Global Issues and Law

The Open Society Foundations is considering closing its Budapest branch to move to Berlin.

Germany is committed to strengthening human rights. How successful is it in this endeavour? Photo artists offer answers.

What is next with regard to transatlantic relations? The political expert Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on new foreign policy possibilities.

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said he would back Germany's bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat.

Deniz Yücel, a German journalist who had been in jail in Turkey for a year, has been released from jail pending trial.

On Valentine's Day 2017, the Die Welt journalist reported to the police in Istanbul for questioning.

The Bundeswehr is expected to install a new NATO military headquarters in Germany. The move is part of the alliance's strategic upgrade in the face of increased tensions with Russia.

250 politicians and experts will soon be discussing the state of the world – and possible consequences of Germany’s domestic political situation for Europe.

At a meeting in Mexico, politicians from all over the world are working on a pact for migration. Germany is contributing important ideas.

Federal Foreign Minister Gabriel put a strong case against purely national interests in his speech to the UN General Assembly.

More than 30 Islamic clerics were travelling to places in Europe where people have fallen victim to terrorist attacks.

Hard negotiations, creative street protests – and a long-awaited handshake: The G20 Summit has opened in Hamburg. The highlights in images.