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Rescue efforts have been slow after a South Pacific inter-island ferry sank in bad weather on Friday. An investigation has already begun into negligence on the part of the operator.
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The stakes are high in Sweden's general election, with the far right poised to enter government for the first time. TV4 News journalist Markus Karlsson-Bourrioux explains how opinion polls shifted from a comfortable centre-left lead to a tight race over the summer, and how far-right ideas have gained ground since the…
The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea when it ran into bad weather. Officials say six people have died and 130 are still missing.
Tens of thousands of people marched in around 20 cities across Germany to protest the rise of the far right after the AfD's historic victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Demonstrators said they were defending democracy as mainstream parties continue to rule out governing with the AfD.
The BRICS summit in New Delhi ended with a joint declaration calling for greater Global South influence in global governance and urging restraint in the Middle East. The gathering also served as a platform for one-to-one diplomacy, with leaders holding a series of bilateral meetings aimed at easing regional tensions.…
British police have opened a criminal investigation into a £72 million donation to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, amid questions over whether the funds breached rules on foreign political donations. The probe comes as anti-immigration protests and counter-demonstrations intensify across England, highlighting growing…
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will reaffirm the “sovereignty of nations” on a visit on September 20 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory in the North Atlantic, the Élysée Palace announced on Sunday. The symbolic trip comes as the territorial ambitions of US…
More than 70,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen after Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched an offensive to seize the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with many escaping to Aden and around 1,400 crossing into neighbouring Djibouti. The UN and IOM warn the new displacement wave is worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis…
A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.
Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.
A 50 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian steel is crippling a major Ontario mill, driving mass layoffs and rupturing a century of cross-border life with Michigan.
The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising a US vote at the UN General Assembly in a move that should clear the way for the new French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier to take up his post in Washington.
New chief of staff appointed after failed mutiny tested military rulers' grip on power.
The far-right Sweden Democrats party could enter government for the first time if right-wing bloc wins.
The CDU is on course to win in municipal polls in the northwestern state of Lower Saxony that were seen as a gauge of support for the far-right AfD party. DW has more.
Norbert Olah is an artist. He's also Romani. For a long time, he avoided making his ethnic background a theme of his art for fear of being pigeonholed. Then it became his focus.
Mosque and homes damaged in Saudi Arabia after alleged Houthi strike
Olympic flame arrives in Senegal for first ever Olympic event in Africa
François Picard is pleased to welcome Richard Roeill, former New York Firefighter and 9/11 First Responder. His testimony reframes the legacy of September 11th not as a historical event confined to a single day, but as living history. The former New York City firefighter describes an anniversary that reactivates…
It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks.
The 34-year-old monarch’s death has opened a rare challenge to the traditional process of choosing Tooro’s next king.
France won against host Germany in the women's FIBA World Cup semifinals Saturday and will now face the United States in the final Sunday after the four-time defending champion and tournament favorite defeated Spain in the other semifinal.
The left-wing opposition led by former PM Andersson held a lead narrow lead.
