The European Union is contemplating more sanctions against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that has killed thousands. But could the bloc apply more pressure on the Islamic Rep...
Iranians can call the outside world again after over four days of a communications blackout and a brutal security crackdown that has killed hundreds of people. Follow DW for the latest....
Some student-loan borrowers are at risk of having their tax refunds seized this year. Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images The Education Department temporarily paused seizure of ta...
Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...
Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007. (Image c...
Trump’s rambling Davos speech was vaguely menacing rather than explicitly threatening...
A day after a sweeping deal was announced between the Syrian government and the country's main Kurdish-led force, the agreement appeared to be falling apart Monday. After new outbreaks of clashes Mond...
Oracle's CTO Larry Ellison, TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, and Michael Dell. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images TikTok's owner has closed...
Sen. Mark Kelly said his lawsuit is about fighting back on the Pentagon's crackdown on speech. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Senator Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Pentagon's spe...
The IFRC chief on US aid cuts, attacks on aid workers and whether neutrality can survive modern wars....
French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...
Proposed policy changes could lead more consumers to turn to private or personal loans. Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images New caps on student-loan borrowing could prompt more Americans to turn to private...
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President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July....
A new Pentagon strategy paper breaks with much past US defense policy, while ignoring climate change as a growing threat. It also foresees allies receiving less military support from Washington....
Donald Trump's moves against two key suppliers have revived debate over China’s fragile oil balance. With domestic output flat and oil fields aging, how much capacity — if any — exists to raise produc...
The European Parliament has put the customs agreement, which had been criticized as being too favorable to the US, on hold. Meanwhile, Trump has said he "won't use force" to take Greenland. DW has mor...
Philipp Navratil tells staff that ESG has ‘gone off the agenda’ for US investors since president’s re-election...
US president redoubles his demands for the territory two days after countries agreed on setting up high-level working group...
Some European countries are sending soldiers to the Arctic island after Donald Trump intensified threats to take control...