OpenAI loses song lyrics copyright case in German court – DW – 11/11/2025

Large language models like ChatGPT infringe on German authors’ rights laws if they use song lyrics in their responses without having paid license fees for them, a Munich court ruled on Tuesday.  Judge Elke Schwager at... Read more »

What will become of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance? – DW – 11/11/2025

At a press conference on Monday, Sahra Wagenknecht, for decades one of Germany’s best-known and most divisive political figures, announced that she will not run for a leadership position for her Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance... Read more »

Trial begins for Germany’s 2024 Christmas market attack – DW – 11/09/2025

A car as a weapon: That brought back memories of the attack by Anis Amri on the Christmas market at Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz in 2016 and a similar attack by an Islamic extremist with a... Read more »

How two German feasts set on November 11 are connected – DW – 11/10/2025

It can seem like a strange coincidence to see children parade through the streets of Germany with lanterns to mark St. Martin’s Day on November 11 while, at the same time, colorfully dressed... Read more »

Stadtrat soll im Dezember entscheiden

Was ist Gegenstand des Bürgerbegehrens? Mit Schreiben vom 12. März 2025 zeigten die vertretungsberechtigten Vertrauenspersonen das Bürgerbegehren an.  Der Entscheidungsvorschlag lautet: „Das Angebot des Öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs (Straßenbahnen, Busse, Bergbahnen, Fähren, MOBIbikes, MOBIcars)... Read more »

‘Kristallnacht’ not strong enough term for anti-Jewish riots – DW – 11/09/2025

Words have meaning. They shape how people feel about an issue, remember events and respond to developments that affect their lives. For decades, people in Germany have referred to the anti-Jewish violence... Read more »

Trial to begin for Germany’s 2024 Christmas market attack – DW – 11/09/2025

A car as a weapon: That brought back memories of the attack by Anis Amri on the Christmas market at Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz in 2016 and a similar attack by an Islamic extremist with a... Read more »

NFL blossoms in Berlin, but are historic stadiums enough? – DW – 11/09/2025

On the day Berlin marked the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was wild to watch the razzle dazzle of America’s game on show in the German capital.... Read more »

November 9 pogroms showed coming Nazi brutality – DW – 11/09/2025

“I can still clearly remember the morning of November 10,” said W. Michael Blumenthal. “My father was arrested early in the morning. Amid the commotion and despite the fact that my mother... Read more »

Germany considers the ‘Nordic model’ to curb sex work – DW – 11/09/2025

Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), recently implied that Germany had become the “brothel of Europe” — reigniting the national debate about sex work. In a speech read out at... Read more »