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Historical photo of Mata Hari sitting in an armchair wearing an embellished bra, bracelets, and a tiara.

Mata Hari: Celebrated dancer turns WWI spy

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August 9, 2026

Nigeria marries 1,500 couples in mass wedding

August 7, 2026

Berlin clubs struggle as drink sales dry up and costs rise

August 7, 2026

Germany news: Exports and factory data lift economic outlook

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Deutschland Berlin-Schöneberg 2025 | DW-Eigendreh

Deutschland Berlin-Schöneberg 2025 | DW-Eigendreh

Decolonial tours: Seeing Berlin differently

Decolonial tours: Seeing Berlin differently

Rethinking history through Berlin tours.

Former GDR watchtower, Baltic Sea border tower, Kühlungsborn seaside resort, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Former GDR watchtower, Baltic Sea border tower, Kühlungsborn seaside resort, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Escape across the Baltic Sea

Escape across the Baltic Sea

For nearly 30 years, many East Germans risked fleeing across the Baltic Sea. Some 140 died trying.

Scene from Richard Wagner's opera „Rienzi" at the Bayreuth Festival, 2026 with Richard Wagner and Adolf Hitler in the back

Scene from Richard Wagner's opera „Rienzi" at the Bayreuth Festival, 2026 with Richard Wagner and Adolf Hitler in the back

How Bayreuth confronts its Nazi-era past

How Bayreuth confronts its Nazi-era past

The Bayreuth Wagner Festival is now facing its Nazi-era legacy.

Bauhaus building in Dessau.

Bauhaus building in Dessau.

AfD threatens to cut funding for 'modern-thinking' culture

AfD threatens to cut funding for 'modern-thinking' culture

The far-right party's cultural program denigrates Bauhaus, Holocaust remembrance culture, and diversity in theater.

DW Business Thumbnail 2026 | Sustainable Fashion in Berlin

DW Business Thumbnail 2026 | Sustainable Fashion in Berlin

Can sustainable fashion be profitable?

Can sustainable fashion be profitable?

How Senegalese fashion designer Mame Khady Badji turns discarded clothing into sustainable creations.

Adolf Laubinger, former Auschwitz inmate, takes part in the ceremonies marking the Roma Extermination Memorial Day at the site of the former Nazi death camp Birkenau in Brzezinka, Poland, August 2, 2005

Adolf Laubinger, former Auschwitz inmate, takes part in the ceremonies marking the Roma Extermination Memorial Day at the site of the former Nazi death camp Birkenau in Brzezinka, Poland, August 2, 2005

How does eastern Europe commemorate the Roma Holocaust?

How does eastern Europe commemorate the Roma Holocaust?

In Germany, the day is marked with memorial services, educational activites and public addresses. And in eastern Europe?

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Matt Damon in a filmstill from Christopher Nolan's „The Odyssey“

Matt Damon in a filmstill from Christopher Nolan's „The Odyssey“

Ancient Epic: The Odyssey on Film

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" retells the ancient epic with a star-studded cast.

Arts

A crowded classroom with many children seated on small chairs, writing or reading at desks, while two adults sit in the center. Shelves filled with containers line the walls, and posters hang from the ceiling.

A crowded classroom with many children seated on small chairs, writing or reading at desks, while two adults sit in the center. Shelves filled with containers line the walls, and posters hang from the ceiling.

Building Africa’s first AI factory

After setting a Guinness World Record, Adetunwase Adenle is building Africa’s first AI factory to drive tech innovation.

Music

Boney M.: A large music band in glittering outfits.

Boney M.: A large music band in glittering outfits.

German court rules that AI music firm violated copyrights

Germany's state-mandated licensing agency, GEMA, says the verdict has "global significance."

Literature

Philippe Sands

Philippe Sands

Human rights expert Philippe Sands wins German Peace Prize

Whether advocating for ecocide law or Palestinian rights, the Holocaust survivors' descendant fights against injustice.

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Bayreuth, escape and ageless creativity

The GDR's deadly Blue Border, the Nazi-era legacy of Bayreuth and Armin Mueller-Stahl, painter.

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A casually dressed woman stands in front of a vehicle with one hand on its hood.

From petitions to memes: How students made dissent visible

From imperial China to modern India, student movements have repeatedly adapted the tools and symbols of their age.

A person lies on a bed next to a dog; she is watching a film on her laptop.

A person lies on a bed next to a dog; she is watching a film on her laptop.

'Loneliness influencers': Being alone brings in the clicks

No friends, no dating, no problem? Many influencers are presenting social isolation as a lifestyle.

A residential street in an Austrian town, a newly renovated white house was where Hitler was born.

A residential street in an Austrian town, a newly renovated white house was where Hitler was born.

Austria turns Hitler's birthplace into police station

Authorities have long sought to prevent the house becoming a neo-Nazi pilgrimage site.

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An elderly man swims in an outdoor pool in Germany

An elderly man swims in an outdoor pool in Germany

Learning to swim at 60: Facing a lifelong fear of water

For decades, fear and embarrassment kept Zbigniew out of the water. Now he's taking the plunge and making a fresh start.

Person in a shiny patterned bodysuit performing a contortion pose on a round platform with a textured surface.

Person in a shiny patterned bodysuit performing a contortion pose on a round platform with a textured surface.

Contortionist Lunga Buthelezi: Pushing the limits

Lunga Buthelezi keeps pushing the limits of contortion with skill, strength, and dedication.

View of the town Chatillon-sur-Seine in France

View of the town Chatillon-sur-Seine in France

France: 2,500-year-old necklace stolen from museum

Thieves have stolen a 2,500-year-old gold necklace from a museum in France.

Michel Friedman, an elderly man, stands next to a lectern with his hands pressed together and lifted to his lips

Michel Friedman, an elderly man, stands next to a lectern with his hands pressed together and lifted to his lips

Bayreuth Festival opens with celebration and commemoration

Bayreuth Festival remembers victims of the Holocaust — and confronts its founder's antisemitism.

DW | The 77 Percent | Hair discrimination & identity politics | Fatou Elika Muloshi

DW | The 77 Percent | Hair discrimination & identity politics | Fatou Elika Muloshi

How do young Africans navigate hair stereotypes?

Young Africans challenge hair stereotypes, embracing their identity and redefining beauty on their own terms.

Sudanese model Ajak Dhieu at the 2026 Rahul Mishra fashion show in Paris. The catwalk is lined with decorative marble pillars.

Sudanese model Ajak Dhieu at the 2026 Rahul Mishra fashion show in Paris. The catwalk is lined with decorative marble pillars.

With model Ajak Dhieu at the Paris haute couture shows

She didn't want to be a model at first. Now Ajak Dhieu, from Sudan, is walking the runways of Paris.

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