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Commanders of the security forces stand behind as Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses a gathering

Sri Lanka: Can Anura Dissanayake revive a struggling nation?

PoliticsSeptember 23, 2024
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September 23, 2024

Donald Trump win would hit German exports: institute

September 23, 2024

US moves to ban Chinese, Russian tech from autonomous cars

September 23, 2024

New Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in

September 22, 2024

Pakistan: Bomb kills police officer in diplomatic convoy

September 22, 2024

Floods, landslides ravage central Japan after heavy rains

September 22, 2024

Sri Lanka: Leftist Dissanayake declared president-elect

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Reports & Analysis

Eco India 20.9.24

Mitigating climate change with local weather data

Mitigating climate change with local weather data

After repeat devastation by floods, a community in Kerala works together, collecting and sharing essential forecast data
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 23, 202406:04 min
Arvind Kejriwal, former chief minister of New Delhi

India: Can opposition leader Kejriwal make a comeback?

India: Can opposition leader Kejriwal make a comeback?

Arvind Kejriwal's sentencing in a bribery case has dented his image of an anti-corruption crusader.
PoliticsSeptember 23, 2024
A young politician camapigns for local elections in Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir

Kashmir election: Young leaders promise better future

Kashmir election: Young leaders promise better future

Their campaigns focus on key issues such as unemployment and restoration of the region's semi-autonomous status.
PoliticsSeptember 23, 202402:58 min
Videostill Global US | Philippinen Flut

Philippines: A drowning tropical island

Philippines: A drowning tropical island

Floods are hitting the Philippines hard. Villagers don't know where to go. Climate change is not the only culprit.
ClimateSeptember 23, 202405:58 min
Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka: Left-wing lawmaker becomes next president

Sri Lanka: Left-wing lawmaker becomes next president

What has made the Marxist-leaning lawmaker Dissanayake popular among Sri Lankans since the 2022 government ousting?
PoliticsSeptember 22, 202402:17 min
A member of the Indigenous Penan community in Sarawak, Malaysia, standing in a forest

Malaysia's Indigenous Penan struggle against deforestation

Malaysia's Indigenous Penan struggle against deforestation

Logging, palm oil plantations and dam building have threatened the way of life for Malaysia's nomadic Penan community
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 22, 202402:50 min
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In the spotlight

A workers meeting at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg with workers and management facing it off

Volkswagen's crisis: How can Europe's car industry survive?

While Europe's carmakers mull factory closures their Chinese rivals want to set up shop here. What's going wrong?
BusinessSeptember 23, 2024
Mikiale Tsegay playing football with the England homeless team

Homeless World Cup: 'We want to do something special'

Footballers will soon gather in Seoul for the Homeless World Cup. For many, the stakes are much higher than the trophy.
SportsSeptember 21, 2024
Police fire tear gas shells to disperse students protesting a controversial quota system for government job applicants, in Dhaka, on July 19, 2024

Can Bangladesh police rebuild trust after violent protests?

After hundreds of protesters were killed in July clashes, the interim government is now trying to reform police laws.
PoliticsSeptember 21, 202403:27 min
A street view of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Why young Sri Lankans are staying, despite economic crisis

Although many young people have fled for better opportunities abroad, some say they want to help rebuild their country.
BusinessSeptember 20, 202402:58 min
Sri Lanka Thalawakele | Teeplantagenarbeiter vor der Präsidentschaftswahl

Sri Lanka goes to the polls as economy sees upswing

Sri Lanka is slowly coming out of an economic crisis. The upcoming elections will decide where the country is going.
BusinessSeptember 19, 202403:15 min
Modi (center) raises his hand while speaking to US Congress, with Kamala Harris and Speaker Kevin McCarthy behind him

US election: Indian Americans are a growing political force

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a high-profile visit to the US, with the election campaign in full swing.
PoliticsSeptember 19, 2024
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Specials & Events

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Global Eyes: A new take on security policy

Is the war in Ukraine making your chapati cheaper? On Global Eyes we break complex issues down to what really matters.
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Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo, follows her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand.

Baby hippo attracts huge crowds to zoo in Thailand

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, is drawing large crowds at a zoo in Thailand and has become a huge sensation online.
SocietySeptember 15, 202401:41 min
A woman taking part in archery

Kazakhstan: Spectacular World Nomad Games close in Astana

Kazakhstan has hosted this year's World Nomad Games, for sports in the tradition of Central Asian nomadic peoples.
CultureSeptember 14, 20246 images
Indonesian tattoo artist Areu Pendul and his colleague tattoo a customer's leg.

Hand-tapping: Traditional Indonesian tattoos

Using only a wooden stick and a needle, this tattoo artist taps designs into the skin.
ArtsSeptember 14, 202404:38 min