Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela, according to US President Donald Trump. The US conducted a 'large-scale strike" on the country, he added. Follow DW fo...
Swiss officials say identifying the burned bodies of those killed in a fire in a bar in Crans-Montana could take days, as families anxiously await news of their loved ones. Follow the latest....
This year, Oulu, Finland, and Trencin, Slovakia, will become Europe's cultural flagships. Learn more about how Europe's Capitals of Culture program brings lasting change to cities....
DW has all the updates as the world celebrates the end of 2025 and looks forward to 2026....
After 14 years, Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1. It will lead during a politically sensitive moment, and aims to shape the EU's role on the ...
Prime Minister Kurti's governing Self-Determination party won nearly 50% of the vote, results showed with most of the votes counted. It is not yet clear whether he will be able to form a cabinet witho...
US president to meet Ukrainian counterpart in Florida...
Russia launched missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions, ahead of President Volodmyr Zelenskyy’s key meeting with US President Trump. Follow DW for more....
These are the key developments from day 1,400 of Russia’s war on Ukraine....
The aftermath of the US strikes on January 3 Satellite image ©2026 Vantor. The US carried out strikes in Venezuela as part of an operation to capture Nicolás Maduro. New satellite imagery shows damage...
Voting has resumed in Myanmar's multi-phase election, which the country's military junta is promoting as a return to democracy. Critics have derided the election as a sham by the junta to legitimize i...
A Spanish official wore blackface at an Epiphany celebration on January 5, drawing criticism. Meanwhile, countries like the Netherlands have begun moving away from blackface traditions, signaling chan...
Ayatollah Khamenei laid the blame on the US president for fomenting unrest as protests across Iran continued despite the internet blackout after exiled Crown Prince Pahlavi called for mass demonstrati...
Move to free locals and foreigners comes after decade of harsh repression by Maduro regime...
Rewatch as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth journalists as the U.S. has reiterated demands to take over Greenland and seized two Venezuela-linked oil tank...
Commerce ministry assessing whether deal for Chinese-founded group violates technology export controls...
After capturing President Nicolas Maduro, the US says it will 'run' Venezuela. What led here, and what happens next?...
Cyprus, Greece and Israel are set to step up joint military exercises and training. Turkey seems more concerned about the two EU members' growing procurement of advanced weapons systems from Israel....
Best known for large-scale burlap sack installations, Ibrahim Mahama is helping shift power in the art world to the Global South while redefining art as a collective practice....
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....