35 years after Berlin Wall, East German football struggling – DW – 10/02/2025

Just over 50 years ago, 1. FC Magdeburg lifted the European Cup Winner’s Cup — a feat no other east German side has replicated. Now, after a long journey in the lower leagues,... Read more »

Germany’s men surging but India the benchmark – DW – 10/02/2025

Last month, Matthias Blübaum did something no other German chess player had in 35 years by qualifying for the World Championship Candidates Tournament. The 28-year-old did so by coming second at the FIDE Grand... Read more »

5 facts about German Unity Day – DW – 10/02/2025

Following the end of World War II in 1945, a defeated Germany was divided into four occupation zones, controlled by the Allied powers: the United States, France, Great Britain and the Soviet... Read more »

Berlin to crack down ona beloved giveaway tradition – DW – 10/02/2025

Between old sofas and broken fridges, boxes of baby clothes and crates of cassettes, hidden treasures dot Berlin’s streets. In one such collection of unwanted stuff, Berlin musician Eno Thiemann discovered a... Read more »

Can German Chancellor Merz fix his government crisis? – DW – 09/30/2025

Only four months after the government took office, satisfaction with the ruling coalition of the center-right Christian Democrats and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and center-left Social Democrats (SPD) has fallen to a... Read more »

Are Volkswagen’s EVs made with African conflict minerals? – DW – 10/01/2025

The 3TG, a group of raw materials that include tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, makes a huge difference for the auto industry of our times as it strives to transition to electric vehicles (EV). These... Read more »

Oktoberfest back on after Munich bomb scare

A fire at a detached house in northern Munich and explosions in the area set off a large emergency operation on Wednesday, with police and firefighters blocking roads. A police investigation, triggered by... Read more »

Town in northeast Germany cancels reading by Jewish writer – DW – 10/01/2025

The small town of Klütz, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in northeastern Germany, had likely never seen a demonstration of this scale. About 500 protesters — among them media representatives, writers... Read more »

From surrealist muse to war photographer – DW – 10/01/2025

From her pioneering work in French surrealism to war photography, Lee Miller (1907-1977) is currently celebrated in an exhibition at the Tate Britain museum. The largest retrospective of the trailblazing photographer ever held in the UK, “Lee... Read more »

How October 7 changed Jewish life in Germany – DW – 10/01/2025

“You can’t walk through our neighborhood without coming across antisemitic graffiti,” says one Jewish woman living in Berlin, who wishes to remain anonymous. For her, antisemitism has become part of everyday life... Read more »