Deutsche Welle: DW.com - Germany https://www.dw.com/s-1441?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf hourly 4 2002-05-01T00:00:00Z 2026-11-01T10:17:16Z https://rss.dw.com/images/DW-L-RGB_whitebg.png https://www.dw.com/s-1441?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages https://www.dw.com/en/the-dachshund-a-humorous-icon-with-political-symbolism/a-79640191?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf From Picasso to Andy Warhol, a surprising number of artists have portrayed the German breed. But the dachshund has also at times been co-opted as a political symbol. 2026-10-30T07:57:00Z Culture en 79640191 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merkel-calls-for-first-female-president/live-79814961?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf Former Chancellor Angela Merkel says it's time to consider a woman as Germany's next president. Meanwhile, the IG Metall union has begun warning strikes after pay talks collapse. DW has more. 2026-11-01T08:53:00Z News en 79814961 https://www.dw.com/en/star-trek-star-patrick-stewart-dies-age-86/a-79803071?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf The Shakespearean actor landed the role of a lifetime as "Star Trek" Captain Picard. He passed away at age 86. 2026-10-29T22:11:00Z Culture en 79803071 https://www.dw.com/en/125-years-of-thomas-mann-s-buddenbrooks/a-44107236?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf This over 1,000-page masterpiece offers a panoramic view of society in the 19th century and exposes the collapse of a merchant family: unrecognized sons, disillusioned daughters and the loss of middle-class ideals. 2026-10-13T08:09:00Z Culture en 44107236 https://www.dw.com/en/bollywood-and-the-underworld-together-in-the-spotlight/a-79806129?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf A wave of shootings and extortion threats has rattled India's film industry. This time, those claiming responsibility are very different from the Mumbai underworld that had Bollywood in its grip back in the 1990s. 2026-10-31T07:26:00Z World en 79806129 https://www.dw.com/en/brutal-revolutionary-empire-builder-genghis-khan-s-legacy/a-79697112?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf Berlin is host to a major exhibition on the founder of the Mongol Empire and his successors. Here's how Genghis Khan disrupted the course of history. 2026-10-20T08:57:00Z Culture en 79697112 https://www.dw.com/en/who-was-eva-mamlok-berlin-square-renamed-after-jewish-anti-fascist-resistance-fighter/a-79668919?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf She started taking action against Hitler as a teenager and never stopped until her death in a concentration camp. Berlin's Blücherplatz is now being renamed after her. 2026-10-16T09:16:00Z Culture en 79668919 https://www.dw.com/en/ai-assisted-dying-doris-dörrie-s-new-film-addresses-prospect-of-care-robots/a-79659715?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf While the world debates the dangers of artificial intelligence, filmmaker Doris Dörrie explores how humanoid robots could change the way we deal with aging, caregiving and how people choose to die. 2026-10-15T13:24:00Z Culture en 79659715