Germany has rolled back its new law offering a fast-tracked citizenship after only three years, which had been in place since 2024. Conservative Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt saw it as a wrong signal.

As cheap and disposable furniture piles up in landfills, younger shoppers are bucking the trend. Gen Z is going secondhand.

China's grip on rare earths — vital for smartphones, EVs and military tech — has left the US, Europe and India vulnerable. Until global supplies increase, China wields great power over the critical technology sectors.

A report from the global football player union highlights concerns about player load and heat leading up to next summer's World Cup.

Germany's biggest women's team has fallen behind just as women's football boomed. What can the Bundesliga champions do?

German automakers will press for fresh incentives to revive demand for electric vehicles during crunch talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Berlin faces pressure to act as German sales slump while Chinese rivals surge.

A pharmaceutical company was arrested in India after over a dozen children died from allegedly consuming a cough syrup. Meanwhile, the WHO says there's a "regulatory gap" in India's screening of locally sold syrups.

Negotiators for Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza to release the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, adopting parts of a plan backed by US President Trump. Follow DW for more.

US President Donald Trump said this means that all of the hostages will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw troops. DW has the latest.

Legendary American singer Dolly Parton put the buzz of a health scare to bed in a social media post. The 79-year-old said she was okay after her sister made comments about her health, sending fans in a tailspin.

Access to Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat on mobile phones is currently restricted in Afghanistan. This comes after the Taliban cut internet and telecommunications services for two days last week.

US President Donald Trump said this means that all of the hostages will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw troops. DW has the latest.

Several ministers in President Daniel Noboa's Cabinet have called Tuesday's attack on his motorcade an "assassination attempt," although law enforcement has said little about the incident.

Caretaker Prime Minister Lecornu resigned on Monday only 14 hours after naming his Cabinet, which had met resistance from rival political parties.

Authorities announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man for allegedly starting the devastating fire in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades in January. It is considered the worst fire in the city's history.

Crossing fast-track citizenship off the books was a key migration-related election campaign promise from Chancellor Merz's CDU. Critics argue that this will deter highly qualified immigrants from coming to Germany.

Iris Stalzer, mayor-elect of the west German town of Herdecke, has told investigators it was her adoptive daughter who stabbed her repeatedly in her home this week. Police said Stalzer's life was no longer in danger.

Political deadlock, huge debts and another of President Macron's appointed heads of government has resigned. Concerns are growing in Berlin about the future of Franco-German relations.

Germany's competition watchdog has announced an investigation of Chinese discount online retail site temu.com, suspecting it of influencing retailers' prices. The site is the fastest-growing of its kind in the world.

Claims of a Gen Z church revival are spreading online. DW digs into the Barna study and other data to uncover what's really happening.