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...
Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...
After clashes resumed between Syria's military and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces a new ceasefire agreement was reached on January 20. Syria's government said it will give the SDF four days ...
While a considerable majority of Germans drink alcohol, the proportion is on the wane with many citing health worries. Meanwhile, a debate about inheritance tax is brewing in the German government. DW...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a ceasefire agreement on Sunday with Mazloum Abdi, the chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, following the Syrian government's advance into Kurd...
The US special envoy to Greenland said Donald Trump is 'serious' about striking a deal on Greenland. Meanwhile, European soldiers have started arriving in Greenland. DW has more....
The US special envoy to Greenland said Donald Trump is 'serious' about striking a deal on Greenland. Meanwhile, European soldiers have started arriving in Greenland. DW has more....
Military personnel from several NATO countries including Germany, France, Sweden and Norway headed to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure US Presid...
Tehran went from ‘halal internet’ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...
US President Trump's sudden declaration of a "breakthrough" on Greenland seemed to render an emergency EU summit partly moot, as it was originally called to discuss the threat of US tariffs on Europe ...
Since Ukraine allowed men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad last August, Germany has seen a growing number of young Ukrainian refugees. Seeking work and hoping to avoid mobilisation, around 20,000 arrive...
Ugandans voted in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. Museveni ...
After being inhabited only by Indigenous peoples for centuries, the Arctic island saw the Vikings in the 10th century and the Danes in 1721, and it attracted US interest back in 1867....
US President Donald Trump has unveiled his “Board of Peace,” a $1 billion initiative aimed at resolving international conflicts through permanent membership. Initially designed to oversee Gaza’s recon...
The US thanked Iraq for its cooperation to transfer up to 7,000 prisoners out of Syria, after the Kurdish-led SDF lost control over the territory where the prisoner camps were held....
Iranian official media on Wednesday said 3,117 people were killed during protests which first erupted in late December and which activists say were suppressed with a deadly crackdown. here are many ve...
The newly excavated basilica is the only building definitively attributed to Marcus Vitruvius Pollonius, a founding figure of western architecture....
The man who shot ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe with a handmade gun in 2022 is due to spend his life in prison. The killer, Tetsuya Yamagami, said his actions were fueled by anger over the controversial Unifi...
Party may vote to block any military action as it seeks to defuse growing rift with allies over the Arctic territory...