Germany facing many challenges in 2026
Pensions, migration and conscription will continue to dominate domestic politics in Germany this year. Above all, the focus will be on how the far-right AfD fares in upcoming state elections in the fo...
Pensions, migration and conscription will continue to dominate domestic politics in Germany this year. Above all, the focus will be on how the far-right AfD fares in upcoming state elections in the fo...
The US president said that "mostly Cubans" were killed during the capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro. Meanwhile, Mexico's Sheinbaum urged the US to give Maduro a fair trial. DW has more....
Officials from Thailand and Cambodia begin four days of border talks as deadly clashes displace civilians and strain a fragile truce. The meeting is the first after fruitless efforts to reinstate a ce...
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. "We're gonna get the oil flowing the way it should ...
Five Republicans join Democrats in advancing legislation that halts further strikes without Congress’s approval...
Businessman found guilty of falsifying documents for executives at the German fintech company...
Turkish special police detained more than 100 suspected members of the "Islamic State" terrorist group that they said were planning on carrying out attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations i...
Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs. Nearly ...
On the last day of 2025, DeepSeek published a new technical paper, with founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng among the 19 co-authors, about “manifold-constrained hyper-connections” – a general framework for ...
On December 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping, on receiving a work report from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, said the city should proactively align with the country’s 15th five-year plan ...
Communist government in Havana strikes defiant pose after US president vows to cut off energy lifeline...
The latest attacks bring the total number of known boat strikes to 35 and the number of people killed to at least 115 since early September, according to official figures....
This year's figures represent a drop in migrant arrivals from North Africa to the Canary Islands, one of the world's deadliest crossings for migrants hoping to reach the EU....
Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether....
Crowds gather in Caracas following news that the US captured Venezuela's President Maduro. Jeampier Arguinzones/picture alliance via Getty Images Following the US strike in Venezuela and capture of Pr...
Though 2025 saw flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, the year also brought many positive developments....
Trump said many Venezuelan immigrants ‘want to go back.’ Will Maduro’s removal spark a return -- or another exodus?...
A brand-new museum showcases the many fascinating medieval artefacts that archaeologists are finding underneath the German capital....
Authorities were able gradually to reconnect many to the network but several days of work were required to repair the damage....