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Tanzanian opposition leaders released on bail — Chadema

Man accused of Donald Trump assassination attempt left note

German supermarket finds €7M of cocaine in crates of bananas

Germany: SPD seeks coalition after slim win in Brandenburg

Donald Trump win would hit German exports: institute

US moves to ban Chinese, Russian tech from autonomous cars

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Developing

Volodymyr Zelenskyy signing a shell in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy eyes high-level talks on US trip

The Ukrainian president met Germany's Olaf Scholz and will also meet Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan. DW has more.

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Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of Germany's 16 federal states and surrounds the capital, Berlin, but does not include it. It has a population of just under 6 million.

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Africa

A man holding a gun makes a peace sign, ruins behind

War-torn Sudan faces cultural ruin

Sudan's cultural and world heritage sites have been bombed or looted as millions of people are displaced.

Asia

Arvind Kejriwal, former chief minister of New Delhi

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.

Germany

Dietmar Woidke, state premier of Brandenburg

Germany: Brandenburg election brings relief for ruling SPD

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats managed to fight off the far-right AfD in Brandenburg's regional vote.

Europe

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?

Middle East

President Masoud Pezeshkian holds his reading glasses at a governemt meeting in Tehran

Iran testing new strategies to soothe an angry public?

Two recent developments could be seen as a signal from Tehran that it wants to placate its critics.

North America

Thelma Sias, 71, wears a handmade cape depicting Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris

'Scientific American' endorses Harris over Trump

DW asked Editor-in-Chief Laura Helmuth why the magazine has decided to endorse Kamala Harris for US president.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) meets with Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez (L)

Venezuelans flee crackdown over disputed election

DW correspondent Nicole Ris spoke to exiled Venezuelans who left their crisis-shaken home country for Spain.

A young politician camapigns for local elections in Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir

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.

A howling good time: Germany's pool parties for dogs

Unusual visitors: At the end of the outdoor pool season, dogs are allowed to swim at many German pools.

Alaa Al-Dali cycles in the streets of Italy

Gaza's disabled cyclists deliver aid, inspiration and hope

The Gaza Sunbirds, a group of 25 cyclists whose legs were amputated, have made a difference in difficult circumstances.

A member of the Indigenous Penan community in Sarawak, Malaysia, standing in a forest

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

Why Meta is now banning Russian propaganda

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp no longer allow content from Russian state media. The timing is hardly coincidental.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, close to India. There are three main demographic groups among the country's almost 23 million people: Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim.