EU sports commissioner says FIFA is 'damaging to football'
Speaking to DW, EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef hit out at world football's governing body over its "poor governance."
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Afghanistan's women: A national soccer team without a home
The Afghan women's national football team has finally been officially recognized by FIFA. Now the players want to make history both on and off the field.
PISA 2025 results: Reading and math scores plummet worldwide
The PISA 2025 results reveal record-low student performance, with digital distractions and AI use raising concerns. Germany is faring worse than ever.
Elversberg: Bundesliga newcomers from tiny town make waves
A team from a small southwestern German town of just 7,000 inhabitants made history by sealing promotion to become the 59th club to play in the Bundesliga. Elversberg has got off to a memorable start.
Egg freezing in women's football: Choice or pressure?
Spain's football federation is set to join a handful of clubs in paying for female players to freeze their eggs. Experts have welfare concerns.
Werner Herzog: Germany's wild man of cinema is back
As his latest movie, "Bucking Fastard," premiered at the Venice Film Festival, DW talked to the boundary-breaking director.
Croatia: Toxic waste protest draws tens of thousands
The Zagreb demonstrators demanded that the government come up with a plan to clear illegal toxic waste in 20 days. Prime Minister Plenkovic has promised to tackle the issue.
Germany: From emigration to immigration destination
Migration is a sensitive topic in Germany, with public debate dominated by the fear of uncontrolled immigration. But over two centuries, millions of Germans emigrated in search of a better life.
The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers
As data centers multiply to meet AI demand, they're straining power grids, draining water supplies and reshaping the land and air around them.
Germany: Is Saxony-Anhalt's economy really struggling?
Germany's far-right AfD party has long claimed that the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt has been left behind. Is that really the case? A closer look at the data offers some interesting insights.
Why North Korea's women's football team is so good
North Korea's young footballers enter the U-20 World Cup in Poland as defending champions — the 2024 title was their third. Why is the isolated state so good at the game?
2026 Beethoven Festival evokes a sense of home
The motto of this year's classical music festival in Bonn is "Home/At Home," featuring musicians from diverse cultures presenting pieces from their homelands.
How Volkswagen's huge workforce became a costly burden
The struggling German carmaker plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs from its 630,000-strong workforce. How did VW's headcount get so bloated, and will the cuts be enough to survive the Chinese EV onslaught?
Is Germany's economic slump finally over?
Despite a slew of negative headlines, the German economy has posted its best figures in years. There are reasons for optimism, but structural issues remain.
Can communities be protected from melting glaciers?
Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions, and the tools that could help save lives.
Can new Apple CEO John Ternus fix the tech giant's AI woes?
John Ternus is just the third Apple CEO in 30 years. His primary challenge is to correct the company's faltering AI strategy to preserve its position as a big tech leader.
At Venice Film Festival, politics take center stage
With works about Gaza, Ukraine and Elon Musk, political cinema is in the spotlight at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
Canada's Carney holds firm against Trump tariffs
Canada is facing new US import penalties after Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to match US tariffs on China. Other countries are watching as the Trump trade clash turns into a fight over economic sovereignty.
Inside the sea cucumber smuggling boom
A quiet multimillion‑dollar black market is exploding across the Indian Ocean, driven by one unlikely animal: the sea cucumber.
EU wants drones to spray pesticides, but it could backfire
The EU wants to lift a decades-old ban on spraying pesticides from the air, allowing drones to be used for greater precision. But experts warn the plan could lead to even more pesticides being used in agriculture.