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Shida Bazyar Wins Wilhelm Raabe-Literaturpreis

The jury said her novel traces 90 years of local history to expose continuing antisemitism.

ZDF’s 'Go West!' Recounts East Germany’s Final National Team and the West German Talent Rush

Martin Gutzeit Dies at 74

AfD in Brandenburg Uses Lifesize Cardboard Cutouts Including Hindenburg at Public Events

Bavaria Thaler Issued for 80th Anniversary of Bavarian Constitution

Germany Confirms €110 Million Renovation Package for Schloss Friedenstein

Ingo Schulze’s New Novel Wins Uwe‑Johnson Prize and Lands on Deutscher Buchpreis Longlist

Sandra Hüller Says She Identifies as a ‘Thuringian European’, Not German

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche to Close Parts for €44–45 Million Renovation Starting in September

Ingo Schulze’s Das Wasser im August Wins Uwe‑Johnson Prize and Makes Deutscher Buchpreis Longlist

Planned Demolition of Berlin’s DDR SEZ Paused After Owner Withdraws Tender

Two New German Documentaries Probe an Island’s Past and an Antarctic Research Voyage

Potsdam Proposal to Name Street After Lothar Bisky Prompts Call for Full Stasi Vetting

WDR and MDR Launch AR App Letting Students Meet Berlin Wall Witnesses

Germany Prepares For Possible Return Of Zivildienst

Altes Museum Found to Have Structural Cracks as Pergamon Announces Phased Reopening

FDP Deputy Says 'Ostidentität' Was Invented and Calls East–West Division a Political Business Model

Bremen CDU Chief Criticizes Merz Over West‑Centric Leadership

Germany Hands 2029 Tour de France Grand Départ Bid to A.S.O.

ARD Will Drop Entire "Babylon Berlin" Finale in Mediathek and Stage Two-Part TV Broadcast