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After a professional win at home against Luxembourg, Germany headed to Northern Ireland aiming to cement top spot. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann trusted the same team that won three days earlier, and they delivered. In front of a raucous home crowd in Belfast, Germany battled for a hard-fought 1-0 win that has them back on track for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico next year. Here are the key takeaways from Germany’s win vs. Northern Ireland. Set-pieces becoming a strength Nick Woltemade scored his first goal for Germany, awkwardly sending a corner into the goal off the back…

For 18-year-old Aisling Giltinane from Ireland, cyberbullying is a deeply personal issue as she experienced it when she was younger.  She jumped at the chance to join a small group of young Europeans who came to the EU Commission’s headquarters in Brussels, to meet with EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef in September to discuss it.   “I wanted to make a difference,” she told DW. “I wanted to show what we can do so that other kids don’t have to go through the same.” The participants — some still in high school, others already working — got a chance to bring their own ideas to the table. These include making it easier…

Two Venezuelan activists were shot and injured in the Colombian capital Bogota on Monday in what local authorities suspect was a targeted, hitman-style attack. Yendri Velasquez, a human rights and LGBTQ+ activist, and Luis Peche, a political analyst, were exiting a building in the north of Bogota when two unidentified gunmen opened fire at around midday. Both men, who have been living in Colombia since September 2024, were said to be in a stable condition in hospital, with Velasquez set to undergo surgery. Machado condemns attack “This attack constitutes a serious aggression not only against them but against all the…

The word “revolution” tends to conjure images of protests, rage, bloodshed, reshaped borders or toppled despots. But a look at the history of revolutions sometimes reveals a “mellower” aftermath: songs birthed in turmoil, which have stood the test of time.  Across centuries and continents, political and social upheaval have seen songs being composed either during an uprising or repurposed from folk traditions into tunes of resistance. And even what some may think are merry ditties — like “Yankee Doodle” or the Spanish “La Cucaracha” — have backstories that pack a punch. Inspiration for The Beatles Perhaps “La Marseillaise” — the stirring…

Economists from the US, Canada and France were awarded this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in economics on Monday, the final award of this year’s Nobel week. Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. The Nobel was awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm and comes after prizes for peace, medicine, physics, chemistry and literature were revealed last week.Has the Nobel Peace Prize gained prestige through Trump?To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Why did the Bank of Sweden…

Mental health awareness in both German society and sport has improved dramatically in the last decade. “I would say that we have broken down taboos, meaning that we talk more openly with friends and colleagues about topics such as depression or anxiety disorders, and we also have many prominent figures who talk about their experiences,” Johanna Belz, a sports psychologist at Germany’s most famous sports university, in Cologne, told DW.   “In the past, we always said that competitive athletes had to show strength, stamina, and motivation, and mental stress didn’t fit into that picture at all. Now, however, we recognize…

Aid for people in Gaza must begin quickly, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in Paris on Thursday. “We are ready to provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip immediately,” he said at the hastily convened conference of several foreign ministers from European and Arab states. Action must be taken swiftly because “thousands of people are still under threat there.”  Wadephul had left a high-level meeting of foreign ministers on the Western Balkans in Belfast, Northern Ireland, earlier than planned to travel to the French capital. While still in Belfast, he commented on his proposal made earlier in the week to host a reconstruction conference…

As Ukraine faces continued air attacks against its energy infrastructure from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday renewed efforts to increase his country’s air defenses in talks with US President Donald Trump.  Zelenskyy wrote on X that the two leaders also discussed “details related to the energy sector.” Their call followed an earlier conversation on Saturday, Zelenskyy said, during which the two leaders agreed on Sunday’s topics. Trump undecided on providing Tomahawks to Ukraine The phone calls followed Zelenskyy’s statement on Friday that he was in discussions with US officials regarding the possible provision of various long-range precision strike weapons, including Tomahawks and additional ATACMS…

When Juri de Marco lifts his hand and plays a note on his small pocket trumpet, people start singing and making music — in concert halls and on the street. There’s no sheet music necessary; following his hand gestures allow people find their way to a shared sound that’s all their own. What de Marco makes is known as community music. “In high-classical music culture, it’s all about perfection, interpretation and fidelity to the score,” de Marco tells DW. For him, community music means “making music on an equal footing,” where the social interaction between people of different ages and…

Severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in southeastern Mexico have left at least 41 people dead, local authorities said on Saturday. Mexico’s government said in a statement that 15 were killed in Veracruz, 9 in Puebla, 16 in Hidalgo, and one in Queretaro, while a search for 27 missing people was underway. The country’s Security Ministry said that 117 cities and municipalities in five states have been heavily impacted. Authorities said that many of the dead had been caught up in landslides.Torrential rain triggers deadly flash floods in MexicoTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to…