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New barrel bomb attacks on besieged Aleppo

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Moscow risked becoming an international pariah if its bombing continued. But Moscow and Damascus appear unperturbed by Western outrage over the relentless bombardments. Go to article

Symbolbild Ryanair Flugzeug hebt ab (Getty Images/AFP/P. Huguen)

Ryanair lands in Berlin

Job training where the grass is greener

Millennium teen from Nepal

Water power in Lesotho

Russland Zeichentrickserie Mascha und der Bär (Masha and the Bear Ltd)

Cartoon hit Masha and the Bear

Merkel: No change in refugee policy

Merkel visits the Nizip refugee camp in Tureky

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says great progress has been made in addressing the refugee situation in Germany. She also warned Germans "not to forget history."

German Economy Ministry blasts Donald Trump

A bad week for Donald Trump ended with even traditionally conservative US newspapers coming out against the Republican. German government experts have predicted that a Trump presidency would be bad for the US economy.

Clinton attacks Trump over ex-beauty queen Twitter tirade

Pope's Mass snubbed in Orthodox Georgia

Georgien Tbilisi - Papst Franziskus im Stadion in Mikheil Meshki (Reuters/D. Mdzinarishvili)

Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in a sparsely attended Tbilisi stadium in predominately Orthodox Georgia. The Pope was deserted by the leadership of the Georgian Orthodox Church, in a surprising snub to the Vatican.

Spain's Socialist Party chief faces challenge

Spanien Wahlen Pedro Sanchez PSOE (Reuters/A. Comas)

Spain's Socialists Party (PSOE) have gathered to decide the fate of their embattled party leader. The party has been wracked by dissent and more than half of the party executive have quit in a bid to oust their leader.

Brexit high on agenda at Tory party conference

Großbritannien Theresa May (Getty Images/C. Court)

Theresa May is keen to flesh out her social policy agenda at the Tory party conference - but the Europe question is far from settled. Samira Shackle reports from London.

Internet address system goes non-profit

Internet Café LAN Party MMO Seoul StarCraft (picture-alliance/dpa/Ahn Young-joon)

Despite a last-minute legal challenge, the long-planned end to US government oversight of the internet address system is being passed to a non-profit entity. It is being called the most significant change in years.

Yahoo confirms biggest data breach ever

Live: Leverkusen vs. Dortmund

Fussball Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund (Getty Images/AFP/P. Stollarz)

Follow our updates in the late game in matchday six between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund.

Judgment day for 'Terminator' Arnie in Munich

Goldene Kamera Arnold Schwarzenegger (picture-alliance/dpa/Ch. Charisius)

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been stopped by police for cycling through Munich's main train station. The officer left it at a warning, and was rewarded for his forbearance.

In the name of the people: The Nuremberg trials

Nürnberger Prozess 1946 (picture alliance/akg-images)

Seventy years ago, a tribunal ruled against Nazi leaders. It was the first step toward a new order of international law.

Foreigners attacked in northern German town

Deutschland Marienplatz in Schwerin (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Büttner)

A group of Germans has attacked foreigners in Schwerin, with one person slightly injured. Repeated confrontations have led authorities in the town to step up security.

Deadly landslides hit southern China

China Tropensturm Taifun Megi (Getty Images/AFP/STR)

The deadly storm raked across Taiwan before venting its fury on southern China. Thousands of Chinese soldiers have been deployed to help rescue stranded and missing residents.

Hurricane emerges to threaten Jamaica

Orkan Matthew (picture-alliance/dpa/NASA/NOAA GOES Project)

With winds reaching 250 kph (155 mph), Hurricane Mathew is bearing down on Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. The powerful storm is expected to reach Kingston, on Jamaica's southern coast, on Monday.

Duterte Hitler remarks 'deeply troubling'

Ash Carter and Delfin N. Lorenzana (Picture-Alliance/AP Photo/E. Tanner)

Pentagon chief Ash Carter has condemned comments made by Philippines President Duterte, in which he likened his war on drugs to Hitler’s efforts to exterminate the Jews. Carter said the comparison was "deeply troubling."

Police release videos of San Diego shooting

Authorities have released two videos showing police shooting an unarmed black man in a suburb of San Diego, California. The footage was made public following days of protests.

Protesters demand federal investigation into shooting

'Orban has already achieved his goal'

Budapest Ungarn Referendum Plakate (imago/EST&OST)

On Sunday, Hungarians will vote on an EU-wide distribution of refugees. One thing is clear: the isolationist stance in the country is spreading. That is also what the government wants.

Calais wall raises fortress Europe fears

Frankreich Kontroverse um Grenzanlage in Calais (DW/E. Bryant)

A planned wall near the French port of Calais aims to deter migrants from ambushing trucks bound for Britain, but many see the construction as a darker symbol of Europe's rising barriers against asylum seekers.

Bulgarian lawmakers ban full-face Islamic veil

Frankreich Burkaverbot in Paris Gericht 2011 (Imago)

Bulgaria's parliament has voted to ban the wearing of face-covering veils in public after similar measures were adopted in some western European countries. Human rights groups have called the move racist and xenophobic.

Scottish boxer dies after Glasgow bout

Schottland Glasgow - Mike Towell im Boxkampf gegen Danny Little (Getty Images/M. Runnacles)

Scottish prizefighter Mike Towell has died from injuries sustained in the ring, his manager says. The 25-year-old boxer was carried out by stretcher after going five rounds with Welsh fighter Dale Evans in Glasgow.

Police release video of Dresden bombing suspect

Deutschland Dresden - Fahndungsfotos nach Anschlag auf Moschee veröffentlicht (picture-alliance/dpa/Polizeidirektion Dresden)

Police have asked the public for help in identifying a suspect of two blasts that rocked the eastern German city of Dresden this week. Security tightens on the weekend before Germany’s Unity Day celebrations.

IS attack suspect extradited to Germany

A Syrian man who told French authorities he was planning a suicide attack in Düsseldorf has been extradited to Germany. Sala A. turned himself in on February 1 in Paris, and implicated three other suspects.

France's carmakers look to the future

PSA Peugeot Citroen facility (picture-alliance/dpa)

While Europe's biggest carmaker dominates the headlines, France, host of the Paris Motor Show, is home to the continent's number two and three carmakers - who are in a race with each other and their German rival, VW.

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Frankreich Cop21 Klimagipfel in Paris - Protest (picture-alliance/dpa/E. Laurent)

It's about time

The EU's ability to lead the fight against climate change has been called into question, DW's Max Hoffmann writes.

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Moscow to send more warplanes into Syria as Aleppo fighting rages

Bulgarian lawmakers ban full-face Islamic veil to boost 'safety'

Referendum in Hungary: Orban has already achieved his goal

Pakistan calls on UN to intervene to help defuse tensions with India

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Matt Taylor - Wissenschaftler des Rosetta Project (DW/J. Wingard)

Rosetta mission: When scientists cry

It was a bittersweet moment for Matt Taylor, Rosetta project scientist at the European Space Agency, when his beloved probe crash-landed on Friday. He sat down with Jessie Wingard at mission control to relive the moment.

Picture of the week: Forgotten victims

My pic of the week zu Babyn Jar mit Roman Goncharenko (Copyright: DW/Y. Berenjkoub)

More than 33,000 Jews were killed by the Nazis in Babyn Yar in Kyiv. DW's Roman Goncharenko says the victims were long forgotten as the memorials to Holocaust victims were not common in former Soviet Union.

Serbien Kelebija Fotoreportage Diego Cupolo an ungarischer Grenze (DW/D. Cupolo)

Refugees languish on the Hungarian border

Ahead of Hungary’s referendum, refugees endure harsh conditions along its southern border, refusing to turn back despite increased difficulties in reaching Western Europe. Diego Cupolo reports from Kelebija, Serbia.

'It's a gift to experience history'

Spanien Sebatian Koch beim San Sebastian International Film Festival (picture alliance / Geisler-Fotopress)

Beyond the Cold War drama "The Lives of Others," Sebastian Koch has depicted the good and the bad of Germany's past in films. DW met the actor, who's now tackled the role of a Nazi euthanasia doctor in "Fog In August."

Erdogan's 'Goldfinger' on trial in US

Iranian-Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab is on trial in New York, accused of violating sanctions against Iran. He has President Erdogan's support. Erdogan's family is said to have profited from Zarrab's business deals.

Ercan Karakoyun on DW's Conflict Zone

After Turkey's failed coup in July, the country's president wasted no time blaming followers of Fethullah Gulen. Ercan Karakoyun, director of the Gulen movement in Germany, is this week's guest on "Conflict Zone."

Germany interested in buying Mann's villa

USA Thomas Mann Villa in Los Angeles (imago/PEMAX)

The German government has said it wants to purchase the California home where Nobel laureate Thomas Mann once lived in exile. Germany plans to use the house as a residence for talented young writers.

Repeated oil spills threaten Peru's Amazon

Peru Lima demonstration against oil spills (picture-alliance/AP Photo/R. Abd)

Seven oil spills have taken place in the Peruvian Amazon in 2016 alone. This is directly harming biodiversity and the livelihoods of indigenous people. Why does it keep happening, and what are the long-term consequences?

Ägypten - Sanitäter Bergen Körper nach Schiffsunglück nahe Rosetta (Getty Images/AFP/M. El Shahed)

The flight out of Egypt

Egypt is becoming a key transit country for refugees wanting to travel across the Mediterranean. Even more Egyptians seem to be leaving their country. Now the EU is planning a refugee agreement with Cairo.

The Afghans - A different perspective

German photographer Jens Umbach travelled to the north of Afghanistan to pay tribute to the people affected by the German military mission.

Tschechische Republik - Welt-tiefste-Höhle (picture-alliance/AP Photo/K. Starnawski )

Explorers find world's deepest underwater cave

A team of explorers has announced the discovery of the world's deepest underwater cave in the Czech Republic where they recorded a depth of 404 meters. Even with the help of a robot, the bottom has yet to be reached.