‘Champion of terror’ Russian gymnast signs for German club – DW – 11/14/2025

A star Russian athlete will make her debut in Germany’s gymnastics Bundesliga on Saturday, despite being designated as a “champion of terror” by Ukraine. 2020 Olympic champion Angelina Melnikova, one of the... Read more »

Fridays for Future revive climate protests – DW – 11/14/2025

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Internationaler Tag gegen Gewalt an Frauen und Mädchen

Der Orange Day, der Internationale Tag zur Beseitigung von Gewalt gegen Frauen am 25. November, ist ein Aktionstag, der sich für die Bekämpfung von Gewalt und Diskriminierung gegenüber Frauen und Mädchen einsetzt.... Read more »

German coalition government agrees new military service plan – DW – 11/13/2025

The German center-right/center-left coalition government announced an agreed path to boosting its military forces on Thursday, including the option to enforce partial compulsory military service. Discussions over how to increase the number... Read more »

Germany to introduce voluntary military service – DW – 11/13/2025

Although the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, needs tens of thousands more soldiers, there will be no return to compulsory military service, according to the governing parties. “The new military service is... Read more »

Why Google’s data center plans spark concern in Germany – DW – 11/13/2025

The long-anticipated announcement came on November 11, when Google revealed details at a press conference in Berlin. Philipp Justus, the California-based tech giant’s managing director for Germany, said the company would invest... Read more »

What will become of Sahra Wagenknecht’s party? – 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 »

A 70-year-long history – DW – 11/12/2025

In 1945, few would have predicted that Germany would reestablish an army just a decade later. Following the end of World War II — which Nazi Germany had unleashed — the country... Read more »

German court rejects bid to halt arms exports to Israel – DW – 11/12/2025

The Administrative Court of Berlin on Wednesday rejected a pair of appeals to halt German weapons exports to Israel on procedural grounds. The cases were filed by several Palestinians: one from a naturalized German citizen... Read more »

Germany’s economic experts say government could do better – DW – 11/12/2025

The annual assessment by the Council of Economic Experts at the Chancellery in Berlin is always something of a report card. This is first time the panel has presented its findings to... Read more »