The Islamic Republic is a key player in the Middle East, with close ties to Russia and China. As the regime in Tehran comes under fire, DW looks at Iran's place on the global stage....
Amnesty International Iran Researcher Raha Bahreini paints a harrowing portrait of a nation under siege by its own government. Amid an internet blackout, reports of systemic, indiscriminate violence h...
Easily discredited propaganda is undermining Trump’s assault on the constitution...
François Picard welcomes Venezuelan author Vicente Ulive‑Schnell who offers a thoughtful assessment of recent geopolitical developments in Venezuela, following the US military operation, and the reali...
The US military's renewed focus on the Arctic is exposing the types of weapons it needs for the region. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski The US doesn't have the weapons and tech...
China placed its most senior military officer and another top general under investigation for suspected “serious” disciplinary violations, extending a corruption push that has hollowed out the leaders...
An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...
Ukraine, the US and Russia are set to hold their first-ever trilateral meeting to find ways to end the war....
Czechoslovak Group CEO Michal Strnad Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters A 33-year-old defense boss has amassed more wealth this year than anyone except Elon Musk. Michal Strnad has gained $22 billion in un...
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...
Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in The Wall Street Journal's print edition. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Ye, formerly known as Kanye West , took out a full-page ad in WSJ to apologize fo...
Delano D'Souza welcomes Todd Belt, Professor and Director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management. In the wake of Alex Pretty’s ki...
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are showing closer ties than their countries have in years. Meloni is no longer seen as a right-wing outsider, taking on a role as mediator ...
Private jets and other VIP aircraft at Zurich Dübendorf Airport on Tuesday. ENNIO LEANZA / AFP Some of the world's fanciest aircraft descended on Switzerland this week. Business Insider tracked some o...
A "framework" agreement between the US and NATO has defused the dispute over Greenland. There is cautious relief among residents, but also fear of becoming a geopolitical pawn once again....
Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital...
Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....
Iran will treat any attack "as an all-out war against us," a senior Iranian official said on Friday, ahead of the arrival of a U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middl...
From cheap exports to cutting-edge tech: A Chinese battery giant's secretive factory in Germany shows how "Made in China" and "Made in Germany" are colliding — and where they can benefit from each oth...