After a terrorist attack, public attention tends to focus primarily on the perpetrator. But what about the victims? What support can they expect? And what lies ahead for them?
Climate action does not seem to be a priority for the German government — despite record temperatures, heat-related deaths and drought. Why aren’t more people taking to the streets in protest?
After the Taliban retook power on August 15, 2021, Berlin promised to bring Afghan staff to Germany. But people are still waiting to leave in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
German intelligence agencies have been calling for more powers in the fight against cyberattacks, terrorism and extremism. Now the government has given the go. Critics warn that red lines are being crossed.
Each year, dozens of churches are decommissioned, demolished or repurposed in Germany. But there is a new, unique development.
Social organizations are skeptical about the government’s ideas for a civilian service program that youths could choose as an alternative should Germany reinstate mandatory military conscription.
In the latest Sunday poll, the AfD continues to pull ahead. And more and more people are against excluding the right-wing populists from decision-making, at least on a case-by-case basis.
German authorities have begun a counterterrorism investigation into a drone laden with explosives found near a Ukrainian transport plane at Leipzig Airport. It is seen as a “hybrid attack scenario.”
The German Integration Act aimed to regulate the integration of recognized refugees following high levels of immigration, facilitating access to the labor market in return for integration efforts.
A Hamburg court has handed down stiff prison sentences to members of the far-right terrorist group “Last Wave of Defense.” Politicians are warning that those drawn into extremist violence are getting younger.