The demonstrations, which were triggered by anger over the rising cost of living, have been met with a crackdown by Iran's Islamic Republic government. Germany's foreign minister condemned violence ag...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro vowed to "take up arms" after US President Donald Trump threatened him and accused him of drug trafficking. The tensions follow the capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Mad...
More than half of the victims were under 18, with two as young as 14 years old. Switzerland will hold a day of mourning on Friday in memory of the victims....
The fire that tore through a bar in Crans-Montana was likely started by sparklers in Champagne bottles coming too close to the ceiling, authorities have said. Follow DW for more....
Germany, the land of tech pioneers, still relies on fax and paper for basic public services. Why is digital government stuck in the slow lane while Denmark and India race ahead?...
For the first time in decades, Somalia is abandoning its clan-based political system and allowing residents of Mogadishu to choose local representatives directly under the "one-person, one-vote" princ...
When the United Nations General Assembly unanimously recognised Turkmenistan’s status of permanent neutrality in December 1995, few could have predicted quite how central this principle would become t...
Local police said that a Berlin man bragged to guests that he kept large quantities of fireworks, which led to them receiving a tip....
The son of Iran's last shah is positioning himself as a voice of transition as protests continue across the country. But Reza Pahlavi's role in a democratic Iran remains to be seen....
The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the US in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II....
Denmark's Mette Frederiksen said "everything would stop" in the event of a US attack on another NATO country. Donald Trump has said that Washington should take control of the autonomous Arctic island....
The Central African Republic held relatively peaceful elections on December 28, widely seen as a test for President Touadera's decade in power. But can the country entrench stability and deliver econo...
The Israeli military said it hit a training compound and weapons depots on Friday, in an operation aimed at threats that “advance terror plots against IDF forces and the State of Israel"....
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff, as Christians flocked to Bethlehem after "two years of darkness" during the war in Gaza. Follow for the latest Christmas news....
When ships from China and the Philippines encounter each other near the Second Thomas Shoal, most incidents are resolved without diplomatic intervention. No shots fired, no ministerial calls, no carri...
The brother of Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, didn't say how many political prisoners would be released. Meanwhile, the US Senate has voted to curb further military operations in Venezue...
A cold snap has grounded hundreds of flights in Amsterdam and Paris. Bus services were also suspended in the French capital, where locals grabbed skis and sledges to enjoy the rare heavy snow....
A brutal civil war has been raging in Sudan since 2023. The national football team is participating in the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco with more than just sporting success in mind....
China's military exercises come less than two weeks after the US announced a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan. Taipei condemned the drills as irresponsible but said it would not escalate te...
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...