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Russia to aim missiles at US if nukes are placed in Europe

The Russian president delivered his state-of-the-nation address on Wednesday. He accused the US of unilaterally withdrawing from the INF treaty and said he would target the US if it deployed missiles in Europe. Go to article

French court hits UBS with massive fine 2h ago

Swiss banking giant UBS has been fined €4.5 billion ($5.1 billion) for tax evasion and money laundering. The conviction follows a seven-year investigation by French authorities.

Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston (picture-alliance)

3 Conservatives join UK breakaway group 1h ago

The move comes two days after several anti-Brexit lawmakers quit the opposition Labour Party.

UK insists on Brexit backstop compromise 3h ago

Theresa May and her ministers are rushing to secure a Brexit deal with the EU before time runs out.

Germany paying UK, Belgian Nazi collaborators 5h ago

Belgian Waffen SS (picture-alliance/dpa/arkivi)

Members of the Belgian Parliament have called on their government to stop payments to pensioners who collaborated with Nazi occupiers in WWII. British and Belgian citizens still receive compensation from Germany.

Top Chinese general jailed for life for graft 3h ago

Former general Fang Fenghui is the latest top brass to fall over corruption. China's military’s has been a focus of President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-graft crackdown.

Catholic hospital wrong to sack divorced doctor 3h ago

Germany's top labor court has ruled that a doctor was wrongfully dismissed by a Catholic clinic for remarrying. The decision could have major implications for church-run employers and the rights they enjoy in Germany.

Munich Security Conference 2019 Bilawal Bhutto (DW/Shamil Shams )

'Pakistan must tackle extremism for own sake'

In an interview with DW at the Munich Security Conference, Bilawal Bhutto, Pakistani politician and son of the late PM Benazir Bhutto, urged more engagement between Islamabad and New Delhi to resolve the Kashmir dispute.

Saudi crown prince in India 15h ago

Narendra Modi greets Mohammed bin Salman at New Delhi airport

Saudi Arabia's crown prince has pledged investment and counterterrorism support on his first visit to India. Mohammed bin Salman's visit comes amid tension in the subcontinent after last week's suicide attack in Kashmir.

Egypt executes 9 people over assassination 4h ago

Bomb attack on Eyptian chief prosecutor (Getty Images/AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Rights groups said some of accused had been forcibly detained and tortured to confess during their trial. The human rights situation in Egypt has rapidly deteriorated under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

Deutsche Bahn spends billions on rail upgrades 5h ago

Deutsche Bahn ICE train traveling between Hannover and Würzburg

Germany’s rail network will get a facelift this year, with some 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) of track to be upgraded. The project aims to tackle punctuality issues, but there could be more delays as construction begins.

EU slams Hungary campaign posters 20h ago

A phone box displays a billboards showing Hungarian-American financier George Soros and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker above the caption “You have a right to know what Brussels is preparing to do!, on Vaci Avenue in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 (picture-alliance/P. Gorondi)

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker has said Viktor Orban's political party does not belong in his center-right EPP group. Orban's party has accused Juncker and the EU of purposely weakening Hungary's borders.

Russians hacking Europe's think tanks: report 8h ago

A man holds a laptop with cyber code projected in the background

Microsoft has accused Russian hacking group Fancy Bear of launching a series of recent attacks against think tanks in Europe. Cybersecurity is a major concern ahead of European parliamentary elections in May.

UK: Germany's Saudi arms ban hurts security 6h ago

Employees at work on a Eurofighter Typhoon at BAE Systems, Warton Aerodrome, Lancashire.

Germany manufactures key components of European defense projects, amplifying the effect of its export bans. Britain's foreign minister has warned that the Saudi arms export ban damages common European defense policy.

Philippinen Taifun Yutu (Getty Images/N. Celis)

The world's forgotten crises in 2018

Crises and disasters threatened more than 132 million people in 2018, and many of them never made headlines. The Care aid organization looks at humanitarian issues that were underreported last year.

Switzerland calls off avalanche rescue 3h ago

Crans-Montana in Switzerland (picture-alliance/AP Photo/A. Anex)

Swiss rescue teams have stopped a search for people after an avalanche killed one and injured three others. It was a rare avalanche onto a busy piste.

Berlin power outage leaves 30,000 in the dark 9h ago

Berlin city street in darkness with just tailights of cars showing (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Carstensen)

Construction workers in Berlin severed a power line, cutting power for 30,000 residents. Authorities hope to have power restored by Wednesday afternoon.

Cameroon separatists' kids 'bargaining chips' 58m ago

A Cameroonian schoolgirl sitting in a full classroom (picture-alliance/imageBROKER/H. Heine)

Attacks against schools by Anglophone separatists in Cameroon threaten the future of many children.

Venezuela military 'on alert,' closes border 13h ago

Venezuela's military on display (picture-alliance/NurPhoto/H. Matheus)

The military is preparing to enforce border closures to prevent aid from entering Venezuela. Soldiers have remained loyal to President Nicolas Maduro, despite efforts from Juan Guaido to bring the army to his side.

Health care crisis: Venezuela hospitals have 'nothing left'

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Opinion: China is on a dangerous path 17h ago

As the world focuses on China's coast, the one-party state is flexing its totalitarian muscle in the northwest.

Opinion: Xi Jinping is taking China down a dangerous path

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies age 85

Venezuela's health care crisis: Hospitals have 'nothing left'

Switzerland avalanche: 1 dead as police call off rescue at Crans-Montana

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Champions League - Gruppe F - Manchester City v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Reuters/A. Yates)

Leroy Sane back in Schalke to make his mark

The 23-year-old returns to boyhood team Schalke for the first time since his big-money move to Manchester City. Already a star for club and country, Leroy Sané now wants to stamp his mark on the Champions League too.

VW and the e-mobility revolution

From diesel fraudster to pioneer of sustainable mobility: that's how auto giant Volkswagen wants to transform itself.

With a backdrop of hundreds of books, Lagerfeld poses in his studio (picture-alliance/abaca/D. Eric)

How Karl Lagerfeld made an icon of himself

He was more than a legendary designer. Gerd Müller-Thomkins, director of the German Fashion Institute, discussed with DW Lagerfeld's French and German sides, his irony and his unique twist on today's selfie society.

Prison clergy (picture-alliance/dpa/D. Naupold)

Prisons: Fighting or fueling radicalization?

Islam expert Michael Kiefer warns of the danger of Muslim radicalization in Germany's prisons.

Exterior view of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Berlin; photo take 09/11/2011. (picture-alliance/dpa/T. Vogler)

Escaping Saudi Arabia — but still spied on?

Saudi women who have fled to Germany to request asylum continue to live under threat from their families. DW spoke with four such women and human rights experts who suspect the Saudi Embassy's involvement.

Dwarf star (NASA, ESA, STScI, and G. Bacon (STScI))

German at NASA finds oldest white dwarf star

NASA believes the discovery could "help us learn about the distant future of our solar system."

A hunter stands with his dog as the sun sets

Dog shoots hunter, man refused license

A court in Munich has refused a hunter's legal claim to get his gun license back and be allowed to carry weapons. A loaded gun left inside his car two years ago was the start of his problems.