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DW Top • April 26, 2026 11:46

Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service

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The Bavarian state premier has criticized the government's voluntary plan. Meanwhile, Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the shooting in Washington. DW has more.

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Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service

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Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service

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Syrian minorities refused asylum in Europe as rejections surge

By Amina Ismail and Layli ForoudiAMSTERDAM, April 22 (Reuters) - Armed men burst into the apartment where student Mohamad lived with his Alawite family in the Syrian city of Jableh …

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11:46

Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service

The Bavarian state premier has criticized the government's voluntary plan. Meanwhile, Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the shooting in Washington. DW has more.

09:46

Queer as folk: The gay scandal that shook the German Empire

Germany's last emperor, a gilded porcelain vase and a general who had a heart attack in a pink tutu: The Eulenburg Affair shook the German Empire to its core and …

07:54

Is Germany's pension system still secure?

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sparked controversy by describing Germany's state pension as no more than "basic cover." What did he mean by that? And how does Germany compare internationally?

10:08

German economy growth forecasts halved

Germany's economy continues to falter under the shock of soaring energy prices. In the wake of the Iran war, the German economy minister has had to cut her own forecast …

09:55

Germany news: Bavarian police arrest suspected spies

Two men have been arrested in Bavaria and charged with espionage, Frankfurt Airport's new Terminal 3 has opened its doors, and former US President Obama has praised a German climate …

07:54

Germany news: Trial to start in Istanbul over tourist deaths

Six people have been charged with negligent homicide over the deaths of four members of a German family at a hotel in Turkey. Meanwhile, a major climate conference is starting …

07:54

Germany news: Trial starts in Istanbul over tourist deaths

Six people have been charged with negligent homicide over the deaths of four members of a German family at a hotel in Turkey. Meanwhile, a major climate conference is starting …

13:50

Germany News: Neighbor attacked for pounding schnitzel too loudly

Police in southern Germany were called in to settle the schnitzel dispute that then reportedly turned violent, with a man slapping his neighbor for pounding his schnitzel too loudly. Follow …

09:05

Germany news: Far-right AfD ahead of Merz's conservatives

The far-right Alternative for Germany has nudged ahead of its political rivals in a new poll, the most recent of several that it has topped. Meanwhile, a last-ditch attempt to …

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09:46

Queer as folk: The gay scandal that shook the German Empire

Germany's last emperor, a gilded porcelain vase and a general who had a heart attack in a pink tutu: The Eulenburg Affair shook the German Empire to its core and …

07:54

Is Germany's pension system still secure?

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sparked controversy by describing Germany's state pension as no more than "basic cover." What did he mean by that? And how does Germany compare internationally?

10:08

German economy growth forecasts halved

Germany's economy continues to falter under the shock of soaring energy prices. In the wake of the Iran war, the German economy minister has had to cut her own forecast …

09:55

Germany news: Bavarian police arrest suspected spies

Two men have been arrested in Bavaria and charged with espionage, Frankfurt Airport's new Terminal 3 has opened its doors, and former US President Obama has praised a German climate …

07:54

Germany news: Trial to start in Istanbul over tourist deaths

Six people have been charged with negligent homicide over the deaths of four members of a German family at a hotel in Turkey. Meanwhile, a major climate conference is starting …

07:54

Germany news: Trial starts in Istanbul over tourist deaths

Six people have been charged with negligent homicide over the deaths of four members of a German family at a hotel in Turkey. Meanwhile, a major climate conference is starting …

13:50

Germany News: Neighbor attacked for pounding schnitzel too loudly

Police in southern Germany were called in to settle the schnitzel dispute that then reportedly turned violent, with a man slapping his neighbor for pounding his schnitzel too loudly. Follow …

09:05

Germany news: Far-right AfD ahead of Merz's conservatives

The far-right Alternative for Germany has nudged ahead of its political rivals in a new poll, the most recent of several that it has topped. Meanwhile, a last-ditch attempt to …

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18:03

German police launch mass raids of 50 premises to smash Syrian trafficking ring

Police believe the ring operated by using genuine residency documents issued to Syrian refugees in Germany, which were sent to people in Syria with a similar appearance.

17:04

Six stand trial in Istanbul over insecticide poisoning deaths of Turkish-German family

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The welcome return of German military might

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German chancellor Merz defends industry against EU climate policy

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Germany’s far right at odds over conscription

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15:40

German police called after neighbor dispute over schnitzel

In het Duitse stadje Geiselhöring, in het zuiden van het land, is de politie zaterdagavond opgeroepen nadat een man zijn buurman had aangevallen omdat die het vlees voor zijn schnitzel …