The Central African Republic held relatively peaceful elections on December 28, widely seen as a test for President Touadera's decade in power. But can the country entrench stability and deliver econo...
The President of the Central African Republic is vying for a controversial third term as polling begins in the country. Central Africans are also voting for their legislative, regional and municipal r...
Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro spoke on the phone amid tensions between their countries. Trump just days earlier issued military threats against the South American country, in the wake of US strikes o...
The US president announced plan to acquire and sell between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela. Venezuela's acting leader Delcy Rodriguez said her government, not a "foreign agent," contr...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela, according to US President Donald Trump. The US conducted a 'large-scale strike" on the country, he added. Follow DW fo...
For years, Venezuela's leader ruled with an iron fist. Maduro persecuted opposition figures and rigged elections, sought confrontation with the US and ran his country into the ground. But is he also a...
After a break of almost two decades, young men in Croatia are being called up for military service. Why has the country reversed its 2008 decision to scrap conscription, and will other Balkan countrie...
German forecasters are warning of disruptive snow and ice in the north, and across most of the country overnight. Meanwhile, Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner is facing criticism for playing tennis amid power o...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela to face criminal charges in the US, according to President Trump. The US conducted a 'large-scale strike" on the countr...
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently marked its first 100 days in operation. US Marine Corps photo by Connor Taggart There's no single answer to defeating the threat of small drones, a counte...
A billboard in downtown Tehran pictured last Tuesday. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protests against Iran's government have escalated in the past weeks. Dozens of flights to and from the...
In a surprise attack overnight on Saturday, the United States launched strikes against Venezuelan capital Caracas and other cities. US President Donald Trump stated that Nicolas Maduro and his wife we...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI advancements in 2025. Yan Yan/Xinhua via Getty Images China's Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI wins in 2025 in his New Year's address from Beijing. ...
Iranians living overseas rallied in London, Berlin, and other major cities on Saturday to protest the Islamic Republic and show solidarity with the mass demonstrations in Iran. Meanwhile, inside the c...
A 21-year-old volunteer member of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed during protests over the Islamic Republic's worsening economic situation, authorities said Thursday. Iran's civilia...
European and US allies of Ukraine on Tuesday agreed "robust" security guarantees for Kyiv to come into force after an eventual ceasefire in Russia's war against the pro-Western country that would see ...
An Iranian police officer was killed in a stabbing during unrest near the capital, local media reported on Thursday as protests over the cost of living in the country entered a 12th day. Several Kurdi...
Speaking in a New Year address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country wanted the nearly four-year war with Russia to end – but not at any cost. "My signature will ...
US president upends his own foreign policy but critics fear a dangerous power vacuum in Caracas...
A US appeals court ruled on Friday that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal...