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Germany: Solingen attack suspect probed for terrorist links

French police arrest suspect after synagogue blast

NASA: SpaceX to bring stranded astronauts home in 2025

Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France

Solingen: Main suspect behind deadly attack in custody

Lynch yacht sinking: Manslaughter probe launched in Italy

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Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia's war against Ukraine has sparked a humanitarian crisis for the Ukrainian people and upended global food and energy security.

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Africa

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Ugandan opposition members face 'terrorism' charges

Thirty-six members of Uganda’s opposition FDC party will face terrorism charges in court on Monday.

Asia

Will German warships pass through the Taiwan Strait?

The German government remains tight-lipped over whether it will send two of its warships into the Taiwan Strait.

Germany

Statues of Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Friedrich Schiller on Weimar's central square, Theaterplatz

Thuringia goes to vote: Why this state election is pivotal

Germany's eastern state of Thuringia is famous for many things. It is also a stronghold of the far right.

Europe

Young women, one of whom is holding a baby, on the roadside among bags and suitcases. A suitcase is used as a makeshift table for food and drink in disposable containers, Kocs, Hungary, August 21, 2024

Hungary's government makes Ukrainian refugees homeless

A decree signed by Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has halted state support for the shelters used by many Ukrainian refugees.

Middle East

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) personnel disembark from a helicopter

Morocco's strategy on the Western Sahara has paid off

France supports Morocco's claim on the Western Sahara. What are the consequences for the people, Algeria and the region?

North America

The US Democrats' presidential candidate Kamala Harris waving to supporters at the DNC

DNC: Kamala Harris urges US to take 'new way forward'

Can the euphoria on display at the DNC carry the Democrats all the way to the US presidential election in November?

Latin America

Brazil: Free courses offered to tackle adult illiteracy

More and more adults are learning to read and write in evening schools or at university in a bid to tackle illiteracy.

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In Indonesia, couples typically belong to the same ethnic group and religion. Yet this traditional mindset is changing.

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US election 2024

Americans go to the ballot box on November 5 to elect the next president of the US, with Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democrats facing off against former President Donald Trump of the Republicans.

Iranian hackers targeted Biden,Trump staffers, says Meta

Meta said that Iran-linked hackers targeted the WhatsApp accounts of officials in the Biden and Trump administrations.

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US election: RFK Jr suspends presidential campaign

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has endorsed Donald Trump in a speech to his supporters after withdrawing from the race.

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What Kamela Harris had to say on foreign policy at the DNC

Her remarks on foreign policy took just a few minutes and included few specific plans.

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In Görlitz an AfD campaign poster reading 'Security instead of Chaos'

German government's future in danger in regional elections

The far-right AfD could win three eastern state elections, dealing a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition.

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Turkey: Street interview arrest encourages self-censorship

Experts anticipate that more people will be arrested in future for expressing their opinions to the media in vox pops.

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US election: What is the Electoral College?

The US president isn't elected by a majority vote, but through a body called the Electoral College. How does it work?

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Startup funding: What role does female beauty play?

Women who are preceived as good-looking find it easier to sell their business ideas and products to potential investors.

Three transgender entertainers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Pakistan: Transgender entertainers face extortion

Many transgender people in Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province earn money by dancing at private parties.

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India: Kolkata rape reawakens rage over threats to women

Many women in India are wondering if anything has changed since the gruesome "Nirbhaya" murder shocked India in 2012.

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Mapped Out — navigating a changing world

Mapped Out explores all things geopolitical and charts possible solutions to steer through a complex world.

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A bird's-eye view of China's bustling economy

Despite crises and price slumps, China's economy is still bustling and colorful from the air.

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Germany taps Iranian exile Mohammad Rasoulof for Oscars

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig," which the now Berlin-based director showed at Cannes, is Germany's entry for the Oscars.

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Healthy eating: Why teens gorge and older people peck

Young people can eat everything in sight, older people lose appetite. Knowing why can help you stay healthy at any age.

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'Palliative biographer' records life stories for the dying

Sabrina Görlitz records personal histories of the terminally ill so that they may be remembered by those left behind.

Ermedin Demirovic from German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart on the pitch on August 17, 2024

The Bundesliga's top transfers for 2024-25

DW has you covered on all of the top transfers leading into the new men's Bundesliga campaign.

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Kosovo: Potato chips bring Serbs and Albanians together

Despite tension between Serbia and Kosovo, some ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians are putting cooperation over politics.

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