A viral video shows a woman lighting her cigarette from a burning photo of Iran's leader. Many claim it was filmed secretly in Tehran. The image is real; however, it's not from Iran....
Donald Trump's hostile signals over Greenland and the aftermath of the Venezuela attack have raised fears in Japan and South Korea that Washington is no longer committed to its allies in East Asia....
The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the United States in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II....
The standoff between the US and the EU over Greenland has heightened existing European concerns about over-dependence on the United States, particularly in the digital sector, with French President Em...
Placing the most powerful branch of Iranâs armed forces on the EUâs terrorist list would put the IRGC alongside groups such as the so-called IS, al-Qaeda, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad....
Just as it did in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, politics is dominating the build up to World Cup 2026. Could discontent with Donald Trump in Europe see football heavyweights united behind such a cause?...
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The Islamic Republic is a key player in the Middle East, with close ties to Russia and China. As the regime in Tehran comes under fire, DW looks at Iran's place on the global stage....
The Greenland crisis is a key test for Emmanuel Macron, who seems more willing than any other leader to confront Donald Trump. It puts the French president's high-stakes blend of diplomacy and defianc...
Its entire population would fit in a large sports stadium but Greenlandâs current presence on the geopolitical stage is huge. DW takes a look at the reasons it's so coveted â from natural resources to...
Its entire population would fit in a large sports stadium but Greenlandâs current presence on the geopolitical stage is huge. DW takes a look at the reasons it's so coveted â from natural resources to...
With the last stage of Jimmy Lai's national security trial drawing to a close, Hong Kong's High Court is set to decide on the sentence for the pro-democracy tycoon. Will Lai get life in prison?...
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are showing closer ties than their countries have in years. Meloni is no longer seen as a right-wing outsider, taking on a role as mediator ...
Zelenskyy says the Kremlin is gearing up to carry out a major offensive targeting Ukraineâs nuclear power system, in what would deal a major blow to the countryâs power grid and cause alarming levels ...
Merz is due in Bengaluru, often called India's Silicon Valley, after meeting PM Modi in Ahmedabad. The visit comes just weeks ahead of plans to sign a long-awaited free trade agreement between India a...
Fear over Trump's tariff walls and the aggressive tone coming from the White House is pushing the European Union to focus on getting other trade agreements done. Despite all efforts, the EU sometimes ...
TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who passed that law still don't seem to know what's going on . The ...
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is pressing OpenAI about its move to bring ads to ChatGPT, and is asking several other companies whether they have similar plans. In letters to the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, Goo...
Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices" fro...
The latest development comes days after US President Donald Trump said ships are being moved towards the region 'just in case' he decides to take action. In return, Iranian authorities warned its forc...