Deutsche Welle: DW.com – Germany

• G7: Western democracies unite to face China and Russia
  The war in Ukraine has triggered a struggle for power and influence. Russia and China are challenging the existing world order. Western democracies are seeking to counter this and are looking for allies.
• Germany signals support for 2035 fossil fuel car phaseout, with conditions
  Germany plans to vote in support of a European Union package that would phase out cars with combustion engines from 2035 — but only with a tweak to the proposed package.
• Germany: Record numbers leaving churches
  Hundreds of thousands of people have resigned their memberships in Germany's Protestant and Catholic churches. Fifteen years ago, 61% of Germans belonged to churches, a number that has now dropped below 50%.
• Germany: 101-year-old ex-Nazi camp guard sentenced to 5 years in jail
  A German court has sentenced a 101-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to five years in prison. The pensioner is the oldest person so far to be charged with being complicit with the war crimes of the Holocaust.
• Ukraine war: Germans fear the end of prosperity
  The war in Ukraine and inflation have Germans concerned about their standard of living. Those who have the least are likely to suffer the most.
• Schloss Elmau: G7, 9 restaurants, no air conditioning
  This week, the G7 summit in Germany will be held in the same hotel for the second time: Schloss Elmau. But why there? Perhaps it's because the hotel has some special features.
• Angela Merkel opens up on Ukraine, Putin and her legacy
  In her first interview since leaving office, the former German chancellor has defended her policy toward Russia and said she doesn't blame herself for the current situation in Ukraine.