in Germany (picture-alliance/dpa/R. Roeger)

Research shows one in five Germans has a tattoo. But as ever more people get inked, should police officers still be restricted from donning tattoos? One judge seems to think so.

Löw continues Germany's slow evolution 41m ago

Deutschland Joachim Löw, Bundestrainer Fußball (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Woitas)

Germany face Russia in a friendly on Thursday, but will be without Dortmund forward Marco Reus. Joachim Löw is expected to field some younger players but has warned that the evolution of the team will be a slow process.

Minister steps down in S. Africa corruption affair 2h ago

A close up of Malusi Gigaba (Getty Images/AFP/G. Guercia)

A ruling party kingpin, grave allegations of corruption and a leaked sex tape: South Africa's state corruption scandal has claimed yet another casualty – home affairs minister and one-time ANC youth leader Malusi Gigaba.

US shale oil forecasts too optimistic, even IEA agrees 2h ago

Oil drilling rigs in Texas (picture-alliance/AP Images/Odessa American/C. Sacco)

The fracking of hard-to-reach oil reserves has helped the US regain its crown as the world's top crude oil producer. But even the International Energy Agency (IEA) is now worried that the shale boom has been overhyped.

Greek archaeologists locate lost ancient city of Tenea

Beijing advances 'code of conduct' for South China Sea

'These missiles can reach Berlin,' warns Lithuania's foreign minister

German Chancellor Angela Merkel presents her vision for Europe

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A breakfast with whole-grain bread and coffee

Preventing diabetes with breakfast and coffee

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Young Nigerian carrying item next to gas flare

Gas flaring scorches Niger Delta

Gas flaring in Nigeria is killing crops, polluting water and damaging human health — and it shows no sign of stopping.

Can 'social business' cure capitalism?

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus told DW that capitalism in its current form fosters inequality, environmental destruction and massive unemployment. The Bangladeshi economist talked about what he calls "social business," which he said is based more on social justice and human values than making a profit.

Mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park

Good news for mountain gorillas

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List — 27,000 species are on the brink.

World War I centenary 15.04.2014

DW takes a look back at the 'war to end all wars.'

A man with 77 % and 23 % painted in white on his torso stands next to a DW banner at the 77 Percent youth debate in Accra Ghana on 13 November 2018 (DW)

DW hosts 77 Percent youth debate in Ghana

DW Director General Peter Limbourg sees many ways how the youth can change the continent for the better – African startups, African initiatives and African ideas.