Ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in the Swedish port city of Helsingborg on Thursday, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stressed Berlin's readiness to assume greater leadership responsibility in NATO.
Over 270 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest from Nepal on Wednesday, setting a new record for the number of people to climb to the top of the world's tallest mountain from the Nepali side in a single day.
Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right Alternative for Germany party's lead candidate in upcoming regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, has told DW he wants to create a "domino effect" with a "historic" victory. According to the polls, the AfD is on course to win elections in the state in September, and could even govern alone.
German lawmakers in the Bundestag on Thursday voted in favor of a proposal to cut aviation tax, raising hopes the move could make flying slightly cheaper in the country.
Are we living in an era where traditional diplomacy has little influence? Is the world moving toward a time when individual states increasingly use military force to assert their interests? If so, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul made a conscious effort this week to set a different tone. The German chief diplomat was unusually busy.
Global health authorities have warned that the number of deadly Ebola virus infections reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) most recent outbreak of the disease represents just a fraction of actual cases, adding that cases spread to regions far from the outbreak's origin.
US President Donald Trump will hold a swearing‑in ceremony on Friday for the new Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh — an unusual step, since Fed chairs are not normally sworn in at the White House, and presidents usually don't attend, given that the Fed is meant to be politically independent.
A court in Ankara on Thursday opened proceedings against Deutsche Welle reporter Alican Uludag, and released Uludag from detention while the case against him continued. The next court date is scheduled for September 18.