Deutsche Welle: DW.com – Germany

• Aschaffenburg attack: German mayor warns against 'hatred'
  A knife attack that killed two people in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg has left a local community in grief, with the city's mayor warning of a "spiral of violence and hatred." An Afghan suspect is in custody.
• Germany's defense minister says Europe must play bigger security role
  Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has told DW that Europe must take on a greater security load whoever is in the White House. But he said he was not worried about the future of NATO despite the change of US leadership.
• Germany: Stabbing in Aschaffenburg leaves 2 dead
  A man has been arrested after the knife attack in the southern German state of Bavaria. The motives for the stabbing are still unclear, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it "an act of terror."
• Annika Morgan ready to float at X Games
  Germany's star snowboarder is looking forward not only to the X Games in Aspen, but also to DJing at the after-party.
• Germany's Scholz, France's Macron vow unity as Trump returns
  German and French leaders Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron are holding bilateral talks. Topics include the new Trump administration, war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.
• Does Germany need wind power?
  As Germany moves towards federal elections, wind power features in many party manifestos. Some politicians would prefer a return to nuclear power, but Germany's wind sector is on track to make significant gains.
• Ahaus: Visiting Germany's 'smartest' town
  For more than a decade, Ahaus has served as a real-world laboratory for urban digitalization. Each year, around 1,000 tourists visit the town, now officially recognized as Germany's smartest community.