Iranians defy intensifying crackdown as Trump weighs options
Protesters take to the streets on Sunday as regime blames ‘rioters’ and the US and Israel for unrest...
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Protesters take to the streets on Sunday as regime blames ‘rioters’ and the US and Israel for unrest...
From Sudan to Gaza, impunity for violence against women is fuelling conflict worldwide, the UN’s deputy chief warns....
The leader of Yemen's southern separatists has reportedly fled when he failed to turn up for his flight to peace talks in Riyadh, following the flare-up in tensions between Saudi Arabi and UAE forces ...
Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs. Nearly ...
In back-to-back operations, the US says it seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic and another in the Caribbean, linked to Venezuelan oil. Follow DW for more....
Russia will free Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence for flouting laws requiring "foreign agents" to register with authorities. Vinatier will be exchanged for...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI advancements in 2025. Yan Yan/Xinhua via Getty Images China's Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI wins in 2025 in his New Year's address from Beijing. ...
The US Army has several special operations forces. Delta Force is among its most elite. US Army A US operation infiltrated the home of Venezuela's president and captured him and his wife. A highly eli...
A lone goal by the Manchester United forward is enough for Ivory Coast to successfully begin their AFCON title defence....
Russia's T-14 tanks are considered its best, but they don't seem to have been in Ukraine. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The British military expected to see more "prestige" Russian equipment in Ukr...
The Arwa Amba in northern Ethiopia has been widely hailed for its radical commitment to equality, peace and pacifism. Now, fighting has erupted on its doorstep, and the community is struggling to stay...
Poland scrambled jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to Polish airspace. Moscow said they made an offer to Paris over a jailed French researcher. F...
China’s consumer prices stayed unchanged from the previous year in 2025 while factory-gate prices fell by 2.6 per cent, suggesting lingering deflationary pressures and underscoring the need for furthe...
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...
Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro used a hospital stay for surgery to formally endorse his son Flavio’s 2026 presidential bid....
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...
Anti-government protests continue in Iran for a 14th consecutive night. However, only a limited number of images and videos have filtered through to global audiences as the regime cracks down on phone...
2026 is shaping up to be a huge year for games, with major sequels, long-awaited releases, and big new projects already lined up....
The Sudanese government which had been driven out by war has returned to Khartoum and promises “better services” for the capital's residents, Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday. The army-a...
In Aleppo, at least nine people were killed in clashes between government forces and Kurdish SDF forces on January 6. A defence ministry statement blamed the SDF for the civilian casualties, while the...