Skip next section The impressions of DW's correspondent at the press briefing April 14, 2026 The impressions of DW's correspondent at the press briefing Wearing a simple black suit, black shirt and black sneakers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood at the podium during a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin.
"I know I did something terrible and that it has had terrible consequences," Zhongyi J*, a 27-year-old Chinese student, told a Munich court in February. Today, J* was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder and seven counts of aggravated rape and sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is in China for his fourth visit in the past four years. Spain presents itself as a bridge between China and the European Union at times when Europe's ties with the United States have been strained.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez' wife, Begona Gomez, has been formally charged with corruption, following a years-long criminal investigation into charges she and her husband deny.
"Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight," said Ursula von der Leyen on election night. The country was reclaiming its European path, she wrote on X, adding that the European Union would become stronger as a result.
Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and subsidiary Eurowings began a 48-hour strike on Monday morning. The airline is also facing a cabin crew work stoppage right after the pilots end their strike.
The end of the Orban era began with a simple Facebook post on a blue background at 9:11 p.m. CET on Sunday evening. The message, posted by Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar, was concise and to the point: "Prime Minister Viktor Orban just congratulated me on the phone on our victory."
Fatuma Muhumed is glowing as she arrives for an interview with DW just hours before her inauguration as a local councilor in the Dutch municipality of Apeldoorn — her first political office, on top of her job as a lawyer.
Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and subsidiary Eurowings began a 48-hour strike on Monday morning. Hundreds of flights are set to be canceled, with the major hubs of Frankfurt and Munich hit hardest, in the fourth strike of 2026 to hit the airline.
At 69 years old, Lady Fatou on Monday became not only the Berlin Zoo's longest-residing tenant but also maintained her title as the oldest gorilla in the world. Born somewhere in West Africa in 1957, she arrived in Europe at the port of Marseilles in 1959 amongst the luggage of a French sailor.
Skip next section IN PICTURES — World's oldest gorilla celebrates birthday in Berlin April 13, 2026 IN PICTURES — World's oldest gorilla celebrates birthday in Berlin She is known as the "grand dame" of Berlin Zoo, and Fatou reached the grand old age of 69 this Monday.
Ukraine and Russia both marked Orthodox Easter on Sunday by accusing each other of thousands of breaches of an agreed Easter truce. In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended a service at the city's St.