Australia’s former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...
"Without action now, there is no tomorrow," Ukrainian President Zelenskyy tells world leaders at Davos, adding that Europe needs to be able to protect itself. Follow DW for more....
The eldest son of the last shah, Reza Pahlavi, has said Iran's regime is on its "last legs" and called on countries to take action in support of demonstrators....
Guatemala is in a state of emergency following a weekend of gang-related violence. Gang-affiliated inmates rioted in three prisons. Seven police officers were killed as authorities took action....
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed the new German-Italian Action Plan in Rome, where the two delegations met for the intergovernmental summit in Rome on ...
The leader of Iran's judiciary has said there will be rapid trials and executions for those arrested in nationwide protests. Washington has threatened military action over the crackdown. DW has the la...
China and Russia concluded a week of joint naval exercises in South African waters on Friday, described by the host country as a BRICS Plus operation aimed at “ensuring the safety of shipping and mari...
After a fire broke out due to a power bank in an overhead compartment on a South Korean Air Busan aircraft in January 2025, airlines are taking action to minimise risks. Germany's Lufthansa is leading...
Qatar has confirmed “the departure of certain personnel from Al Udeid Air Base” due to current regional tensions, after reports that the US military is evacuating a part of its key base as Washington ...
US President Donald Trump told Iranian protesters on Tuesday that “help is on its way” as he weighed options to punish Tehran for its brutal crackdown. As the threat of military action looms, analysts...
Thailand’s election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...
Japanese currency rises most since August after New York Fed queries market participants on price levels...
Comments come before potential first three-way meeting with US officials since full-scale invasion in 2022...
The car hit a ticket counter inside the terminal and six people were treated at the scene, authorities said....
Preliminary reports indicate 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries later in hospital....
Maria Kalesnikava says isolation will push nation closer to Russia, in her first comments since being released from prison...
Officials called on the local population to stay away from the area, as emergency services rushed to the scene....
Cut off from the outside world, Iran has been convulsed by some of the worst violence since the 1979 Islamic revolution...