The Islamic Republic is a key player in the Middle East, with close ties to Russia and China. As the regime in Tehran comes under fire, DW looks at Iran's place on the global stage....
Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet....
US state sues Trump over ICE raids after fatal shooting of mother of three sparks nationwide protests....
Marine Le Pen's presidential ambitions hang in the balance as the French far-right leader goes to court to appeal against an embezzlement conviction, which barred her from running for office for five ...
Crucial budget talks are resuming in French parliament, as MPs have failed to secure the 2026 budget in time last year. President Emmanuel Macron has brandished the threat of dissolution in case parti...
The death toll over 16 days of mass anti-government protests in Iran reached 646 as of Monday, according to data published by the the U.S.-based HRANA....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will deploy AI across classified networks as critics continue to warn about Grok....
Bill and Hillary Clinton have refused to testify in a Republican-controlled congressional committee's investigation into convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Republican chair James Comer...
The Trump administration plans to replace the US ambassador to Vietnam with a nominee set on addressing “imbalanced” trade relations, as Hanoi’s goods trade surplus with Washington surpassed China’s...
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
The draft provision would treat tokens as “non-ancillary” assets, exempt from SEC securities rules, if they were in an ETF by 2026....
The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday....
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down. (Image credit: Steve Helber...
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A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...
US President Donald Trump ramped up economic pressure on the Iranian regime on Monday by announcing he was imposing import duties on the goods of any country that trades with Tehran. The move could fu...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first visit to Asia has raised India’s hopes for a long-awaited trade pact with the European Union as Berlin pushes for deeper engagement with South Asia amid height...
US President Donald Trump is expected to get a briefing over sanction options against Iran, as Washington has been threatening to act against the country. But according to US newspaper Wall Street Jou...
Thailand’s election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...
A Paris appeal court will decide whether the far-right figurehead can run for president in 2027, as attention increasingly turns to her 30-year-old protégé and MEP Jordan Bardella....