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Germany: Oktoberfest beer starts flowing amid high security

Japan: Heavy rains trigger evacuation in quake-hit region

Sri Lanka: Polls close in presidential election

US soldier who fled to N. Korea released after guilty plea

New Zealand pilot freed in Indonesia's West Papua

South Carolina carries out first execution in 13 years

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Ukraine updates: Drone attack prompts evacuation in Russia

Evacuations have been ordered after a drone strike in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. DW has more.

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Extreme weather

Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves — extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

Temporary flood walls set up in Frankfurt an der Oder ahead of an anticipated flood

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Africa

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How do African youth define peace?

On the International Day of Peace, DW asked young men and women from across Africa about what peace means to them.

Asia

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Sri Lanka election: What's at stake after economic collapse?

With Sri Lankan economy still reeling from bankruptcy, dozens of presidential candidates compete for the voters' favor.

Germany

Immigrants in eastern Germany ask: Leave or stay?

The AfD has campaigned aggressively against immigrants in the state elections in Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg.

Europe

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Hungary and the Netherlands want to exit EU asylum policy

Right-wing governments are demanding an opt-out, but it would not be at all easy to amend EU law. What is at stake?

Middle East

Fact check: No iPhones or solar panels exploded in Lebanon

A wave of fake news is spreading online after Hezbollah members were attacked by exploding walkie-talkies and pagers.

North America

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Fact check: Did Clinton call for jail over misinformation?

Viral social media posts claim Hillary Clinton wants to jail Americans for spreading "misinformation." What did she say?

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Mailman Knud Knudsen walks across northern Germany’s mud flats every few days to deliver the mail.

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Yesterday and today: Russian exiles in Berlin

Berlin is known today as the capital of the Russian diaspora – it was also the same a century ago.

The forgotten history of German-Russians

The sorrowful migration story of the German-Russians began with an invitation from a tsarina in 1763.

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Greece's bet on queer tourism

Greece is welcoming queer tourists with open arms, marketing itself as a summer hotspot and wedding destination.

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 the country.

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Dutch 'Mocro mafia' sets off alarm bells in Germany

German police have warned of Dutch organized crime networks moving into Germany, carrying out kidnappings and torture.

Can algae power our economies?

Scientists in Chile are generating electricity from algae in a process similar to solar cell energy production.

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Specials & Events

Mapped Out — navigating a changing world

Mapped Out explores all things geopolitical and charts possible solutions to steer through a complex world.

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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.