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How Washington is being 'Trumpified' for America's 250th anniversary | DW News
As the United States prepares to mark 250 years of independence, Washington D.C. is undergoing a visible transformation. President Donald Trump is pushing for sweeping changes acr…
Canada joins Eurovision: Why does it want to be part of Europe’s biggest show? | DW News
Canada is joining the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe's wildly popular song contest that mixes pop music, kitsch, glitter and national pride. The move has been championed by Prime…
Russia closes border rail crossings amid Baltic tensions | DW News
Russia has suspended rail traffic through seven border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia, without publicly explaining why. The closures affect one of the few remaining di…
Russian daredevils arrested after climbing Empire State spire | DW News
A couple scaled the Empire State Building's 443-meter antenna spire, unfurled a peace banner and shared a marriage proposal before police took them into custody. #dwnews #usa #emp…
Germany’s indictment raises questions for relations with Kyiv | DW News
Germany has charged a Ukrainian national in connection with the Nord Stream explosions. Prosecutors allege he helped coordinate the attack on the pipelines, though he denies this.…
Berlin divided over plans to demolish Nazi bunker | DW News
A row has broken out in Berlin over plans to demolish one of the last remaining relics of the Nazi regime. The bunker, part of Hitler’s former power complex, could make way for ne…
Armed Russian ships test Western sanctions in the Baltic Sea | DW News
Images showing weapons mounted on Russian-linked vessels in the Baltic Sea are raising concerns about how sanctions are enforced. European navies have stepped up efforts to monito…
Why are even the Greens pushing for air conditioning? | DW News
Germany just broke its all-time temperature record — and it wasn't prepared. Care home residents were evacuated, 26 people drowned, roads buckled. Now the Green Party is presentin…
Spain allows undocumented migrants to apply for residency permits | DW News
An estimated one million undocumented migrants in Spain have taken advantage of a chance to legalize their residency status offered by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's progressive g…
South Africa anti-immigration protests descend into looting | DW News
South African police say more than 900 people were arrested for various crimes in the aftermath of mass protests over illegal immigration. Shops were looted in several parts of th…
Fuel shortages hit Russia as Ukraine steps up strikes | DW News
Across Russia, drivers are waiting in long lines just to get fuel. Shortages and rising prices are beginning to disrupt daily life. Ukrainian strikes on refineries are hitting dee…
The "$1.5 trillion man" brokering UAE peace with Iran | DW News
The Iran war has deepened the rift between Tehran and its Gulf neighbors, threatening the UAE's new business model. Can one powerful sheikh help bridge the divide? #dwbusiness For…
Alive after 6 days — 3-year-old rescued from quake rubble | DW News
A three-year-old child was rescued after spending six days trapped under rubble in the aftermath of Venezuela’s deadly June 24 earthquakes. The rescue comes as international teams…
Will ISIS regroup in Syria? | DW News
Thousands of people suspected of ties to ISIS remain detained in camps across Syria. Now, as the country undergoes a political transition, control of these camps is set to change,…
Start of the South-North Commission: Overcoming global division | DW News
They are poles apart, but the Global South and North — are set to move closer. That, at least, is the aim of the South-North Commission, set up by the German government and launch…
Over 1 million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularization scheme | DW News
The number of applications from migrants seeking to regularise their status through Spain’s new process has far exceeded all expectations. The government estimated around 500,000 …
'We're still too Eurocentric': German minister on Global South relations | DW News
Germany's Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan says Berlin still has a "very Eurocentric" view of the Global South. Speaking to DW at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, s…
Fact check: Child trafficking on Vinted? | DW News
On social media, users in several countries are circulating posts that appear to show children being sold on Vinted. What's behind the claim? A DW Fact Check. For more news go to:…
Texas to require public school students to read Bible stories | DW News
The US state of Texas, which is home to 1 in 10 schoolchildren in the country, has decided to make reading selected Bible stories part of its public school curriculum. Critics say…
Europe's Heatwave: The worst is yet to come | DW News
Record breaking June temperatures have been deadly in Europe as the mercury soared past 40 degrees in several locations. The heat was hard to handle in Paris, London and Berlin, b…
Now even Putin acknowledges Russia's fuel crisis | DW News
As gas stations across Russia run dry, one of the world's largest oil exporters is being forced to consider buying fuel from others. This is the result of the so-called Ukraine's …
Heavy rains hit Ghana's capital Accra | DW News
The death toll from flooding that plunged much of Ghana's capital Accra underwater has risen to at least 12, emergency services said. The government apologised for its handling of…
What Iran's success taught China about Taiwan | DW News
Would China think twice about invading Taiwan having seen the economic and reputational cost of the USA's campaign against Iran. Could the Strait of Taiwan prove to be just as mes…
Love, Actually? Meet China's new humanoid robots | DW News
Will dating every be the same? A Chinese robotics company says its new humanoid robots can offer something humans can't: unconditional love. #dwnews #humanoidrobot #china For more…
Critics claim the US Supreme Court is ruled by ideology | DW News
US President Donald Trump says he has been granted “the greatest increase in presidential power in the last 100 years”. The Supreme Court gave him sweeping authority to fire the h…
Trump lost in Supreme Court on birthright citizenship, won on sports and campaign money | DW News
A major day at the Supreme Court: President Trump scored wins on transgender athletes and campaign finance, but the justices rejected his push to narrow birthright citizenship. #d…
Indian activist supporting 'cockroaches' with a hunger strike | DW News
A hunger strike in India's capital has drawn activist Sonam Wangchuk into a youth-led protest calling for political and education reforms, organized by the satirical Cockroach Jan…
Angela Merkel’s official portrait revealed — and it says a lot | DW News
Five years after leaving office, Angela Merkel is back in the spotlight - this time on canvas. Her official portrait has been unveiled in Berlin, carefully composed to reflect how…
Migrants in South Africa face deadline | DW News
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across South Africa as anti-immigration groups marked a June 30 deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country. Fears of vi…
Merkel's official portrait unveiled | DW News
Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel chose an artist more than 40 years younger than her to paint her official state portrait. Now, the painting is finally being revealed. #d…