Germany has selected Mascha Schilinski's “Sound of Falling,” which won the Cannes Jury Prize, as its Oscar entry.

Germany’s political drift to the right, where parties tend to have fewer female lawmakers, is in part responsible for the erosion of women’s presence in the halls of power.

Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse.

In 2015, Germany opened its borders to hundreds of thousands — many fleeing Syria and Afghanistan. But many women who arrived in the last 10 years do not work. What hurdles do they face, and how ...