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Ethiopia, Somalia reach compromise to end feud, Turkey says

EU: 11-year-old is only survivor from capsized migrant boat

Brazil's President Lula to require further surgery

German President Steinmeier in Nigeria for energy talks

Haiti: Main international airport reopens

Afghanistan: Taliban minister killed in suicide bombing

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Syria

Syrian rebel groups have toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad. The rebels faced no resistance entering Damascus on December 8, after taking the city of Homs. Assad is believed to have fled to Moscow.

Families wait outside Sednaya Prison, clinging to the hope of finding their incarcerated or disappeared loved ones.

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Africa

Foreign fighters defend DR Congo from M23 rebels

Retired European officers are protecting resource-rich North Kivu province from falling to Rwandan-backed rebels.

Asia

How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam

A DW and ZDF investigation uncovered carbon offset projects in China worth roughly €1 billion that are likely fake.

Germany

Germany's history of confidence votes in parliament

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is seeking a vote of confidence. Can this work as a path to restore political stability?

Europe

A Ukrainian tank in a wooded area on the Ukrainian-Russian border

Ukrainian forces struggle to retain control of Russian land

Whether the Ukrainians can hold onto parts of Russia's Kursk region is a question no one on the front lines can answer.

Middle East

Sheikh Tamim, Gianni Infantino and Mohammed bin Salman im the Al-Bayt-Stadium

World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored

Saudi Arabia will stage the 2034 men's football World Cup — despite its poor human rights and free speech record.

North America

Firefighters and vehicles on a road amid flying sparks and flames

Fast-paced wildfire rages in Malibu area

Fire officials have said strong winds are hindering efforts to stop the blaze, which has forced thousands to evacuate.

Latin America

A worker at a solid waste recycling plant sorts plastic in Mexico, surrounded by piles of trash

Why Mexico imports thousands of tons of US plastic garbage

It's a legitimate business, but what's the impact of importing hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste?

Developing

Workers look at a pile of wreckage after a Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Ukraine updates: Germany holds forum on economic support

Meanwhile, US President-elect Donald Trump says Ukraine will be his priority. Follow DW for the latest.

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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.