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Harold Kreis (left) leans in to speak with Parker Tuomie at the VR-Bank Landshut Arena

Harold Kreis: From outsider to Olympic hockey coach

SportsFebruary 2, 2026
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February 2, 2026

Germany arrests 5 over violation of Russia sanctions

February 2, 2026

Germany news: Nationwide strikes hit public transport

February 1, 2026

Handball: Germany lose to Denmark in Euro final

February 1, 2026

Germany news: Energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia to expand

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Is Germany's gold safe in New York?

Is Germany's gold safe in New York?

Germany's gold reserves have been stored in the US for decades. Some think they should be brought back.
BusinessFebruary 2, 202602:27 min
In this arrchive photo from 2019, Rita Süssmuth smiles

Rita Süssmuth, trailblazer in German politics, dies aged 88

Rita Süssmuth, trailblazer in German politics, dies aged 88

She dared to break taboos, advocated for women's rights and took part in an attempt to oust former Chancellor Kohl.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 2026
protesters against Taliban joining the Afghan embassy in Berlin

Germany: Afghanistan's consulates pose threat to refugees

Germany: Afghanistan's consulates pose threat to refugees

Afghanistan's consulates in Germany are being taken over by Taliban officials, posing a threat to Afghan refugees.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 2026
Martin Sellner, a man wearing glasses and a suit, talks to journalists, who hold a microphone and large camera.

Germany's AfD bonds with Austrian far-right extremists

Germany's AfD bonds with Austrian far-right extremists

AfD officials are openly reaching out to Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner and his Identitarian Movement.
PoliticsJanuary 31, 2026
Refugees standing in line outside a facility in Berlin in 2015

EU asylum policy: What changes for refugees in Germany?

EU asylum policy: What changes for refugees in Germany?

The German government is about to implement the EU's Common European Asylum System, speeding up asylum procedures.
MigrationJanuary 30, 2026
A Jacques Tilly Karneval float shows Vladimir Putin bathing in a bathtub of blood where the bathtub is in the blue and gold of the Ukrainian flag

Trial against German Carnival satirist underway in Russia

Trial against German Carnival satirist underway in Russia

Jacques Tilly, one of Germany's most famous float makers, has described the charges as an attack on free expression.
CultureJanuary 29, 2026
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German politics

What's making news in Germany? From Bundestag debates to political controversy and pressing social issues, we bring you the stories and the people behind the headlines.

103-year-old Holocaust survivor Ruth Gruenthal in her living room

103-year-old Holocaust survivor reclaims German citizenship

103-year-old Holocaust survivor reclaims German citizenship

Rattled by the political climate, a growing number of Jewish Americans want to secure the option of moving to Germany.
PoliticsJanuary 31, 202612:14 min
Emergency services carry a wooden coffin out of Wandsbek Markt subway station in Hamburg on Thursday night

Germany news: Hamburg police investigating subway deaths

Germany news: Hamburg police investigating subway deaths

Police in the city of Hamburg are probing a suspected homicide after two people were hit by a subway train. DW has more.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2026
Germany Comedian Maxi Schafroth tries to rise an American flag in the city of Nuuk, western Greenland

Greenland police fine German satire show for US flag stunt

Greenland police fine German satire show for US flag stunt

A German public broadcaster has been fined while filming a show in Greenland after a satirist sought to raise a US flag.
PoliticsJanuary 29, 2026
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A person holds open a colorful magazine or book. The pages show a photograph of an ancient Roman-style mural featuring a bird and a human figure, along with text in German.

AI illustration: What it means for children's books

Artificial intelligence can illustrate children's books in seconds — but artists say it lacks feeling.
Digital WorldJanuary 29, 202602:13 min
Numerous houseboats and charter boats lie dusted with snow at jetties on a frozen expanse of water.

Winter has Germany firmly in its grip

Snowy scenes dazzle, but black ice lurks as winter tightens its hold on Germany.
OffbeatJanuary 28, 202610 images
Two people are seen walking through the Sofia airport, from the chest down. They are pushing three suitcases.

Bulgarians quit Germany, choose remote work

Many highly skilled Bulgarians are moving back to their home country, swayed by the major income boost for remote work.
MigrationJanuary 24, 2026
A projection showing a towering snowy mountain from bathed in colored light, from Yadegar Asisi's installation "Antarctic"

Immersed in artist Yadegar Asisi's otherwordly panoramas

Step into a vast panorama by the German artist and you're not simply looking at an image — you're standing inside one.
ArtsJanuary 23, 202611 images
Closeup of a person's hands holding spent grain above a metal tray, in a brewery

German startup develops vegan meat from brewery waste

Eat Beer combines spent malt with fungi to create vegan meat substitutes as a new source of revenue.
BusinessJanuary 20, 202603:11 min
A pile of potatoes, seen from above

Like potatoes? Berlin is giving away 4 million kilos

A look at the Germans' great love affair with the potato, as Berlin redistributes a bumper surplus of spuds.
LifestyleJanuary 20, 2026
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