Germany’s Merz vows to fight ‘extremism’ after AfD, far-left election gains
Far-right and far-left parties gain ground in local elections as Merz's approval rating sinks.
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Far-right and far-left parties gain ground in local elections as Merz's approval rating sinks.
The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.
Nailympia London showcased fantasy nail art inspired by folklore, forests and steampunk, as global artists raced to create miniature worlds on nails.
Leading German politicians including Chancellor Merz and President Steinmeier called for people to reject antisemitism.
With 3,700 fleeing to Djibouti amid Houthi clashes, the UN warns three in four families in parts of Yemen face hunger.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.
Rospotrebnadzor said nearly 5,000 tests found no dangerous pathogens and saw "no epidemic risk," while the Kremlin called most media reporting "false" and said it had no knowledge of a US demarche formally requesting additional information.
Israel’s military might has failed to achieve the political goals in Gaza it was supposed to.
The 1990s are remembered for Britpop and provocative fashion, but beyond the nostalgia, it was a decade of cultural experimentation and social change. Tate Britain's new exhibition looks past the familiar icons.
Political extremism threatens Germany's existing social order, Chancellor Merz has said. The Transport Ministry has proposed a five-year plan to improve Germany's ailing railroad infrastructure. DW has more.
Britons are risking freedom and reputations to stand with Palestinians and challenge government policy.
A five-storey building in Jerusalem’s al-Tur was demolished by Israeli authorities over alleged lack of permits, displacing dozens of Palestinian residents.
The European Commission is proposing earlier access to EU markets for candidate countries, new voting rules to reduce vetoes and extra safeguards for a bigger bloc. But is the reform fair — or even feasible?
Iranian authorities are trying to persuade prominent singers in exile to return home. While the state seeks to harness music as a political tool, music has also become a powerful expression of dissent and resistance.
There have been many cases of top spies giving classified information to enemy nations. Here are some of the highlights.
New ‘support and training centre’ prompts concern in region but China says it is ‘not directed at any third party’ Satellite images show attack jets stationed at a new overseas Chinese military facility in Laos, which opened last week and gives Beijing’s air force its first foothold in mainland south-east Asia.Images…
The woman who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said on Tuesday. Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a murder she committed when she was a teenager, received two supposedly lethal doses of the drug…
As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns. Three years on, the worst security failure in Israel’s history now threatens to end the career of its longest-serving prime minister. FRANCE…
South Africa has recorded record tourist arrivals over the past two months, with more than one million visitors arriving by air each month. But behind these encouraging figures, a concern is emerging: African tourists may gradually turn away from South Africa, even as tourism accounts for more than 8% of the country’s…
British adventurer on a 50,000-kilometre, 28-year trek home from South America without using any transport has set foot on UK soil after swimming the Channel, his publicists said Tuesday. Karl Bushby, a 57-year-old former paratrooper, set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, in November 1998, vowing to reach his mother's…
A new law in the Comoros bans foreign nationals from running certain small-scale businesses, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people, most of them Malagasy. A measure that mirrors a growing wave of economic protectionism targeting migrant workers across the continent.
This week on arts24, film critic Manon Kerjean takes us through some of the latest French cinema releases, starting with a new adaptation of Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables". Vincent Lindon plays Jean Valjean, opposite Tahar Rahim as Inspector Javert in a three-hour epic that brings a thriller-like tension to the…
A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. Here's what we know about one of the biggest security…
After a surprise first-round victory, critics suggest son of disgraced ex-president could seek to continue his father’s authoritarian ruleFlávio’s surprise first-round win highlights rapid rise of Brazil’s House of BolsonaroFlávio Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president, has vowed to…