Famine threatens Ukrainian town of Oleshky as Russia's war cuts residents off from food and supplies
DW Englishby Hanna Sokolova-Stekh·19d ago
A man sends a photo of "Oleshky borsch," a vegetable soup he has made from leftovers. To make the soup more filling, he says he has added millet and two eggs.
World lagging on key UN biodiversity targets
DW Englishby Dharvi Vaid Dhulia·19d ago
World governments are off track to meet a historic United Nations target to protect at least 30% of the planet's land and seas by the year 2030, according to a new study published Wednesday.
Germany news: Call to scrap once-a-day gas price rises
DW Englishby Timothy Jones·19d ago
What you need to know - A rule allowing gas stations to raise prices only at noon has not achieved its objective of lowering them, motoring association ADAC says - The number of entry-level jobs...
India news: El Nino heat could kill 15,800 by February, report warns
DW Englishby Mahima Kapoor·19d ago
What you need to know - El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly 16,000 deaths in India by February, a new Climate Impact Lab report says - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Canada in...
Syria's economy is growing again. But critics say it's the rich who'll benefit most from current plans.
DW Englishby Cathrin Schaer; Omar Albam·19d ago
Kanan Abdullah has been working as a driver in the Syrian capital Damascus for around 12 years but he, like many others in his trade, is now finding it difficult to make ends meet following recent...
Sri Lanka: 15 men jailed for life in 2019 Easter bombings
DW Englishby Dharvi Vaid Dhulia·19d ago
A court in Sri Lanka convicted 15 men over the deadly 2019 Easter bombings, sentencing them to 200 to 260 years in prison on Tuesday.
Trump signs 'tremendous' Greenland security deal
DW Englishby Emilio Reynoso·20d ago
US PresidentDonald Trumpon Tuesday signed a security agreement with Denmark and Greenlandto strengthen Arctic and North Atlantic security.
EU drops sanctions for Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman
DW Englishby Jenipher Camino Gonzalez·20d ago
The European Union on Tuesday reached a compromise to prolong sanctions for around 3,000 Russian individuals, entities and companies — but it also resulted in the lifting of sanctions on two...
Amateur archeologist unearths Germany's largest trove of Roman coins
DW Englishby Emilio Reynoso·20d ago
A massive trove of Roman silver coins dating back to the 2nd century AD have been discovered by an amateur archaeologist in Germany.
'AI force': Does Trump want to regulate AI amid growing concerns over artificial intelligence?
DW Englishby David Ehl·20d ago
Developers warning against their own technologies and a government unwilling to take action — that was the situation in the first half of September amid concerns in the US that AI models were...
Why young Berliners vote overwhelmingly for the socialist Left Party
DW Englishby Ben Knight·20d ago
The emphatic victory for the Left Party in last Sunday's state election in Berlin may not have been quite so emphatic if it hadn't been for a significant new rule: This was the first state election...
LA residents are feeling the heat as urban oil fields take a toll on health and air quality
DW Englishby Amanda Coulson-Drasner·20d ago
For most, Los Angeles conjures images of a city of beaches, palm trees, and movie stars. Few realize LA County is also one of the largest oil-producing regions in the United States. But it is.
After deadly floods, Nepal's environment minister says country needs 'climate justice,' not sympathy
DW Englishby Shalu Yadav·20d ago
Nepal is seeking $20 million (just under €17.5 million) from the international Loss and Damage Fund, the UN-backed mechanism designed to support countries suffering irreversible climate-related...
MMA wants to be at the Olympics, but could UFC, Dana White and Trump stop it?
DW Englishby Matt Pearson·20d ago
The form of mixed martial arts (MMA) making its debut at the Asian Games looks almost completely distinct from the visceral brawls of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which have come to...
The Iran war is spreading in the Middle East and Trump has yet to find a way out
DW Englishby Shabnam von Hein·20d ago
Nearly seven months into the Iran war, negotiations between Washington and Tehran have led nowhere, and the conflict has spread from the Strait of Hormuz to another strategically important shipping...
Turkey: Pupils injured in school shooting
DW Englishby Felix Tamsut·20d ago
A shooting near a high school in Turkey's Manisa province resulted in at least 11 injured pupils, two of whom were in critical condition on Tuesday, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said.
Ukraine: Four killed in Russian attacks
DW Englishby Felix Tamsut·20d ago
Russia and Ukraine traded strikes targeting infrastructure overnight, ahead of a United Nations General Assembly where the war in Ukraine is due to be widely discussed.
Male infertility is 'grossly underreported'
DW Englishby Kaukab Shairani·20d ago
Sperm counts have fallen globally by more than 51% since 1973, and the decline is accelerating. That's according to a 2026 review of studies published in the journal Antioxidants.
UNGA: Trump and world leaders discuss global conflicts
DW Englishby Wesley Dockery; Mark Hallam; Felix Tamsut; Jon Shelton·20d ago
What you need to know - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres officially opened the world body's 81st General Assembly - Trump was among the first speakers to take the stage and said he had a "big...
UN General Assembly opens with Macron, Trump, Erdogan, Lula, others in NYC
DW Englishby Mark Hallam; Felix Tamsut; Jon Shelton·20d ago
What you need to know - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres officially opened the world body's 81st General Assembly — which runs through next Monday — at its New York Headquarters - US President...
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