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Antony Blinken arrives in Ukraine

Ukraine updates: Blinken arrives in Kyiv to show US support

ConflictsMay 14, 2024
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May 14, 2024

EU slams Eurovision for banning its flag from song contest

May 13, 2024

Georgia poised to adopt 'Russian law' despite mass protests

May 13, 2024

French campaign urges men: 'Drive like a woman!'

May 13, 2024

EU says Booking.com is tech 'gatekeeper,' set to rule on X

May 13, 2024

Ukraine updates: Russia making 'tactical' gains in Kharkiv

May 13, 2024

Armenia detains scores of Azerbaijan land deal protesters

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A closer look

Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia's war against Ukraine has sparked a humanitarian crisis for the Ukrainian people and upended global food and energy security.

A female evacuee in a pink hoodie holding a cat speaks to the camera

Kharkiv: Ukraine evacuates thousands from border towns

Kharkiv: Ukraine evacuates thousands from border towns

Police in border towns are helping civilians evacuate before the front line reaches their front doors.
ConflictsMay 13, 202402:04 min
Olaf Scholz at a press conference in Stockholm

Germany's Scholz and Nordic leaders urge more Ukraine aid

Germany's Scholz and Nordic leaders urge more Ukraine aid

The leaders of Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland met to discuss their common security threats.
PoliticsMay 13, 2024
Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes troops during a Victory Day military parade.

Putin reshuffles Defense Ministry amid war in Ukraine

Putin reshuffles Defense Ministry amid war in Ukraine

President Putin has named Andrei Belousov, an economist and former deputy prime minister, to replace Sergei Shoigu.
ConflictsMay 13, 202402:27 min
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Reports & Analysis

A coal plant spews out black smoke above a snowy slope

How Norway's Svalbard plans to phase out coal

How Norway's Svalbard plans to phase out coal

Svalbard is aiming to end coal production and instead focus on renewable energy. But the transition won't be easy.
BusinessMay 13, 202403:38 min
Demonstrators face law enforcement officers during a protest against the controversial "foreign influence" bill near the parliament in Tbilisi on May 13, 2024.

Georgia protesters defy government arrest warning

Georgia protesters defy government arrest warning

Police in Tbilisi have arrested at least 20 people during a last stand against a controversial "Russian law."
PoliticsMay 13, 202402:06 min
An older man stands in a courtyard in Zagreb

Jews in Croatia seek justice over confiscated property

Jews in Croatia seek justice over confiscated property

Jewish Croatian families are still fighting for justice over property seized by the state before and after World War II.
SocietyMay 13, 202404:21 min
A view of an art installation on the beach, showing several concrete statues of swimmers holding signs protesting sewage pollution

UK seaside town fighting water company pollution

UK seaside town fighting water company pollution

Residents in an English seaside town are fed up with unfiltered wastewater, and are refusing to pay their water bills.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 13, 202406:49 min
evacuated civilians with their belongings

Ukraine: Russian military intensifies offensive near Kharkiv

Ukraine: Russian military intensifies offensive near Kharkiv

Thousands of civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive on the northeastern front.
ConflictsMay 12, 202401:54 min
Three images, one of a girl, one of a bar of chocolate, and one of a woman shaking Adolf Hitler's hands are marked with the word "fake"

Fake news on the rise leading up to EU elections

Fake news on the rise leading up to EU elections

Ahead of June's European Parliament elections, fake news is becoming increasingly prevalent online.
PoliticsMay 12, 2024
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Germany

Leni Riefenstahl looking through an impressive camera, surrounded by men.

Upcoming Leni Riefenstahl documentary explores Nazis' filmmaker's estate

Filmmaker Andres Veiel had unprecedented access to the Nazi propagandist's 700-box personal archive.
CultureMay 14, 20248 images
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Poland

Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt at a press conference with the Belarusian state news agency BelTA

Spy scandal: Why did a Polish judge 'defect' to Belarus?

Polish prosecutors will file espionage charges against a Polish judge who fled to Belarus, where he is seeking asylum.
PoliticsMay 11, 2024
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Russian Federation

A picture of Alexei Navalny in front of the Russian embassy in Paris on February 16, 2024

Dresden Peace Prize goes to the late Alexei Navalny

The widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny accepted the Dresden Peace Prize on his behalf.
PoliticsMay 12, 2024
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Ukraine

Residents from Vovchansk and nearby villages wait for buses amid an evacuation to Kharkiv due to Russian shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location near the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region

Russian gains in Ukraine's northeast force more displacement

Villagers in Vovchansk, once devastated by Russian shelling and occupation, now face forced displacement again.
ConflictsMay 12, 202401:37 min
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France

The Olympic torch has arrived in France ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Olympic torch arrives in France ahead of Paris Games

The torch arrived with much fanfare in Marseille, after completing its sea crossing from Greece.
SportsMay 9, 202401:29 min
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Netherlands

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Climate change, Brexit threaten Dutch tulips

Tulips are a national treasure in the Netherlands. But climate change and Brexit are threatening the flower business.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 5, 20248 images
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Belgium

Police stand behind a barricade during a protest of farmers in the European Quarter outside a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels.

Farmers protest in Brussels as EU agriculture ministers meet

EU farmers are calling for less red tape, less burdensome environmental regulations and more support.
PoliticsFebruary 26, 202402:29 min
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Italy

Melting glacier in the Italian Alps with a rescue helicopter flying overhead

Italy light festival stresses climate change effects in Alps

Through their "melting glaciers" theme, artists hope to inspire more thought about climate change challenges.
CultureApril 30, 202401:15 min
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Spain

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Drought leads Spanish hotels to redesign water use

In Catalonia, hotel owners are looking for potential solutions to the problem of water shortages.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 8, 202406:04 min
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United Kingdom

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New gene therapy allows deaf child to hear

A British toddler who was born deaf has had her hearing restored by groundbreaking gene therapy.
HealthMay 9, 202401:39 min
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Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

Travel like a local in Iceland, make spaghetti carbonara and meet a pony mayor.
May 10, 202426:06 min
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In the spotlight

A woman holds up a placard that reads 'Respect my existence or expect my resistance'

Femicide in Kosovo: Why do women keep being killed?

Kosovars have been outraged by recent news of two femicides in five days, leading to growing calls for effective action.
SocietyMay 10, 2024
Shelter in Sumy for people from occupied territories who cross Russian-Ukrainian border in Kolotilovka-Pokrovka

Border escape: Ukrainians flee Russian-occupied territories

Ukrainian civilians tell DW their stories of fleeing Russian-occupied territories via the only open border crossing.
ConflictsMay 5, 2024
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili makes a speech

Georgia advances passage of divisive 'Russian law'

President Salome Zourabichvili told DW why she has vowed to veto a bill that could threaten the country's media freedom.
PoliticsMay 3, 202407:05 min
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Specials & Events

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Flipping the Script: MEPs and EU voters reverse roles

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and voters switch places in the show produced by ENTR and DW News.
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Living

Harry Kane holds his head in his hands

Champions League: Real Madrid stun Bayern to reach BVB final

Real Madrid scored twice late on to stun Bayern Munich and reach the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund.
SoccerMay 9, 2024
R-Create co-founder Adina Humă shows her reusable packaging solution

Romanian startup boosts sustainable online shopping

Online shopping generates tons of waste. This Romanian startup has devised a returnable and reusable packaging solution.
BusinessMay 8, 202402:40 min
An older woman surrounded by a colorfully decorated apartment

Sue Kreitzman's leads 'colorful world' crusade

Kitsch and bright colors have made 83-year-old Sue Kreitzman into a social media star.
OffbeatMay 6, 202403:15 min