First articulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was largely meant to stave off European colonial influence in the western hemisphere, but modern president have used it to justify military intervention ...
US President Donald Trump said Iranian leaders "know the consequences" should Iran try to rebuild its nuclear program after June's brief war. He was speaking as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
Voters in Uganda go to the polls on January 15 to elect a new president and members of parliament. DW breaks down the key facts you need to know ahead of the crucial vote....
Israeli intelligence has warned Iran is planning to organise a hit against Syria's interim president, as further reports claim former al-Assad loyalists are pouring money into Alawite minority militia...
Voters in Uganda go to the polls on January 15 to elect a new president and members of parliament. DW breaks down the key facts you need to know ahead of the crucial vote....
President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and brought to New York to face narco-terrorism charges after US strikes on Venezuela. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has said the US will 'run' Venezuela. DW has m...
The decisive electoral victory for Mamadi Doumbouya has ended Guinea's post-coup transition to civilian rule. Can the elected president turn promises into progress for a nation rich in resources yet p...
Venezuela's acting president said it was "not unusual" to sell oil to the US. Meanwhile, the US seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic and another in the Caribbean. DW has more....
'We are at war against drug trafficking organizations, it's not a war against Venezuela,' Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News. His comments come a day after US military forces captured Presid...
Aircraft, explosions, and smoke were seen across Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, from about 2 a.m. The US carried out strikes and captured the nation's president, Nicolás Maduro. Read the original ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a series of high-level meetings are scheduled to take place in early January to discuss the latest on the ground, bolster support and coordinate ...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's strikes show the urgent need for air defense in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia blames Kyiv for a deadly drone strike on a hotel in the occupied Kherson region. ...
The government and other elements of the truce that went into effect on 10 October, such as disarming Hamas and sending an international security force, are to be supervised by US President Donald Tru...
Several countries voiced their objection to the US’ dramatic military operation in Venezuela on Saturday which toppled President Maduro and secured his capture and removal to New York in an emergency ...
Syrian authorities announced a 13-hour curfew and said the arrest of 21 members of the Alawite community in Latakia. The city is a bastion of Syria's Alawite minority, of which former President Bashar...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he hoped for a "new phase" in ties with China during his state visit. Xi Jinping called for the countries to protect regional peace in a "more complex and tur...
At least 40 people died and over 100 others were injured, police say, after a fire tore through a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations. Switzerland's president has said most of the victims were youn...
President Trump could use the face-to-face at his Mar-a-Lago estate to look for ways to speed up the peace process, as Israel's leader has been accused of not pushing his side to move fast enough. (Im...
Strategically positioned and rich in natural resources, Greenland has attracted Donald Trump’s attention since his first term as president, though he is far from the only figure in the United States t...
US President Donald Trump, whose renewed threats to seize Greenland from NATO member Denmark have rattled the transatlantic alliance, said Wednesday he doubted allies would "be there for us if we real...