Germany news: Friedrich Merz set to confirm presidential nominee

The executive committee of the German chancellor's CDU party is expected to finalize its nomination for the country's president. DW has more.

In a statement, Berlin police said they could not rule out that the girl, who has been identified as Lisa T., "has been the victim of a crime." "Based on the current state of the investigation, it is assumed that the child did not leave her home environment voluntarily," police said. Around 220 police officers were deployed in the Marzahn district of the German capital on Saturday, with a police spokesman saying that the search was time-consuming because of the large number of houses and parks in the area.

Women on the executive boards of Germany's leading listed companies were earning almost as much on average as their male colleagues in 2025, a study by consultancy EY says. According to the study, female board members at companies listed on the DAX, MDAX and SDAX indices, not including chief executives, earned an average of €2.20 million ($2.45 million) last year.