Tehran after the protests: patrols, propaganda and despair
Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital...
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Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital...
Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...
Germany is cutting its development aid budget. But as development policy is also part of national security, alongside diplomacy and defense, these budget cuts may cause problems....
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The Swiss resort town of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum each January, bringing together politicians, policymakers, and business executives. Christian Hartmann/Reuters Nearly 400 wealthy individu...
An effort to prod Malaysian employers into hiring more locals for white-collar jobs by doubling the minimum salary for foreign staff has caught expatriates cold and stirred anxiety among some firms ov...
Risks from inflation and a precarious AI boom hover over stellar growth figures...
The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share langu...
Across the United States, arrests by ICE agents - and protests against them - continue. As Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has intensified, more and more videos have gained traction online, showi...
Forget the road to Damascus; Trump’s conversion has happened on the jet to Davos...
At Davos, Trump made bold claims about Greenland, NATO spending and China’s wind power. DW Fact Check examines where his statements clash with historical records and current data....
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Japanese prime minister has vowed ‘responsible fiscal expansion’ but investors have yet to be convinced...
Europe faces waning influence amid wars, trade tensions, climate inaction and a US administration quick to hurl insults at its oldest allies. In Davos, leaders discuss how Europe can regain its mojo....
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The market reaction to the threat of tariffs on supposed allies over Greenland has been extremely telling...
The IFRC chief on US aid cuts, attacks on aid workers and whether neutrality can survive modern wars....
ICE officers have made over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images The AFL-CIO has endorsed a Minnesota economic blackout on January 23 in response t...
Donald Trump plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up....