The debate around the issue of sexual consent and exactly how fit for purpose Germany’s rape laws are has reignited this week following serious allegations made by actress and presenter Collien Fernandes... Read more »

Where does legitimate criticism of the State of Israel’s policies end, and  antisemitism begin? This question has come up because of a resolution adopted by a regional branch of Germany’s Left Party addressing Israel’s... Read more »

An under-19 football coach at German Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli publicly came out as gay this week and used the opportunity to criticize attitudes towards homosexuality in the game. Christian Dobrick,... Read more »

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticized the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran at an event in Berlin on Tuesday, with Steinmeier calling the war a “politically fateful mistake”... Read more »

The state election in Rhineland-Palatinate was a success for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party: With 19.5% of the vote, the AfD more than doubled their result from the previous state election... Read more »

The current US-Israel war with Iran follows decades of political tensions that have shaped perceptions of the relationship between Israel and Iran. Despite the historical hostility, Berlin-based musicians from both countries are determined to... Read more »

Stock markets dipped across the board early on Monday, with traders nervous after another weekend yielded no real signs of deescalation in Iran or the wider Gulf region or a reduction in... Read more »

The day after the regional election in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in high spirits. His center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the election. “This gives us momentum... Read more »

Stock markets dipped across the board early on Monday, with traders nervous after another weekend yielded no real signs of deescalation in Iran or the wider Gulf region or a reduction in... Read more »