18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (127+ words) DW.com Sweden's decision to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14 has become a key election issue. The government says tougher measures are needed, while critics question whether prison will reduce youth crime. Sweden has lowered the age…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (107+ words) The AfD's landslide victory marks a turning point. What are the consequences for Germany when a far-right party wins so decisively in Saxony-Anhalt? Nadine Lindner, political correspondent for Germany's public radio Deutschlandradio, reporting for years on German federal politics and…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (336+ words) A drone nearly struck a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo, according to Norway's prime minister. However, a Ukrainian source said the threat may have been overstated. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Wednesday…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (94+ words) dw.com Europe’s fight against textile waste This browser does not support the video element. The EU aims to reduce textile waste by banning the destruction of unsold clothing. But manufacturers, recyclers and industry experts question whether the new rules…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (109+ words) Thousands attend funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' in Serbia dw.com Thousands gathered to pay tribute to Ratko Mladic, the convicted war criminal still seen as a hero by many Serbs. With elections expected in about six weeks, Mladic's funeral…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (337+ words) The EU is preparing a major investment package and closer political ties with the Danish Arctic territory amid Donald Trump's demand for greater US control of the mineral-rich island. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Greenland for…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (38+ words) dw.com Historian Katja Hoyer says the AfD's breakthrough was fueled by a more upbeat campaign around Ulrich Siegmund, while mainstream parties struggled to offer a positive vision of change....

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (35+ words) DW.com "We're going to have to live with this result," the CDU's lead candidate Sven Schulze said after congratulating the AfD on becoming the state's strongest party....

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (142+ words) Sven Schulze, the CDU’s lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, is seen as a pragmatic and low-profile conservative politician. Sven Schulze, the center-right CDU’s lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, is often seen as a pragmatic and low-profile conservative politician. A former engineer, MEP…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (670+ words) Only 1.6 million eligible voters are called to choose a new state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The region between the Elbe River and Harz Mountains in eastern Germany is outnumbered in population by 10 of Germany's total 16 federal states. This is…...