The leader of Iran's judiciary has said there will be rapid trials and executions for those arrested in nationwide protests. Washington has threatened military action over the crackdown. DW has the la...
The Syrian army announced that it had taken control of Deir Hafer, a town previously under Kurdish control located east of Aleppo....
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first visit to Asia has raised India’s hopes for a long-awaited trade pact with the European Union as Berlin pushes for deeper engagement with South Asia amid height...
Kurdish-led forces withdrew from Syria's largest oil field on Sunday, according to a conflict monitor, as government troops expanded their control over vast areas in the country's north and east. As t...
Milrem Robotics is among the companies making its weapons so they can be upgraded as easily as possible. Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images The battlefield in Ukraine is changing constantly, and weapon...
Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...
The eldest son of the last shah, Reza Pahlavi, has said Iran's regime is on its "last legs" and called on countries to take action in support of demonstrators....
Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before. Restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....
Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before and restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....
The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...
Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet....
As Trump's Middle East envoy says the peace plan is moving forward, disarming Hamas and sustaining a transitional government in Gaza remain elusive....
A social media account called "Raise the Colours Operation France" late last year posted videos of far-right activists on France's northern coastline....
The past week's fighting between the Syrian army and Syrian Kurdish paramilitaries shows how difficult the military integration of the two will be to achieve....
The Department of Homeland Security last month said that the Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people and that 2.5 million others left on their own....
War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....
Last week, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations as they "no longer serve American interests," the White House sai...
Police say a manipulated emergency exit, that shouldn't open from the outside, gave thieves access in last month's major bank heist in Gelsenkirchen. They warned customers that investigations would li...
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....