The mayor of Ukraine’s capital says Kyiv was targeted by overnight drone attacks that sparked a fire in an apartment building, coming just a day after Moscow launched nearly 300 drones along with 18 b...
EU wants to revive trade ties with the US, but warned the bloc will stand up for its interests. It also announced after an emergency summit that it will double its investment in Greenland....
The US trade chief also explicitly warned the EU against activating its anti-coercion instrument, an emergency mechanism that would restrict US companies' ability to operate in European markets, calli...
The next phase of the US-sponsored Gaza peace plan involves setting up a "Board of Peace." Trump wants to chair it and, even though it's been heavily criticized, Europeans also want a seat....
European leaders are gathering in Hamburg to discuss energy and security cooperation. The summit comes on the heels of a fraught week that saw US President Trump continue pushing to acquire Greenland....
As with Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022, politics are dominating the buildup to North America's 2026 World Cup. Could discontent with Donald Trump in Europe see football heavyweights unite to boycott...
Amid a violent crackdown on migrants in the US, claims have been emerging online that thousands are canceling their tickets to the 2026 World Cup. Are fans backing out? And would immigration officers ...
A grieving family member told DW about how their loved one was killed by security forces in Tehran. Thousands of people have been reported killed, but assessing the true scale of the violence remains ...
A grieving family member told DW about how their loved one was killed by security forces in Tehran. Thousands of people have been reported killed but assessing the true scale of the violence remains c...
Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast has named two lawyers who defended dictator Augusto Pinochet to his new cabinet. The far-right leader said his picks were "not the result of quotas, calculati...
Macron's Davos address comes as Trump published messages showing the French leader's confusion over Greenland and his proposal to hold a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday that would include Russian repr...
Germany is pulling its troops out of Greenland after a very brief assessment mission. The withdrawal comes amid President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and his claim that Greenland should belong to th...
Turkey is no longer just a transit country for one branch of the extremist "Islamic State" group. Experts say the group has become more professional in Turkey and could pose a danger domestically, and...
Germany's GDP grew 0.2% in 2025, ending a run of two consecutive years of recession, new figures show. The justice minister wants to combat the misuse of AI to create sexualized images. DW has more...
Donald Trump’s sudden 25% tariff on nations trading with Iran puts Beijing squarely in the spotlight. China knows how to evade sanctions and has the muscle to retaliate. DW explores what this showdown...
German Chancellor Merz said the world has "entered an era of great power politics" where Russia and China challenge the US. In his speech at Davos, Merz said Europe must boost competitiveness and inve...
The Greenland crisis is a key test for Emmanuel Macron, who seems more willing than any other leader to confront Donald Trump. It puts the French president's high-stakes blend of diplomacy and defianc...
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A day after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to quit large parts of Syria under a ceasefire, the Syrian army said "a number of" Islamic State (IS) group prisoners, who had been un...
Donald Trump used his WEF speech to praise himself and lash out at Europe while offering little on the economy. Business and political leaders were expecting the worst, but much of it was for a domest...