Yemen's Houthis claim strike on Riyadh airport, three killed
DW Englishby Emilio Reynoso4d ago
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they struck Saudi Arabia's main international airport in the capital, Riyadh, with a missile attack on Thursday.
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top 63%India news: Opposition doubles down against poll chief after detentions
DW Englishby Mahima Kapoor4d ago
What you need to know - India's opposition alliance set to stage another protest against the chief election commissioner in Delhi - India's Cockroach group to stage similar protest in Bengaluru -...
US: Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker detained
DW Englishby Matt Ford4d ago
A filmmaker whose award-winning work has explored conflict in his native Kashmir has been detained by United States immigration officials on suspicion of residing and working in the country...
Brazil: Thousands of students march against Bolsonaro
DW Englishby Matt Ford4d ago
Thousands of people joined a student march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday to protest against the possibility of Flavio Bolsonaro becoming president after the far-right candidate came out...
Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after botched execution
DW Englishby Felix Tamsut4d ago
A US judge told the state of Tennessee to preserve all evidence related to the failed attempt to execute Christa Pike, whom lawyers say is "angry and confused" after waking up in hospital nearly a...
As US midterm elections loom, Trump's campaign tactics are becoming increasingly unusual, and expensive
DW Englishby Carla Bleiker4d ago
It's neither a joke nor fake news but a real report from earlier this week: Donald Trump has backed down.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey: Could the Mecca deal be a game changer against the Houthis in Yemen?
DW Englishby Jennifer Holleis; Burak Ünveren4d ago
The latest iteration of Saudi Arabia's defense deal with Turkey and Pakistan, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, is taking shape amid the country's escalating conflict with Yemen's Houthi militia.
Russia: WHO not able to 'fully' assess plague situation
DW Englishby Felix Tamsut4d ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it could not fully assess the situation of the suspected plague death of a laboratory employee in Russia.
Gerhard Schröder visits latest Russian employer, Hyperglobus
DW Englishby Mark Hallam4d ago
Gerhard Schröder visited one of the Moscow branches of the new Hyperglobus supermarket chain on Wednesday, a few days after being named a member of its supervisory board.
German politicians warn of antisemitism on October 7 anniversary
DW Englishby Felix Tamsut4d ago
High-ranking German politicians marked the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place in Israel on October 7, 2023.
Transgressive, edgy DIY: What the 90s meant for British art
DW Englishby Sarah Hucal4d ago
The 1990s in Britain are often remembered through a haze of n,ostalgia consisting of rave culture, Britpop and provocative art and fashion by the likes of Tracey Emin and Alexander McQueen.
Germany news: Merz rails against extremism, AfD sympathizers
DW Englishby Jon Shelton; Timothy Jones4d ago
What you need to know - Chancellor Merz has called the election of an AfD politician to the position of state parliamentary speaker a 'historic break' - A new "Infraplan" outlining next steps in...
EU enlargement: European Commission tables reforms to prepare bloc for new members
DW Englishby Ferenc Gaal4d ago
The European Commission wants to inject new momentum into its enlargement process, which has seen some candidate countries waiting for decades to join.
In Iran, music is far more than entertainment as the regime seeks to use it as a political tool
DW Englishby Shabnam von Hein4d ago
After spending 47 years abroad, Iranian musician Bijan Mortazavi returned to his homeland at the end of September. Mortazavi is one of Iran's most renowned violinists, singers, and composers.
Why South Sudan's path to its first election remains uncertain
DW Englishby James Shimanyula; Eddy Micah Jr; Isaac Mugabi; Isaac Kaledzi4d ago
South Sudan has scheduled a general election for December 22. It will be the first since the country gained independence from Sudan in 2011. But political tensions are high as preparations lag.
China's Golden Week reveals cautious consumer spending despite travel surge
DW Englishby Andrew Zi-Qi Fang; Yu-Chun Chou4d ago
Ya Xi just returned to Shanghai on a red-eye flight after her Golden Week trip to Southeast Asia. "I can stay up all night for a cheaper ticket," she told DW.
German spy scandal threatens national security
DW Englishby Ben Knight5d ago
The arrest of August Hanning, former president of Germany's foreign intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), and his former chief-of-staff, Manfred D.*, is threatening to cause a...
Germany: Did CDU lawmakers support the far-right AfD?
DW Englishby Jens Thurau5d ago
Following events in the parliament of the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Tuesday, speculation is rife that lawmakers from the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) helped elect a...
As Cristiano Ronaldo railed against a 'breakdown of trust,' Lionel Messi exited the stage gracefully
DW Englishby Matt Pearson5d ago
They are the two players who have defined the last two decades. As football became ever more popular, commercial and dominant in the cultural and sporting landscape, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel...
How winning a Nobel Prize can give you delusions of grandeur
DW Englishby Julia Vergin5d ago
Linus Pauling won not one, but two Nobel Prizes — the first, for chemistry, in 1954 for his research into the nature of the chemical bond, and the Peace Prize in 1962 for his work in the...