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The prime minister-designate has given up on his mandate to form a government after talks with the president collapsed. The president is to meet with Carlo Cottarelli, a former senior IMF official, on Monday. Go to article
President Donald Trump has said he is still looking to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, despite canceling them last week. North Korea has also expressed a "fixed will" to return to the diplomatic table.
The ongoing strike has caused major disruptions to Brazil's commerce, leaving gas stations empty and sparking a shortage of perishable foods. President Michel Temer said the new measure would last 60 days.
The mood was explosive as far-right populists staged a mass rally in the capital, and their detractors turned out en masse to shout them down. DW's Jefferson Chase ventured between the political frontlines.
A video of a dramatic rescue of a small child in Paris has gone viral on social media, with people calling the rescuer a real Spider-Man. President Emmanuel Macron is to thank the young migrant for his bravery.
Investors, chasing better returns in US dollars, have forced the two countries' currencies into free fall. The big question is whether the rout can threaten financial markets and the global economy medium-term.
Conservative candidate Ivan Duque has prevailed in Colombia's presidential election with 39 percent of the vote, though he fell short of the margin needed to avoid a runoff. Gustavo Petro landed in second place.
In 2013, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey to protest Erdogan’s authoritarian policies. The memory of those days is still present in the current presidential election campaign.
Germany are currently the best international football team in the game, and their training camp ahead of the 2018 World Cup is equally as impressive. But has too much been done to accommodate the world champions?
Pablo Iglesias and his partner Irene Montero survived a confidence vote in their left-wing Podemos party after the two purchased a luxury home near Madrid. Iglesias previously criticized politicians who "live in villas."
The migrants were from various countries in North and sub-Saharan Africa. Three of the boats were in such a poor condition that they sank moments after the people were rescued from them.
Footage of Ellicott City showed water powering through buildings and sending cars downstream. Officials are assessing the destruction, just two years after another flood killed two people and caused millions in damages.
As the scandal at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees widens with fresh allegations of impropriety, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer wants to push forward with his "master plan" to reform the asylum system.
Plastic utensils, straws, coffee stirrers and cotton swabs may soon be a lot harder to come by in Europe. The EU Commission is to present its plan to ban the single-use products in the fight against plastic waste.
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Prosecutors have raided the headquarters of Samsung Securities amid a probe into a massive stock issuance error.
Few 'Yes' campaigners expected such a resounding victory in the country's landmark abortion vote.
Thousands of people have flocked to the northeastern German city of Dülmen for an annual equine spectacle.
Germany's rising young star, Alexander Zverev, has made short work of his first-round opponent in Paris.
Chris Froome has become just the third rider in history to hold all three grand tour titles simultaneously by winning his first Giro d'Italia. The final stage was cut short due to the poor condition of Rome's streets.
The bloody civil war in Colombia left more than 200,000 dead. In 2016, FARC laid down their weapons.
A football club may be getting misplaced plaudits after a story about refusing to do the "Hitler salute" went viral.
