PISA test reveals alarming drop in reading and math skills
DW Englishby Elizabeth Grenier8 Sept 2026
The results of the 2025 PISA study, published on September 8, show a dramatic drop in performance in reading and mathematics around the world.
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top 93%Elversberg: Bundesliga newcomers from tiny town make waves
DW Englishby Jonathan Harding8 Sept 2026
How are Elversberg doing in the Bundesliga? So far, remarkably well. The smallest town ever to be represented in the top flight got off to a dream start on the Bundesliga's opening weekend, racing...
Female footballers offered egg freezing but doubts remain
DW Englishby Matt Pearson8 Sept 2026
Balancing motherhood and work is a challenge in any profession. But for footballers, whose peak sporting years coincide with their peak fertility, the choice can feel stark.
India news: Hindu group apologizes over Eiffel Tower row
DW Englishby Seerat Chabba8 Sept 2026
What you need to know - Hindu group apologizes after Eiffel Tower strike over alleged discrimination - Manipuri musician killed in Delhi - Iran hails longstanding India relationship ahead of...
Merkel's 'heart bleeds' after AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt
DW Englishby Mark Hallam; Jon Shelton8 Sept 2026
What you need to know - Chancellor Angela Merkel says her 'heart bleeds' to see the AfD's rise and the CDU's fall in Saxony-Anhalt's vote on Sunday - German students score poorly in the latest PISA...
Germany news: Gas reserves historically low ahead of winter
DW Englishby Jon Shelton8 Sept 2026
What you need to know - German lobby group says gas reserves are at historically low levels and could run out in the event of a cold winter - The wars in Russia and Iran have significantly lowered...
Ukraine updates: Explosions rock Kyiv as 3-day truce ends
DW Englishby Shakeel Sobhan8 Sept 2026
What you need to know - Russia ends ceasefire, series of explosions rock Kyiv - Ukrainian authorities urge residents to seek shelter after missile attack - Ukraine's prosecutor general resigns amid...
Eiffel Tower employees strike after female staff removed
DW Englishby Felix Tamsut7 Sept 2026
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was closed on Monday after staff went on strike to protest the exclusion of female workers during a visit by a Hindu religious group.
3 years on, Morocco earthquake victims still wait for help
DW Englishby Zhor Baki7 Sept 2026
On September 8, 2023, a devastating earthquake struck the Al Haouz region in Morocco, killing over 2,900 people, injuring more than 5,500 and causing widespread destruction.
Werner Herzog: Germany's wild man of cinema is back
DW Englishby Scott Roxborough7 Sept 2026
When Werner Herzog needed a title for his memoirs, he reached back to one of his own films: "Every Man for Himself and God Against All," the original German title of his 1974 feature known in...
Nicaragua challenges German arms exports to Israel at ICJ
DW Englishby Mark Hallam7 Sept 2026
Germany on Monday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss a case brought by Nicaragua, accusing Berlin of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention by supplying arms to Israel amid...
Can the AfD form a government in Saxony-Anhalt?
DW Englishby Hans Pfeifer7 Sept 2026
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved its best-ever election result in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, winning well over 40% of the vote and leaving all other parties far...
War criminal Mladic buried with military honors in Belgrade
DW Englishby Nemanja Rujevic7 Sept 2026
Several thousand people lined the streets of Belgrade on Monday to follow the funeral service and burial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic.
Chancellor Merz says AfD result 'changes all of Germany'
DW Englishby Jens Thurau7 Sept 2026
There are situations in which politicians who have little left to say to each other still appear together before the press.
Carbon capture tech exists. Scaling it up is the hard part
DW Englishby Josh Axelrod7 Sept 2026
For years there has been talk of capturing and storing the carbon dioxide generated by burning fossil fuels as one way to keep the planet from overheating.
Pakistan: Can creating new provinces fix governance?
DW Englishby Haroon Janjua7 Sept 2026
A politically sensitive debate has reignited in Pakistan over whether its four-province system can effectively govern a country of around 260 million people.
Threatening letters revive fears among Kashmiri Pandits
DW Englishby Murali Krishnan7 Sept 2026
A new wave of threatening letters targeting Kashmiri Pandits — members of the Hindu minority community who fled the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley during a militant uprising in the 1990s — has...
Middle East: Israeli strikes kill a dozen in Lebanon
DW Englishby Kieran Burke7 Sept 2026
What you need to know Below is a roundup of headlines from the wider Middle East region on Monday, September 7.
Middle East: Israeli strikes kill several in Lebanon
DW Englishby Kieran Burke7 Sept 2026
What you need to know Below is a roundup of headlines from the wider Middle East region on Monday, September 7.
Ukraine: Zelenskyy says war looks set to go on into winter
DW Englishby Richard Connor7 Sept 2026
What you need to know - Ukraine's president says the war with Russia appears likely to continue into winter - His comments came after talks with visiting US envoys produced no announced...