
The German bishops have published a handbook intended to support dialogue with Muslims. The new brochure offers foundational insig…

During his first visit to China since taking office, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Beijing to ensure fairer conditions fo…

While parts of the media portray AI as an unstoppable force destined to overwhelm society, financial markets tell a different stor…

A member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart has been elected chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference. Bishop Heiner Wilmer has …

Although Russia’s economy suffered a shock in 2022, it rebounded on wartime spending. Only now are deeper weaknesses emerging. Is …

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the country has defended its independence through four years of war with Rus…

The resignation in November and subsequent dismissal of justice minister Herman Halushchenko by the Ukrainian parliament have trig…

Several hundred passengers were forced to spend the night in Munich last week in unheated aircraft without food or blankets. The i…

Germany’s media cultivate the narrative of the child as a risk: too expensive, too burdensome, too often regretted. Between the co…

Another year has passed, ceasefire efforts have stalled, and Moscow’s forces continue their slow advance. Four years into the war,…

The CDU still presents itself as Germany’s natural party of government. Yet at its gathering in Stuttgart it revealed how narrow i…

Last week’s key development for global markets was a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court that curtailed the president’s use of…

He rejects territorial concessions in exchange for a truce. In an interview with the BBC, the Ukrainian president said his goal is…

Some of the steps taken by the world’s richest man suggest that even he is, for now, keeping his feet on the ground. Yet on Earth,…

Signals from bond markets suggest that artificial intelligence may prove a source of economic tension rather than a painless break…

Violence and sexual assaults are rising not only among young people, but also among children in nurseries. Politicians point to ex…

The martial arts demonstrations at the gala evening were not just spectacular theater. According to analysts, they demonstrated ad…

Unimpressed by the US Supreme Court's ruling that he, as president, cannot bypass Congress, Trump announced further tariff increas…

Western websites and messaging services have been throttled for more than a year, leaving them inaccessible in some regions and ba…

When Marco Rubio calls in Munich for the defence of Western culture, Germans in particular would do well to listen. Nowhere is the…

It took only hours for the response to come. After the Supreme Court blocked his sweeping global tariffs, the US president struck …

The German economy is in the midst of a long-term structural crisis. Data from tax advisers confirm the trend and paint a bleak pi…

Ramadan is publicly recognised not only by church representatives but also by politicians. This year, Ash Wednesday fell on the sa…

German as a confidently spoken language is under pressure in Germany. One indicator is the language used at home: in half of Germa…

The conflict that began in Gaza is widening, with tensions now stretching from Iran to North Africa and pulling much of the Middle…

The death of 23-year-old student Quentin D. exposes an asymmetry in the way political violence is treated in the West – particular…