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Is Germany buying security or dependence? This week on Berlin Briefing: Michaela Küfner, Nina Haase and Ines Pohl unpack Germany's latest US weapons deal, NATO's future and Washington's expectations.

Charlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust by passing as the daughter of non-Jewish farmers. She recently spoke with DW to express her shock following the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election.

In 2024, a Cuban man coordinated a series of arson attacks in four EU countries while operating on behalf of Russian intelligence services. DW Investigations tracked him back to a Latin dance studio i...

Georgia will take center stage at the Beethovenfest Campus Concert in Berlin on September 24. The event combines music with discussion of current social issues.

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The AfD won the election in the eastern German state by a wide margin. While politicians and election analysts are still debating the reasons for the far-right party's popularity, economists are sound...

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For our 100th episode, DW’s Nina Haase, Michaela Küfner and Max Hofmann have come together with colleagues to answer the toughest questions that you've sent us and reflect on the future challenges fac...

Germany has officially blamed Russia for a suspected hybrid attack at Leipzig airport. Hosts Nina Haase and Max Hofmann discuss what that means for Germany and NATO with DW’s Teri Schultz and Roman Go...

Voters in Saxony-Anhalt go to the polls on September 6 in an election that could see the far-right Alternative for Germany govern a German state for the first time.

The AfD's lead candidate in the upcoming election aims to turn his small federal state into a blueprint for right-wing extremist politics across Germany.

Could a regional vote by less than 3% of the German electorate reshape national politics and redefine the center parties' response to the far right? The AfD leads polls ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt elec...

Official polling suggests public sentiment in Russia is deteriorating as economic pressure builds. DW asked its users to share their experiences.

As part of a Russia-linked campaign ahead of important regional elections in Germany, fake posts claim that politicians and business leaders want to divide the country once again. DW Fact check reveal...

ARD, Deutschlandradio, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL Deutschland, Deutsche Welle, ZDF, BDZV and MVFP call on the German government for diplomatic support.

Germany's centrist parties reject any cooperation with the Alternative for Germany (AfD), parts of which are classified as right-wing extremist. However, this policy is coming under increasing pressur...

The International Labour Organization estimates that only 5.1% of workers in Afghanistan are women, five years after the Taliban's return to power. That's less than a third of the proportion in 2019 a...

Cases of sexual violence against minors are rising in Ceuta. Several thousand children remain in the Spanish exclave after thousands of people breached Morocco's border at the end of July.

The government says the reforms are needed to tackle foreign threats from spying, sabotage, hybrid warfare and cyberattacks. The new powers will give intelligence services more freedom to conduct cove...

The Taliban remain firmly in power after retaking Kabul in 2021. DW's Inside Asian Conflicts examines how Afghanistan has changed under their rule and asks: Have the Taliban become a legitimate govern...

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and amid its increased military presence in the Arctic, Iceland started rethinking its security setup. How does a country with no army adapt to the new geopoliti...

Germany’s inland waterways still move around 5% of the nation's goods. With the Rhine at a critically low level, DW explores how the drought is hitting the economy where it hurts most.

Germany's far-right AfD believes itself to be on the cusp of power in Saxony-Anhalt. What would the AfD's manifesto look like if put into practice? Then: Why Reform UK's Nigel Farage is spending his s...

Massive wildfires are threatening southern France. DW meets the emergency responders and volunteers battling extreme conditions as they try to stop the flames from spreading further.

More than 70 people died after thousands of migrants tried to cross from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The crossings have been linked to misleading claims about a recent Spanish Supreme C...

Every Friday, Living Planet brings you the stories, facts and debates on the key environmental issues of our time.

What if the places we think of as empty and unmarred are anything but? What if wilderness is as much an idea as a place? A conversation with Cal Flyn, who, in her new book, travels to some of the worl...

Ahead of four elections in Germany this fall, dozens of fake posts are circulating online aimed at discrediting candidates and portraying Germany as divided. Analysts warn that Russia is now targeting...

A new DW investigation found that victim-identifying information remains publicly accessible in the Department of Justice's Epstein Library – months after the Department said it had strengthened its r...

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One person was killed and another 29 were injured in Saturday's terror attack on Berlin's Pride celebrations. Berlin's Queer Commissioner explains to DW what it means for the German capital's identity as an open city.