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Previously, when Germans wanted to point out how crazy something is, they would naturally use German and say “Das ist verrückt.” Young Germans, however, now prefer to say, “Das crazy.” Whether you’re surprised, speechless, want... Read more »

“We are charting something like the fever curve of society,” journalism professor Thomas Hestermann said of his new study, “Crime and Migration: Perception in German Media,”  which examined how the nationality and ethnicity of crime... Read more »

Earlier this week German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Potsdam, the capital of the eastern state of Brandenburg, on a trip that was supposed to offer some respite after a high-profile diplomatic event in Egypt, where... Read more »

Skip next section Parents increasingly concerned amid military conscription debate 10/18/2025October 18, 2025 Parents increasingly concerned amid military conscription debate More and more parents are making enquiries at German counselling centers for... Read more »

Skip next section Israel receives body believed to be deceased hostage 10/18/2025October 18, 2025 Israel receives body believed to be deceased hostage Israel said on Friday it received the remains of a... Read more »

Karl Schlögel recently returned to Berlin from a visit the Ukrainian city of Lviv. Impressions of what the historian saw there are still fresh in his memory: In Lviv, Schlögel recalls, he experienced... Read more »

A man in a long coat with a full head of hair and sunken cheeks, kneels at the edge of a mass grave, resigned to his fate.  The dozens of corpses below... Read more »

A Polish court on Friday declined to extradite to Germany a Ukrainian suspected of involvement in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The Warsaw District Court also ordered his immediate release. The... Read more »

On Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a flying visit to the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh to be one of 20 heads of state and government on hand for the signing... Read more »