A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more births – tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condom...
William Hilderbrandt welcomes Dr. Ahu Kucuksefahani, Scholar in International Relations, social movements and digital activism. She offers a sobering analysis of Iran's deepening crisis amidst unprece...
US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ir...
As the world flocks to Davos, the host country ponders a population cap...
North Korea has the fourth-largest number of active armed forces in the world. Alain Nogues/Corbis via Getty Images The International Institute for Strategic Studies compiled data about the world's mi...
As an initiative redistributes a bumper surplus of spuds, here's a look at the Germans' great love affair with the potato....
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the ...
Passenger trips at the Hong Kong International Airport reached 61 million in 2025, marking a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, after a full year of operation with the facility’s third runway. The Air...
Adek Berry/Getty Images China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population threaten China's economy and the global economy. G...
Ukrainian forces shoot down a Russian missile over Kyiv on Tuesday. Gleb Garanich/REUTERS Ukraine fired nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night defending against Russian strikes. The f...
In tonight's edition, an unspoken crisis emerges in Sudan, as the country faces one of the world's longest school closures. Also, South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park reels from devastating floo...
The National Bank of Poland has increased its bullion reserves to around 550 tonnes, valued at more than €63 billion....
The Central Bank of Iran reportedly stockpiled more than half a billion dollars worth of USDt amid escalating protests and crypto usage in the country....
At the White House on Tuesday, Trump said "you'll find out," when asked how far he was willing to go to seize the world's largest island....
The Department of Homeland Security last month said that the Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people and that 2.5 million others left on their own....
The ministry estimates as many as 1.5 million Russians have taken part in the full-scale invasion, about half of them having served on the front line....
Financial incentives for future parents have failed to have the desired effect. At the current rate, China's population could drop as low as 800 million by the year 2100, according to the United Natio...
The Greenland crisis is a key test for Emmanuel Macron, who seems more willing than any other leader to confront Donald Trump. It puts the French president's high-stakes blend of diplomacy and defianc...
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...
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...