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Jakarta and its sprawling environsā 42mn inhabitants are now the most populous conurbation, according to the UN...
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Jakarta and its sprawling environsā 42mn inhabitants are now the most populous conurbation, according to the UN...
Seoul has been putting its weight behind lowering the temperature on stalled US-North Korea denuclearisation talks. The issue remains fraught with tension: Washington has grown increasingly sceptical ...
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...
DW has all the updates as the world celebrates the end of 2025 and looks forward to 2026....
DeepSeekās technology is being rapidly adopted across Africa and beyond, tech groupās research shows...
US policy of regional domination is being greeted with alarm by its northern neighbour...
Donald Trump's claims on Greenland are worrying Europe once again. After the US attack on Venezuela, concerns are growing over how far Washington might go ā and if the EU has any real tools to defend ...
Trump's explicit messages against Tehran coincide with the fall of Maduro in Venezuela and military operations in Nigeria, raising questions about US military resurgence and influence in the global wo...
China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015. Xinhua/Xu Suhui New Pentagon maps show the estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, G...
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Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, who was once praised for restoring democracy and empowering millions of women, has died at the age of 80....
From Sudan to Gaza, impunity for violence against women is fuelling conflict worldwide, the UNās deputy chief warns....
The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships. Official US Navy photo The US Navy's fleet size has shrunk considerably due to problems with new ship c...
Authorities detained 16 foreign crew members but did not reveal their nationalities or the tanker's flag, Tehran-run state media reported....
Ukraineās President Zelenskyy said he would meet with his US counterpart soon to advance peace talks to end Russia's ongoing all-out war, nearing its four-year mark....
Mass movements have ousted leaders and disrupted governments worldwide. Bloomberg Economics examines what countries may face unrest in 2026...
š Key Facts ā Versions of Dubai chocolate are available in local bakeries and big chocolatiers just about everywhere. ā The dessert has...
President Trump is meeting with top national security advisers on Tuesday to consider action against Iran over its crackdown on protesters....
Parisās Louvre Museum closed on Monday as the bulk of its staff went on strike, the institution announced on its website. The worldās most-visited museum has been plagued by problems ā ranging from se...
I attended a memorial service last month for victims of the Nanking massacre, held at the Hong Kong government offices in Admiralty. Such occasions are solemn reminders of historyās darkest moments, f...