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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War Two. However, France 24’s correspondent in Berlin, Nick Holdsworth, says it is “hard to say”…
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Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heatTyphoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to the Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in south-east China last week. The city of Putian, in Fujian province,…
Hundreds gathered in Portsmouth after some refugees arrived by boat from France, a day after masked protesters disrupted traffic at the port of Dover.
In Egypt, a court sentenced 12 people, including popular TV presenter Sarah Khalifa, to death in a major drug manufacturing and trafficking case.
Thousands of mourners on Monday gathered at a church in Belgrade to view the body of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 27 while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Union has heavily criticised the event, and Marta Kos, the bloc's…
The building was located in New Delhi's Satya Niketan, popular among students from nearby colleges and universities. At least 12 people have been rescued from the rubble. DW has more.
Giant dahlia floats roll through Zundert in the Netherlands as crowds watch the annual Flower Parade, built by volunteers over several months.
Lebanon says renewed attacks jeopardise a US-brokered ceasefire meant to end the conflict between Israel and armed group Hezbollah.
Rescue teams work to locate survivors after New Delhi building collapse.
Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.
Among the 10 killed overnight are children, including a two-month old infant.
Two-far activists go on trial in Paris on Monday over the shooting of Argentine rugby star Federico Martin Aramburu. Loik Le Priol and Romain Bouvier have been charged with murder and attempted murder respectively, and risk up to life in jail if they are found guilty.
Jamaica will ask King Charles III to refer questions about the legality of slavery and Britain's potential obligation to provide reparations.
Rescue efforts have increasingly focused on 12 hydropower projects, where about 900 workers are missing and roughly 500 are believed to be trapped in various tunnels, authorities said.
Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from the capital Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday.
A massive fire at a market in the Indonesia village of Babuda has claimed the lives of eleven people.
The footage and other evidence the FBI failed to share undermine Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials.
Paris FC beat Olympique de Marseille 3–2 at the Vélodrome thanks to a hat-trick from Lassine Sinayoko. Paris FC sit second but OM remain stuck in 10th place in the table.
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.
Ten people were killed after a fireworks display detonated during a religious festival in Mexico, injuring dozens more.
Anti-immigration protesters clashed with police in Portsmouth after around 140 people arrived in UK aboard a small boat.
Patrick Havas, 38, arrested with weapons after injuring several at Ohio Democrat Amy Acton’s campaign stop.
