Schools in many parts of Germany have closed their doors amid warnings of extremely icy conditions. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has started his first state visit to India. DW has more....
Palisades, CA - January 06: An aerial view of empty lots and homes under construction in the Palisades fire zone on the one year anniversary in Pacific Palisades Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Allen J. Schabe...
Berlin's energy supplier says power will be restored in the southwest of the city today after a major blackout. The group claiming responsibility for the outage has issued another statement, media say...
January 7 marks one year since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area in California. It killed 31 people and destroyed about 13,000 homes and other residential properties. To improve i...
Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday...
Several explosions were heard in Venezuela's capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday. The southern area of the city, near a major military base, was reportedly without electricity....
A body has been discovered near where a swimmer who may have been attacked by a shark went missing last week, officials in California said in an update on Sunday....
The fire that tore through a bar in Crans-Montana was likely started by sparklers in Champagne bottles coming too close to the ceiling, authorities have said. Follow DW for more....
A car sits buried in mud after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. Wally Skalij/AP Photo An atmospheric storm caused heavy rain across Southern California over Christmas. The Nati...
A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations...
Officers in Ohio raced to save a man trapped inside a burning car, who was badly injured and couldn't move....
Jordan Shipley is in critical condition after a machine that he was operating caught fire at his ranch near Austin, Texas....
Two 18-year-olds have died after suffering facial injuries in separate accidents involving homemade fireworks a western German city. DW has more....
Police said a gas explosion at a home following a wedding reception in Islamabad killed at least eight people, including the bride and groom....
A 56-year-old Minnesota woman has died after a suspected shark attack Thursday afternoon at Dorsch Beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to police....
📋 Key Facts ✓ A canal collapse stranded boaters during the Christmas period. ✓ One couple decorated their boat for Christmas celebratio...
After a New Year's Day filled with heavy rain and flash flooding, more rain is heading to drenched California....
Travelers are likely to experience delays at airports as airlines reduce their flight schedules by 10% during the shutdown. Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images As a snowstorm heads toward the NYC ...
Rescue workers were searching for at least 34 sanitation workers who were trapped after a mound of garbage buried them at a dump in the central Philippines. At least one person has been confirmed dead...
Since the mercury dropped on Monday, five people have died in France and one woman in Bosnia as heavy snow and rain sparked floods and power outages across the Balkans....