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...
President Ahmad al-Sharaa has postponed his visit to Berlin, for talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, due to the political situation in his country. The repatriation of Syrian refugees was high on th...
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI "There's two things that I care about the most: the gym and my work," says Mahir Laul. The 18-year-old took a leave of absence from New York University this past...
A high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train in southern Andalusia. At least 39 people have died with dozens rushed to hospital with injuries. DW has th...
Germany's GDP grew 0.2% in 2025, ending a run of two consecutive years of recession, new figures show. The justice minister wants to combat the misuse of AI to create sexualized images. DW has more...
Donald Trump’s sudden 25% tariff on nations trading with Iran puts Beijing squarely in the spotlight. China knows how to evade sanctions and has the muscle to retaliate. DW explores what this showdown...
Ashley St. Clair sues xAI over Grok chatbot allegedly generating explicit deepfake images of her, using images from when she was 14 years old. Maja Smiejkowska/REUTERS Ashley St. Clair sued xAI, alleg...
During a recent subway outage in San Francisco I decided to build a webapp in the spirit of "Do I Need an Umbrella," basically to answer the question "Should I take the subway or a bus?" In the intere...
Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. | Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty...
Russia targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa region overnight on Sunday, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Service. A fire broke out and was promptly extinguished. At least six people were wounded in...
China’s electric vehicle (EV) exports doubled in 2025 amid rising overseas demand for affordable cars and Beijing’s anti-involution campaign. The country – the world’s leading EV manufacturer – sold m...
Seeking international legitimacy, Myanmar's ruling military junta claims elections this week are a return to democracy. But it will take more than the junta's word to convince the EU that the polls ar...
With the last stage of Jimmy Lai's national security trial drawing to a close, Hong Kong's High Court is set to decide on the sentence for the pro-democracy tycoon. Will Lai get life in prison?...
Dr. Darshan Shah said doing the small things consistently had the biggest impact on his personal health journey. Madeline Tolle for BI This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Darshan...
The Tempest fires into the night sky in this video provided by Ukraine's Air Command Central. Screenshot via Facebook/Ukraine Air Command Central Ukraine has deployed an off-road buggy mounted with gu...
Dozens of people were wounded and at least two were killed in overnight Russian air attacks on Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian president. The attack comes as US and Ukrainian officials are set to ...
Zelenskyy says the Kremlin is gearing up to carry out a major offensive targeting Ukraine’s nuclear power system, in what would deal a major blow to the country’s power grid and cause alarming levels ...
Hundreds gathered Saturday outside of the Pantheon in the heart of the French capital to voice their opposition to the Iranian regime and its violent crackdown on protesters, FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali...
Humanitarian aid workers face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of facilitating the illegal entry of migrants to Greece. The trial has been dubbed "the largest case of the criminalization of so...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....