13+ hour, 14+ min ago   (127+ words) DW.com Sweden's decision to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14 has become a key election issue. The government says tougher measures are needed, while critics question whether prison will reduce youth crime. Sweden has lowered the age…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (758+ words) Canceled language exams, disrupted plans to study in Germany and the disappearance of an important cultural link: DW users shared how the closure of Germany's Goethe-Institut in Russia affects their lives. Germany's Goethe-Institut will close all Russian branches by September…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (107+ words) The AfD's landslide victory marks a turning point. What are the consequences for Germany when a far-right party wins so decisively in Saxony-Anhalt? Nadine Lindner, political correspondent for Germany's public radio Deutschlandradio, reporting for years on German federal politics and…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (438+ words) The nearly 1,000 year-old, 70-meter-long tapestry is considered a symbol of UK-France friendship. More than 100,000 tickets have been sold. The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London opened Thursday to much fanfare, in what British newspaper the Times has dubbed "Tapestry-mania," with more…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (39+ words) DW.com For generations, students have learned from maps that shrink Africa. The push for more accurate world map projections is prompting calls for changes in textbooks across the continent....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (685+ words) The exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum is eagerly anticipated across the UK, as the medieval masterpiece is considered by many to be a symbol of the country's identity. First, let's start with a clarification: Strictly speaking,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (582+ words) Israeli media reported that the UAE contacted Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu before the October 7, 2023 attacks, warning him that Hamas was planning a major operation. The prime minister has rejected the reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday denied…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (109+ words) Thousands attend funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' in Serbia dw.com Thousands gathered to pay tribute to Ratko Mladic, the convicted war criminal still seen as a hero by many Serbs. With elections expected in about six weeks, Mladic's funeral…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (26+ words) dw.com Germany's only independent baker This browser does not support the video element. More on Lifestyle from Europe More stories from DW...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (337+ words) The EU is preparing a major investment package and closer political ties with the Danish Arctic territory amid Donald Trump's demand for greater US control of the mineral-rich island. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Greenland for…...