Protests target private equity industry at Berlin summit

Outside the majestic Wittenbergplatz subway station in Berlin, activist Hedda tells people passing by that the majority of the superrich in Germany inherited their wealth. Striding back and forth in front of... Read more »

Germany: Reports of antisemitism in 2025 remain high

The 2025 report, published on Wednesday, documents a wide range of incidents collected by RIAS reporting centers across the country throughout the year and classified by the association as antisemitic. In the... Read more »

Zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften am 26. Juni ist Neugier gefragt

Am Freitag, 26. Juni 2026, von 17 bis 24 Uhr, öffnet die Stadt erneut ihre Wissenschaftslandschaft für die kleinen und großen Dresdnerinnen und Dresdner sowie ihre Gäste. Zur 23. Langen Nacht der... Read more »

World Cup dreams come true for young German footballers

“I too would have been interested in it had it not worked out [for me],” Joshua Kimmich said. “It’s interesting to learn new things in a different culture and country. They all have a... Read more »

Ibrahim Maza: Algeria’s ‘multicultural kid’ from Berlin

“I’m a multicultural kid with three different nationalities: Germany, Algeria, and Vietnam,” said Ibrahim Maza earlier this year. By then, it had dawned on Julian Nagelsmann — along with 80 million armchair... Read more »

Leipzig Bach festival: Encouraging dialog

Can the music of Johann Sebastian Bach encourage dialogue? Absolutely, says Burkhard Jung, lord mayor of Leipzig and former president of Eurocities, a network of major European cities. In his opening address... Read more »

Germany: 25 years since Nazi forced labor compensation began

Germany’s Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) Foundation is this month marking 25 years since it first paid compensation to the last survivors forced to work under the Nazi regime. But some have argued... Read more »

Stadt Dresden startet im Juni mehrere Fußwegsanierungen

Die Landeshauptstadt Dresden startet im Juni mehrere Fußwegsanierungen im Stadtgebiet. Ziel der Maßnahmen ist es, die Verkehrssicherheit zu verbessern, Fußwege instand zu setzen und teilweise auch die Schulwegsicherheit zu erhöhen. Den Auftakt... Read more »

Germany’s Merz: Who are his international allies?

US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are among Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s closest foreign policy partners. Yet these relationships have evolved... Read more »

Fact check: Hitler look-alike at Germany’s World Cup match?

On the pitch, the focus in Germany during Sunday’s FIFA World Cup match was on the national team’s convincing 7–1 victory over Curaçao. Off the pitch, however, many social media users were fixated... Read more »