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...
US president Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights. Sto...
French President Emmanuel Macron said his country is now providing Ukraine with "two-thirds" of its intelligence. Philippe Magoni / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Emmanuel Macron said that France...
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...
Trump's appearance at the WEF comes as US allies are increasingly concerned over his plans to take over Greenland. He is also expected to speak about his proposal to create a "Board of Peace." DW has ...
Trump's appearance at the WEF comes as US allies are increasingly concerned over his plans to take over Greenland. He is also expected to speak about his proposal to create a "Board of Peace." DW has ...
The EU's most senior prosecutor told Slovak MPs that one in three VAT fraud cases — involving the bloc's sales-tax system — has links to Slovakia. Why is the criminality concentrated there and is it a...
Some 3,000 members of the opposition People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (MEK) are sheltering in Albania. It has been claimed that the MEK plays an important role in the protests in Iran. Some ex...
The second term of US President Donald Trump has brought unprecedented strain on once-solid German-American relations. The issue of Greenland could be a tipping point. DW looks back on a year of trans...
It's opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Spanish Prime Minitster Pedro Sanchez will be a prominent absentee; his office says he won't travel given the huge train crash in Sp...
In recent months, the EU has suffered the most serious diplomatic defeats. This will only change in the future if the member states possess greater military power, Karl-Heinz Paqué writes in an opinio...
US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ir...
Since the start of the latest wave of protests in Iran, Donald Trump has been back and forth on US intervention. With the situation changing constantly, what do experts think are the options for the U...
The president of the German Armed Forces' reservists says European troops should be sent to Greenland to block a US takeover of the territory. Meanwhile, heating bills are set to soar amid a harsh win...
Paris is ready to contribute troops to a "NATO exercise" in Greenland amid threats being made by US President Donald Trump. NATO chief Mark Rutte said he was working to resolve the row behind the sce...
In Davos, Canada's PM Mark Carney said that the world was not in a transition but "in the midst of a rupture." He said Canada stands with Greenland amid Trump's pursuit of the world's largest island. ...
Germany has said peace in Gaza is a "core interest" but added Berlin sees the UN as the place to resolve conflict. The US plan received mixed reviews and will likely ruffle feathers with an invitation...
European leaders are taking center stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a day ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit. His threat of tariffs over Greenland is set to loom over the summit's a...
The White House has released the names of some of members of various boards who will play a role in guiding Gaza through the next steps of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Trum...
According to Carney, the relationship "will not only deepen our bilateral ties to the benefit of our peoples but will also—from our judgement—help improve the multilateral system—a system that, in rec...