Deutsche Welle: DW.com - Germany https://www.dw.com/s-1432?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf hourly 4 2002-05-01T00:00:00Z 2026-09-15T00:29:00Z https://rss.dw.com/images/DW-L-RGB_whitebg.png https://www.dw.com/s-1432?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages https://www.dw.com/en/women-s-basketball-world-cup-can-germany-harness-a-boom/a-79263602?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf Germany thrilled fans at the Women's Basketball World Cup. But even if this sparked a boom in the women's game, the infrastructure simply isn't ready for it. 2026-09-14T15:07:00Z Sports en 79263602 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-urges-cdu-discipline-as-pressure-grows/live-79256902?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged his party to stay disciplined as pressure grows over his leadership. Meanwhile, Germany's homeownership rate has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years. DW has the latest. 2026-09-15T00:02:00Z News en 79256902 https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-businesswoman-charged-with-spying-for-russia/a-79258004?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf Prosecutors say the Berlin marketing executive used her political and military contacts to help a Russian intelligence officer gain access to influential circles and seek information on German defense policy. 2026-09-14T11:09:00Z News en 79258004 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-merz-s-cdu-comes-out-on-top-in-lower-saxony-polls/a-79254724?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf The Christian Democrats have emerged as the strongest party following local elections in the state of Lower Saxony. The vote was closely watched as an indicator of the strength of the far-right AfD, which came in third. 2026-09-14T06:09:00Z News en 79254724 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-zverev-wins-us-open-in-golden-year/a-79212706?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf Alexander Zverev has won the US Open for the first time, defeating Ben Shelton in the final. It is Zverev's second Grand Slam win of 2026 after a long wait for his first title, but controversy still hangs over him. 2026-09-13T22:03:00Z Sports en 79212706 https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-afd-questions-german-aid-berlin-remains-committed/a-79257524?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf Emboldened by its win in Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right Alternative for Germany wants the government to change its Ukraine and Russia policies. Berlin is staying the course, but support is fading — especially in the east. 2026-09-14T12:46:00Z Germany en 79257524 https://www.dw.com/en/in-cosmopolitan-berlin-elections-still-closed-to-foreigners/a-78744579?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf A quarter of Berlin residents will have no say in the German capital's city-state election because they lack citizenship. That's the highest proportion of residents excluded from the election yet, and many are unhappy. 2026-09-14T07:43:00Z Germany en 78744579 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-ahead-in-lower-saxony-local-election/live-79223427?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf The CDU is on course to win in municipal polls in the northwestern state of Lower Saxony that were seen as a gauge of support for the far-right AfD party. 2026-09-14T00:12:00Z News en 79223427 https://www.dw.com/en/elversberg-bundesliga-newcomers-from-tiny-town-make-waves/a-77194483?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf A team from a small southwestern German town of just 7,000 inhabitants made history by sealing promotion to become the 59th club to play in the Bundesliga. Elversberg has got off to a memorable start. 2026-09-08T06:47:00Z Sports en 77194483 https://www.dw.com/en/werner-herzog-germany-s-wild-man-of-cinema-is-back/a-78949324?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf As his latest movie, "Bucking Fastard," premiered at the Venice Film Festival, DW talked to the boundary-breaking director. 2026-09-07T16:41:00Z Culture en 78949324