12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (120+ words) DW.com Goethe Medal 2026 - Stories from Europe Anita Raja: Building bridges through language and culture Director Prodromos Tsinikoris: Stories Across Borders From myth to modernity: Africa reimagines tradition More on Culture from Europe Escape across the Baltic Sea How Bayreuth…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (364+ words) Shortly before Berlin's state parliamentary election, the hacker group Rhysida stole data, tried to extort the Berlin Senate and published the data on the dark web after their attempt failed. But last Friday, Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner stated: "The…...

2+ day, 15+ 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, 18+ hour ago   (349+ words) The European Central Bank raised borrowing costs and warned that inflation could remain high for an extended period. Energy markets and geopolitical tensions are still major concerns. The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates on Thursday, hoping to curb…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (913+ words) The 9/11 attacks were partly planned in Hamburg by the so-called Hamburg cell. A look back at a day that reshaped Germany's approach to national security. "This day has changed the world," German President Johannes Rau said. He had watched in…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (476+ words) The German government wants to follow other EU countries and take more decisive action against Russia's shadow fleet, accusing it of helping Moscow evade sanctions and carry out acts of sabotage. She accuses the German government of failing to take…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (168+ words) DW.com Can crisis reinvent the car again? The legacy car industry is currently facing a transformation unlike any other. It's crisis of profitability, technology, suppliers, skills and competition all at once. Pivoting from internal combustion engines to EVs is…...

2+ day, 22+ 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, 20+ hour ago   (352+ words) The French president called for setting goals like European cargo missions, lunar landings, and crewed spaceflight while urging the bloc to reduce its reliance on US and Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to strengthen its…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (149+ words) DW.com Why mass-produced cruise missiles are coming to Germany The long-range "Anthem" cruise missile is designed to be cheaper and easier to mass-produce than systems such as the Tomahawk. Its planned production in Germany comes as Germany and other…...