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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May postpones a crucial vote on a deal for the UK to leave the European Union. Political blogger Jon Worth tells DW's Brent Goff that the EU Commission in Brussels will be very reluctant to reopen and renegotiate the deal.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has postponed the vote on her Brexit deal as there clearly is insufficient support in Parliament. She hopes the other EU countries will be prepared to renegotiate — but Brussels has already said it won't.
The framework of the UN is the best framework to deal with migration, says Claudia Roth, Vice President of the German Bundestag. On the 70th birthday of the UN Human Rights Charta, she extolls German to do better.
Kayar is a little place on the coast of Senegal. Many people are trying to leave for Europe. Mor is one of them. He already made it to Europe once. Now he helps to repair the pirogues who take the migrants across the sea. And he hopes to join them again.
Amnesty International's summary of the state of the world's human rights says that 2018 is year defined by populists and resistance - especially women have been fighting back to claim to their rights.
Africans make up a sizeable number of migrants heading for Europe, but most migration happens within the continent. DW headed out to the streets of Johannesburg and Nairobi to get some insight as to how people feel about migration into their country.
Berlin hosts more than 60 Christmas markets during the holiday season. One would think they are competing for customers, but this isn't the case — all are doing a roaring trade.
Brexit hard-liners fear the arrangement could leave the UK stuck indefinitely under EU customs rules. Here's a closer look at the draft deal.
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist at the Panzi Clinic in eastern Congo, helps women recover from the trauma of rape. He not only treats their physical condition but also provides psychological care.
A Russian taxi driver who recently moved to the town of Taman talks about life on the fringes of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
A Brexiter, a remainer and and immigration lawyer from London share their views on Brexit
#MusicaMaestra Alondra de la Parra conducts at the Opus Klassik award ceremony in Berlin and for 1.2 million TV viewers. Check out what happens on stage and backstage!
Buenos Aires’ River Plate defeated local archrivals Boca Juniors 3-1 in the cup final. The match was held in Madrid because of fan violence in Argentina. The repercussions of the fans clashes mean this might not be the end of the Copa saga.
In a landslide victory, the PM party’s has gained considerable power in parliament, ousting the long-ruling Republican party in parliament
The Flemish Nationalist Party N-VA has left the government in protest against the UN migration pact. Prime Minister Charles Michel now wants to lead the country with a minority government until the parliamentary elections in May 2019.
It is the first intergovernmentally negotiated agreement and it covers all aspects of migration. An increased exchange of information for migrants and government are part of the deal.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of London in opposing rallies. Anti-Brexit marchers called for Britain to remain in the 28-nation bloc. Meanwhile, the far-right UKIP party organized a march to protest against PM Theresa May's Brexit deal.
Police in France made hundreds of arrests as 'yellow vest' protestors took to the streets for a fourth consecutive weekend. Many residents are calling for calm to be restored. But protestors say their demands are still not being heard.
After securing the support of CDU members to succeed Angela Merkel as party leader, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is seeking to unify the party ahead of crucial regional and European elections next year.
Armenians go to the polls in snap parliamentary elections triggered by the country's reformist acting prime minister. Nikol Pashinyan took office in May 2018 after leading opposition protests that forced veteran leader Serzh Sargsyan to step down.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, successor to Angela Merkel as CDU party leader, spoke with DW about the direction her Christian Democrats will take. Among the issues: winning back voters from the far-right AfD and taking a tough line against Russia.
Two Buenos Aires clubs play the final of the Copa Libertadores – on another continent. Concerns about crowd violence caused the match to be moved to Madrid, Spain. Fans of Boca Juniors and River Plate are very passionate, even when they're brothers.
Ghislain Coutard is the man who came up with the idea of using yellow warning vests as a symbol of the grass-roots protest movement that is challenging the French government. DW reporter Amien Essif caught up with Coutard on Facebook
