Ungewöhnlicher Einsatz: Rettungshubschrauber sind regelmäßig über Chemnitz unterwegs. Dieser war aber ein seltener Gast. Ein Rettungshubschrauber der Bundeswehr landete am Mittwoch an der Feuerwache. Der Grund: Ein speziell ausgebildeter Luftretter der Chemnitzer Feuerwehr wurde für einen Rettungseinsatz im Erzgebirge abgeholt. (lumm) … Deutsche Welle

On Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his country was prepared to supply mine clearance and maritime reconnaissance to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. “We could provide mine-clearance vessels — we are good at that,” Merz said, adding that a “sound legal basis” would be needed for such an intervention. His announcement followed consultations with fellow European leaders on a potential multinational mission to secure the strait after the war. The same day, Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi declared the critical waterway “completely open” for the duration of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, and US President Donald Trump likewise said it was “ready for full passage.” The following day, Iran reversed its decision, shutting the strait again. Either way, maritime traffic might still be at risk, given that Iranian authorities had previously indicated there may be underwater mines in the strait. Experts aren’t so sure.  “We aren’t even certain that there are...

It’s Friday evening, and the Nightjet passenger train to Zurich, Switzerland, is due to arrive at platform 13 of Berlin‘s main station in Germany. Anne, Juri and around a dozen other demonstrators are standing ready in colorful pyjamas, though not to board the train. Other activists like these Berliners are at train stations in 12 European capitals from Lisbon to Helsinki tonight. They demand more night trains connecting cities across the continent. “I don’t want to fly anymore because I know the damage it does. But I still want to travel,” said one of the Berlin demonstrators wrapped in a blue and white striped robe. “You sleep very well because you are constantly rocked back and forth,” Anne’s daughter added. And Juri enjoys the simplicity of traveling by train. Gone is the hassle of driving to the airport, checking in, waiting and sitting in a cramped plane. “I get on the night train in one city, sleep and get...

Ahead of the presentation of the 2025 figures for crime in Germany by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Susann Prätor has shared her thoughts on the issue of nationality and statistics. She is a sociologist, psychologist and legal scholar. Her work as an expert on crime draws on these diverse perspectives. More than a third of all suspects are not German citizens. About 16% of the total population of Germany don’t have German citizenship, yet they accounted for roughly 34% of suspects in crimes as diverse as theft, burglary and violent crimes. However, according to Prätor, comparing figures in police crime statistics is often like comparing apples to oranges — in other words, comparing two things that are fundamentally different and thus misleading to compare. Young men are the most prone to criminal activity worldwide Prätor, who is a professor with the police academy in the state of Lower...

Eltern, die ihre Kinder in private Kitas schicken, erhoffen sich dort eine individuellere und bessere Betreuung als in öffentlichen Einrichtungen. Dafür greifen sie zum Teil tief in die Tasche. Die Villa am Hohen Weg auf dem Kaßberg ist ruhig gelegen. Erdgeschoss, Keller und Garten gehören den Kindern im Alter von einem bis sieben Jahren, die hier in der „Sonnenblume“ betreut werden. Registrieren und testen. Jetzt mit Ihrer Registrierung 1 Monat gratis testen und alle Beiträge lesen. Schon Abonnent? Melden Sie sich mit ihren Zugangsdaten an. Deutsche Welle

Today, Berlin is largely seen as one of the world’s most queer-friendly cities — and that was also the case roughly a century ago, before the National Socialists took power in the early 1930s.  In the 1920s, during the era known as the Weimar Republic in Germany, Berlin became not only a haven for queer nightlife but also one of the world’s most important centers for early LGBTQ+ research, activism and community building, helping to shape modern thought about sexuality and gender.  In 1871, Germany introduced Paragraph 175, which criminalized sexual acts between men. It was based on earlier Prussian legislation and enforced with varying intensity from 1872 through 1945. East Germany struck the law from the books in 1968, whereas West Germany reformed it in the late 60s and early 70s but didn’t do away with it entirely until 1994. The law’s initial implementation caused pushback from activists, doctors and writers, among others, leading to one of the earliest visible gay rights...