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The deadline for many self-filers passed at the end of July. Here’s what taxpayers can expect now, from automated checks to possible requests for more information.
Just one in 10 people in Germany is aged 15 to 24, according to new figures, and migration plays an increasingly important role in sustaining the coun…
As much of Europe swelters under a heatwave, a group of German ministers wants to enshrine climate protection in the constitution, a plan that sparked…
Germany's heatwave eased on Monday as showers and milder temperatures arrived. The weather change helped emergency crews contain several wildfires tha…
Tired of guessing whether your Deutsche Bahn train will actually arrive on time? A new free website uses historical data to show you how likely your n…
Residents of western Germany evacuated as fire in Belgium closes in on border, increasing number of rejected asylum seekers leave the country, Social …
Countries across Europe on Sunday continued to battle wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes.
As Europe bakes in yet another heatwave, German winegrower Florian Weingart has scattered straw on the ground to keep moisture trapped in the earth an…
The EU pushed back Friday at renewed trade pressure from the United States, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and…
From a survey aimed at finding the most hospitable state, to the unfair idea that Germans hog all the poolside sunlounges, Inside Germany is our weekl…
Hot weather events have killed an estimated 12,500 people in Germany so far this year, but the chancellor has yet to address the issue publicly.
A six-hour swimming event for Black children and teenagers at Berlin’s Volksbad was called-off amidst a wave of threats and online abuse triggered by …
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
As Germany's rivers fall to some of their lowest levels in living memory, the country's waterways are revealing extraordinary sights.
Pornographic material is strictly forbidden in the People's Republic of China. Yet demand is high nonetheless. Many of the films are produced in Taiwa…
A fresh debate about whether foreigners should be able to speak German in the service industry has been reignited following a post from a cafe in Muni…
When life in Germany starts to feel a bit too serious, a trip to one of these places can be a good way to remind yourself it doesn't have to be.
Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and its partners provide a detailed and unprecedented look at the depth of military cooperation between Russia and China. Sec…
Your grandfather appears in the SS files? What that might mean, how you can continue your research and who was even allowed to join the Nazi organizat…
Democracy is a tenacious beast, but it has been riven by contradictions ever since the Declaration of Independence. Nowhere are those contradictions i…
Shortly before the earthquakes, DER SPIEGEL traveled to Venezuela to explore the question: Who is really in charge in the country?
The Feb. 28 attack on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, likely killed dozens of children and evidence suggests the US may be responsible. But was i…
As ocean waters continue to rise, the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu became a symbol of climate change. Residents, though, are fed up with being seen…
A young woman from Germany vanished without a trace 11 years ago. Now, her name makes several appearances in the Epstein files. Her family wants to fi…
Can Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) really improve the climate balance of cement production? Shortcomings in Norway have some wondering if it has a f…
After 16 years of Viktor Orbán's rule, it looked to many as though democracy in Hungary was dead. But not to Péter Magyar. DER SPIEGEL spoke with him …
Where does the data come from? What do the matches mean? What errors exist? And what does the date of joining reveal about entanglement with Hitler’s …
DER SPIEGEL has cross-referenced hundreds of thousands of SS files with the millions of NSDAP membership cards. Here, you can search through the updat…
Cerberus has their go-bag ready. Adrian is prepared to move at a moment's notice. Debra Guckenheimer has already fled the US with her nonbinary childr…
Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of the imprisoned Venezuelan strongman, speaks to a Western media outlet for the first time about his father's mistakes and…
One thought he was getting a job driving a truck in Russia. Another says he was invited to run in a race. Both ended up being forced to fight in Putin…
In a wide ranging interview with DER SPIEGEL, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks about his relationship with Trump, the immense challenges facing…
Ten years ago, China brought the one-child policy to an end. In Rudong, the city where the policy was originally tested, 40 percent of residents are o…
DER SPIEGEL has learned that German authorities have obtained detailed membership lists kept by the terror group Islamic State. Some suspected terrori…
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Russian officials to meet the recruitment quotas set by Moscow. In response, bonuses are rising and standard…
Berlin was long content to ignore space as a military frontier. But now, the Merz government is investing 35 billion euros in an array of new systems.…
If you've been left waiting months, or even years, to hear a decision on your application to naturalise as German you may be wondering what you can do…
Kleingarten culture is a unique part of life in Germany, offering a small green oasis amidst the urban sprawl. If you're hoping to secure your own all…
Most people need to sit the citizenship exam if they want to naturalise as German citizens - but not everyone has to. These are the lucky groups who c…
If it's getting late but you're not ready to go home just yet, ask your German friends if they'll stick around for one of these.
