Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....
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Speaking to world leaders in Davos, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that "the old world order is unraveling at breathtaking pace" and set out key priorities for the future. DW has more....
Iran’s streets have once again become a site of uncertainty, but this time the tremors extend far beyond its borders. Unrest that began in late December spread across multiple provinces and continued ...
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François Picard welcomes Venezuelan author Vicente Ulive‑Schnell who offers a thoughtful assessment of recent geopolitical developments in Venezuela, following the US military operation, and the reali...
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...
François Picard welcomes Norwegian-Iranian neuroscientist Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights NGO. He offers a rare quantified data-driven-account of fatalities in the current Irani...
Amnesty International Iran Researcher Raha Bahreini paints a harrowing portrait of a nation under siege by its own government. Amid an internet blackout, reports of systemic, indiscriminate violence h...
German Chancellor Merz said the world has "entered an era of great power politics" where Russia and China challenge the US. In his speech at Davos, Merz said Europe must boost competitiveness and inve...
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Morocco stepped forward with a clear message: in an era of fractured trade routes and shifting global supply chains, the Kingdom is positioning its...
Catherine Viette welcomes Kim Aris, son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who bears witness to the fraught political landscape of Myanmar five years after the 2021 military coup. Mr. Ari...
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, economist Vera Songwe pointed to remittances and inflation hedging as key drivers of stablecoin use across Africa....
North Korea has the fourth-largest number of active armed forces in the world. Alain Nogues/Corbis via Getty Images The International Institute for Strategic Studies compiled data about the world's mi...
Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS Pituffik Space Base was established in 1951 as part of a defense treaty between the US and Denmark. Base operations includ...
The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals. AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez US planning for the Maduro raid focused on a time...
Stealth fighters and supersonic bombers were among the aircraft involved in the mission. US Air Force Photo The US assault on Venezuela saw forces overwhelm Russian- and Chinese-made air defenses. Ope...