The Bayeux Tapestry in London: What's behind the hype?
DW Englishby Katharina Abel·9 Sept 2026
First, let's start with a clarification: Strictly speaking, it's not actually a tapestry, since tapestries are woven, whereas this artwork is an embroidery on linen.
EU sports commissioner says FIFA is 'damaging to football'
DW Englishby Jonathan Crane·9 Sept 2026
The European Union's sports commissioner has criticized world football's governing body FIFA over its controversial and now-aborted plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Does BRICS have a clear purpose?
DW Englishby Arthur Sullivan·9 Sept 2026
In preparation for hosting the 18th BRICS summit in Delhi this weekend, India came up with a slogan which tried to keep the group's brand intact without alienating its many new members.
Putin rejects mobilization rumors, many Russians unconvinced
DW Englishby Viktorija Terentjeva; Sergey Dik; Nickolai Linke; Evgeniy Dyuk·9 Sept 2026
Twice within the first week of September, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly dismissed rumors of a looming mobilization campaign in the country.
Dallas Republican convention: How Trump looms over midterms
DW Englishby Andreas Noll·9 Sept 2026
In the midterm elections on Nov. 3, US President Donald Trump will not be on the ballot. Nevertheless, his party is putting him at the center of a major convention two months before the election.
Trump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffs
DW Englishby Shakeel Sobhan·9 Sept 2026
Canadian dairy products, motorcycles and alcoholic beverages face import bans in the United States, while other goods from across the border will be hit with 50% tariffs, the White House said...
Israel's Netanyahu denies UAE warned him of October 7 attack
DW Englishby Wesley Dockery·9 Sept 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday denied a report by left-leaning Israeli newspaper Haaretz that he received a warning from the United Arab Emirates prior to the October...
German economy frets about Saxony-Anhalt election results
DW Englishby Dirk Kaufmann·8 Sept 2026
The results came in as predicted: The AfD, which is considered far-right extremist in parts, won the election in Saxony-Anhalt and could now put forward the state’s minister-president and take over...
EU, UK express dismay over Mladic funeral in Serbia
DW Englishby Wesley Dockery·8 Sept 2026
Both the EU and UK on Tuesday expressed dismay over the funeral in Belgrade, Serbia of late war criminal Ratko Mladic a day prior.
50 years on, Mao still matters in China
DW Englishby Jinhan Li·8 Sept 2026
On September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong died. The revolutionary leader who led the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to power and founded the People's Republic of China left behind a profoundly contradictory...
Bosnia: The long shadow cast by Ratko Mladic's coffin
DW Englishby Dragan Maksimovic·8 Sept 2026
Belgrade has made a point of insisting that it did not organize a state funeral for former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide in Srebrenica and crimes against...
BSW and AfD – a political love-hate relationship in Germany
DW Englishby Marcel Fürstenau·8 Sept 2026
Following the election in Saxony-Anhalt, there is no clear governing coalition because the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) with its 44% share of the vote has fallen just short of securing...
EU court rules against Belgian far-right party in IKEA case
DW Englishby Emilio Reynoso·8 Sept 2026
A top European Union court ruled in favor of Ikea in a challenge brought by the company against Belgian far-right and Flemish separatist party Vlaams Belang.
UK announces trade ban on West Bank Israeli settlements
DW Englishby Kieran Burke·8 Sept 2026
The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced trade restrictions on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Japan's empty temples seek new ways to survive
DW Englishby Julian Ryall·8 Sept 2026
The 370-year-old structure has all the attributes of a classically designed Japanese temple, from the curved roof to the timber-frame walls, spacious tatami-mat prayer hall and elaborately...
Afghanistan's women: A national team without a home
DW Englishby Thomas Klein·8 Sept 2026
On the football pitches of Bundesliga club Wolfsburg, the Afghanistan women's national team is training and doing exactly what is strictly forbidden in their home country: playing football.
Germany: Police arrest suspect in power grid sabotage case
DW Englishby Richard Connor·8 Sept 2026
German police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 48-year-old man suspected of carrying out a series of sabotage attacks on the country's electricity network.
US-Canada tariff dispute weighs on cross-border ties
DW Englishby Mauricia Armitage·8 Sept 2026
A new suspension bridge connecting the United States to Canada recently opened after more than two decades of planning, but only the Canadians showed up to celebrate.
Kenya: Xenophobia fears amid crackdown on foreign traders
DW Englishby Silja Fröhlich·8 Sept 2026
Kenyan authorities are moving in on some foreign nationals working in the country's informal economy after President William Ruto called for small-scale businesses focused on hawking and petty...
Renoir Museum robbery: Two paintings missing
DW Englishby Richard Connor·8 Sept 2026
Two thieves have stolen two paintings from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera after breaking into the building early on Tuesday, the town's mayor said.
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