A 33-point plan to reform the pension system has drawn praise and criticism in equal measure, as centrist politicians consider it a good compromise and opposition parties on both the left and the right don't find it satisfactory

Tennis player Alexander Zverev shed his unfortunate spell as the best player never to win a major as, at 29, he claimed his maiden Grand Slam title by winning the Roland-Garros, or French Open, Paris

Alevis make up around 13% of Muslims living in Germany today; this religious community, now the fourth largest in the country, once predominantly lived in rural Turkey, passing on their spiritual beliefs and rites orally

Marie-Louise Eta became the first woman to coach a match in the top five European men's leagues: her Union Berlin's defeat 2-1 gave way to misogynistic reaction online, condemned by German Football Association as contrary to values of fairness, equality