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Following the CDU's crushing defeat in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, many are expressing doubts about their party leader, Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Following the CDU's crushing defeat in the Saxony-Anhalt election, many are expressing doubts about Chancellor and party leader Friedrich Merz.

US prosecutors accuse the foreign nationals of conducting surveillance, attacks, and murder-for-hire operations for Moscow — just after a DW investigation identified one of the suspects as a salsa teacher in Russia.

The visa restriction policy targets South African nationals who US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims are responsible for "race-based discrimination" against white citizens.

Two decades of progress toward gender parity is at risk as women's political representation declines, according to a new World Economic Forum report.

A Hague tribunal ruled that Hashim Thaci, a former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), is responsible for war crimes carried out during the war of independence with Serbia.

A decade after the terrorist attack on a Berlin Christmas market, a new miniseries looks into the institutional failures that allowed the deadly truck rampage to happen.

Heat waves, wildfires and floods have cascading economic impacts, causing incomes to decline and the price of basic goods to rise.

Heat waves, wildfires and floods have cascading economic impacts, causing incomes to decline and the price of basic goods to rise.

Heat waves, wildfires and floods have cascading economic impacts, causing incomes to decline and the price of basic goods to rise.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the EU and Canada saw the world with the same eyes.

A new bill could give President Trump the power to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, potentially affecting major importer India.

A Hauge tribunal ruled that Hashim Thaci, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), is responsible for war crimes during the war of independence with Serbia.

A tribunal will rule if Hashim Thaci, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), committed war crimes during the war of independence with Serbia.

A helicopter belonging to an NBC news affiliate was covering a large traffic accident in the southern California city when it crashed.

The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses had destroyed a Houthi-deployed drone just outside the holy city of Mecca — a claim Houthis were quick to deny.

Macklemore was dropped over his pro-Palestinian stance, amid accusations of antisemitism.

AI giants are working to create a standards body amid rising alarms about the dangers of the industry.

Several raids and arrests of LGBTQ+ persons in Turkey have triggered sharp criticism from numerous Turkish organizations — and also from Brussels.

Several raids and arrests of LGBTQ+ persons in Turkey have triggered sharp criticism from numerous Turkish organizations — and also from Brussels.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to provide relief to motorists.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to provide relief to motorists.

Charlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust by passing as the daughter of non-Jewish farmers.

Charlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust by passing as the daughter of non-Jewish farmers.

Police have warned women to take extra care in parts of Johannesburg as similarities between at least eight deaths fuel fears that the cases could be connected.

Police have warned women to take extra care in parts of Johannesburg as similarities between seven deaths fuel fears that the cases could be connected.

A recent crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey is symptomatic of a wider rights regression, according to experts.

The Kremlin has hailed an "energy ceasefire" proposed by US President Trump, but has criticized a French initiative to share its nuclear deterrent.

Ice hockey legend Alexander Ovechkin has lent Vladimir Putin's party a helping hand in its parliamentary election campaign.

Ice hockey legend Alexander Ovechkin has lent Vladimir Putin's party a helping hand in its parliamentary election campaign.

Paleontologists in Spain say they have found the first evidence of the long-necked Diplodocus genus of dinosaur outside of North America.

Saudi Arabia faces growing security and economic problems as it seeks to balance deterrence and diplomacy during its escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis in neighboring Yemen.

US debt has topped $40 trillion.

Analysts warn that a US withdrawal from the western Pacific, as recently suggested by a think tank, would weaken deterrence and strengthen China's position.

Analysts warn that a US withdrawal from the western Pacific, recently suggested by a US think tank, would weaken deterrence and strengthen China's position.

The 2022 death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered a resistance movement in Iran.

The 2022 death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered a resistance movement in Iran.

The death of Jina Mahsa Amini triggered a resistance movement in Iran.

The latest verdict brings to 22 the number of death sentences handed down in cases stemming from the 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule.

The results of the Berlin election are as hard to predict as ever.

The results of the Berlin election are as hard to predict as ever.

The results of the Berlin election are as hard to predict as ever.

Germany's chancellor nixxed his trip over doubts about his leadership after party losses to the AfD in state elections.

Germany's chancellor has nixxed his trip over doubts about his leadership after party losses to the AfD in state elections.

Police have found a stash of rifles, pistols and other firearms near a road in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Manuela Schwesig has led Germany’s northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 2017.

Manuela Schwesig, of the center-left SPD, has governed the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the Baltic Sea coast, since 2017.

Manuela Schwesig, of the center-left SPD, has governed the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the Baltic Sea coast, since 2017.

Manuela Schwesig of the center-left SPD has governed the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the Baltic Sea coast, since 2017.

The US Space Force justified the weapons deployment by citing its two biggest geopolitical rivals — Russia and China.