President Donald Trump put into motion the withdrawal process to have the US removed from the Geneva-based organization after he signed an executive order on the first day of his second term....
EU ambassadors convened an emergency meeting in Brussels after Donald Trump threatened tariffs on eight European countries in a dispute over Greenland. France wants the block to use its so-called trad...
EU wants to revive trade ties with the US, but warned the bloc will stand up for its interests. It also announced after an emergency summit that it will double its investment in Greenland....
Berlin officials say power has been restored in the southwest of the city after an act of "sabotage" caused a major blackout. Federal prosecutors are investigating a left-wing extremist group. DW has ...
A high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train in southern Andalusia. At least 39 people have died with dozens rushed to hospital with injuries. DW has th...
A high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train in southern Andalusia. At least 39 people have died with dozens rushed to hospital with injuries. DW has th...
US president Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights. Sto...
The latest rifts in the transatlantic relationship show that Europe's security can no longer rest on the assumption of US reliability, writes Dr Hans-Dieter Lucas, former German ambassador to NATO, in...
Some 3,000 members of the opposition People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (MEK) are sheltering in Albania. It has been claimed that the MEK plays an important role in the protests in Iran. Some ex...
In recent months, the EU has suffered the most serious diplomatic defeats. This will only change in the future if the member states possess greater military power, Karl-Heinz Paqué writes in an opinio...
An internet blackout has cut off Iran from the outside world but reports of soaring death tolls are trickling out of the country. US President Donald Trump said the US was sending a "massive fleet" to...
After a fire broke out due to a power bank in an overhead compartment on a South Korean Air Busan aircraft in January 2025, airlines are taking action to minimise risks. Germany's Lufthansa is leading...
Ugandaâs presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the presi...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in recent days. The decre...
European Union â leaders on Saturday warned of a "dangerous downward spiral" over US President Donald Trump's vow to implement increasing tariffs âon European allies until the US is âallowed to buy Gre...
Despite an increase in the number of women of childbearing age in France, the number giving birth is at a low. In 2025 there were more deaths than births which has some towns concerned that they are l...
The number of people killed in protests against the Iranian regime has been rising since demonstrations began in late December. An NGO reported on January 20 that more than 4,500 people had been kille...
No sub-Saharan African country was invited to join Donald Trumpâs newly created âBoard of Peace,â a decision that has prompted some analysts to argue the US president is once again showing disregard f...
Syria's government said a drone strike by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces killed seven of its soldiers on Wednesday, though the â SDF denied this, in an incident that threatens to derail a cea...
European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland Tuesday, vowing an "unflinching" response to Washington's threats even as US President Donald Trump said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about...