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Unidentified drones seen over UK airbases — US Air Force

Eurovision 2025: Basel votes yes to funding song contest

Volkswagen stands by German factory closure plan

Pakistan: Islamabad on lockdown as Khan supporters rally

Romania votes for a new president with far-right seeking win

COP29: World agrees to $300bn deal for developing countries

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Ukraine updates: France backs longer-range missiles

France's foreign minister said Ukraine could fire French longer-range missiles into Russia in self-defense. DW has more.

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COP29 Azerbaijan

Finance and a transition from fossil fuels topped the agenda at the UN's COP29 climate conference, which took place in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, from November 11-22. The agreement reached was announced November 23.

At the COP25 climate conference, global representatives including German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gather to discuss a climate agreement.

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Africa

Former student Yimika Owoaje sits in his room, speaking to DW's reporter

After lives abroad, Nigerians feel call of home

As Nigeria has faced economic challenges, the number of young people who have sought opportunities abroad has surged.

Asia

The tops of high-rise buildings in Karachi, Pakistan, just visible amid smog

Asia's chronic pollution has high health costs

Exposure to air pollution from childhood increases the risk of poor health and can cause strokes and lead to cancer.

Germany

Germany's conservatives want to cut benefits for Ukrainians

Germany's CDU argue that high social benefits discourage Ukrainian war refugees from taking up work.

Europe

Nationalists poised to make gains in Romanian elections

Anti-reform, anti-EU candidates and parties are expected to poll well in the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Middle East

Googoosh (left) with Niloufar Taghizadeh, director of the film "Googoosh - Made of Fire"

Pop icon Googoosh is a voice for women in Iran

A new documentary film tells the story of a singer who has given her voice to resistance and become a symbol of hope.

North America

Butterfly at the Montreal Insectarium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 1, 2024

In Canada, researchers use AI to save the bugs

To slow the mass extinction of species, scientists are employing artificial intelligence to observe insects.

Latin America

Cleared land amid the Amazon rainforest.

Anti-deforestation efforts help public health in Brazil

Policies to disincentivize Amazon deforestation are credited with cutting hospitalizations and deaths by the thousands.

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German election 2025

Germany's coalition government collapse has set the stage for an early election in February 2025. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a confidence vote in December, one he is expected to lose.