Erlangen is an example of changes in society. In this city of 119,000 residents in northern Bavaria, a great deal is happening at once. Preparations are underway for a new synagogue for which the state of Bavaria has provided a plot of land near the university. The city's two major mosques are planning expansions.
Saint-Denis, the largest suburb of the French capital Paris, played host to a major rally against racism on Saturday, in support of the town's newly elected Black mayor. Bally Bagayoko was elected in the first round of municipal elections on March 15. The 52-year-old was standing for the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party.
A new military service law took effect in Germany at the start of 2026 aimed at boosting the strength of the armed forces amid threats to European security in the wake of Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.
Phil Werring is thinking about refusing to serve in the military. He does not want to join the German army, the Bundeswehr. "They always say it's about defense," the student told DW. "But I don't see the threat situation and therefore I have no interest in completing compulsory service in the army."
Skip next section Police open probe after clashing fans invade pitch during Dynamo-Hertha match April 5, 2026 Police open probe after clashing fans invade pitch during Dynamo-Hertha match Dynamo fans set a Hertha Berlin flag set on fire during the unrestImage: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa/picture alliance The Bundesliga 2 soccer match between Dynamo Dresden and Hertha Berlin
Thousands of people are expected to take part in the German peace movement's traditional Easter peace marches, with over a hundred events organized in dozens of towns across the country between April 2 and 6. Several German newspapers have run ads trying to mobilize people.
The first two state elections of the year have come and gone in Germany, and things are starting to pick up again within the federal government.
The Hungarian election campaign has been in a frenzy for weeks, but this latest scandal has shocked even the most cool-headed observers. Many have described it as a "return to dictatorship and Communist times."
Skip next section WATCH: Germany rehearses mass evacuations for a NATO war April 4, 2026 WATCH: Germany rehearses mass evacuations for a NATO war Russia's threat has pushed Germany to carry out the biggest war drill of its kind in decades — testing its readiness for mass evacuations of wounded allied soldiers from NATO's eastern
Ukraine came under massive air attacks from Russia on Thursday night and throughout Friday, which killed at least 14 people across the country. Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was facing wave after wave of air strikes on Thursday night and Friday morning, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia's full-scale assault on its neighbor continued into its 1,500th day.
When the Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, stepped out of a car and walked toward his host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in June 2025, it was a truly historic moment. The two politicians shook hands, and turned to face the cameras together.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis replaced several officials on Friday after multiple resignations tied to a widening farm payment scandal. Investigators allege that lawmakers tried to illegally channel subsidies from the European Union to benefit their voter base. What is the political significance?