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Trump's 'asylum ban' highlights dysfunctional Congress

When Donald Trump issued his latest edict restricting immigration, this time for possible asylum-seekers associated with the so-called migrant caravan, the political response in Washington followed a familiar pattern. Go to article

Trump backs Saudis in Khashoggi murder row 3h ago

The US president has defended relations with Saudi Arabia, saying he will not punish Riyadh for assassinating a US-based journalist. Citing "America First" policy, he vowed not to touch arms deals worth $110 billion.

Germany sets out new law to find skilled immigrants 9h ago

The German government is slowly delivering on its promise to hash out a new immigration law to fill the massive gaps in the market for skilled labor. But experts say the law can only do so much.

Ukraine battles corruption 5 years after Euromaidan 1h ago

Ukraine Euromaidan protest in Nov. 2013 (Reuters)

In 2013, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets demanding an independent judiciary and an end to corruption. Since then, some progress has been made, but activists say much more work lies ahead.

West warns against Russian Interpol president 2h ago

Critics have sounded the alarm ahead of a pivotal vote on the new president of Interpol on Wednesday. Russia's candidate is favorite to take the reins of the global policing organization.

Activists decry Turkey inaction on child pregnancy 4h ago

Symbolbild Krankenhaus Monitor (picture alliance/BSIP/A. Benoist)

A new report shows that some 22,000 pregnant children were admitted to Turkish hospitals over 18 months. Despite this overwhelming number, experts argue that the actual cases are likely to be much higher.

Emmanuel Macron with Merkel in Berlin (picture-alliance/AP Photo/M. Sohn)

Similar? France and Germany's ideas for EU

French President Emmanuel Macon and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have ambitious plans for the future of the European Union. But are the two countries headed in the same direction?

Spain threatens to vote No on Brexit deal over Gibraltar 13h ago

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez said that Madrid cannot approve the deal unless changes regarding Gibraltar are made. All 27 remaining EU leaders must approve the 585-page exit.

Ex-Macedonia PM 'granted asylum' in Hungary 1h ago

Fugitive former Macedonia Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski claims Hungarian authorities have approved his asylum request. Gruevski is an ally of Viktor Orban and has been convicted on corruption charges back home.

Norwegian accused of sex crimes against hundreds of boys 1h ago

Police in Norway have charged a 26-year-old man with coercing more than 300 boys to engage in sexual acts. Authorities say it is the biggest case of sexual abuse in the Scandinavian country's history.

Dozens dead in Afghanistan suicide attack 9h ago

Afghan men carry an injured person to a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul.

A suicide bomber has blown himself up in a banquet hall filled with religious clerics in Kabul. It is one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year.

UN climate boss quits after jet-setting audit 4h ago

Erik Solheim said he hopes his decision to step down "proves to be in the best interest" of the UN agency. An audit found he spent nearly half a million dollars on travel, considered a key driver of CO2 emissions.

Pipeline wars on climate change front line 11h ago

Kanada British Columbia - Protestmarsch gegen Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline erweiterung (Rogue Collective)

As new pipelines expand the flow of dirty fossil fuels globally, environmental activists are joining with social justice and indigenous rights movements to cut off climate change-inducing oil and gas at the source.

Who is winning in the US-China trade spat? 13h ago

Policymakers in Europe have spared no effort to emphasize that there can be no winners in an escalated trade conflict between the United States and China. But a fresh study shows there are several beneficiaries.

AfD leader under official investigation 2h ago

German prosecutors have opened a formal probe into AfD leader Alice Weidel over alleged election campaign donations from Switzerland. It is illegal for German parties to receive contributions from non-EU countries.

Possible courtroom ban on religious symbols? 11h ago

Deutschland: Kopftuchdebatte (picture-alliance/dpa/F. Gentsch)

The state government of Lower Saxony is drafting a law that would ban judges and prosecutors from wearing religious clothing or symbols. Germany's justice minister has welcomed the plans.

2 flip-flops, 115 plastic cups in dead whale 9h ago

Indonesian official examines a paper in front of the carcass of a sperm whale

Indonesian authorities have discovered flip-flops, plastic bottles and cups in a dead sperm whale. Five Asian nations, including Indonesia, are considered the world's worst plastic polluters of the earth's oceans.

Germany sets out new law to find skilled immigrants

Spain threatens to vote No on Brexit deal over Gibraltar

World Chess Championship: What's wrong with Magnus Carlsen?

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Isländische Premierministerin Katrin Jakobsdóttir (picture-alliance/dpa/B. von Jutrczenka)

Iceland's premier fights for gender equality

Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir talks to DW about gender inequality and the in her country and beyond.

Filipino protesters fear losing territory to China

The first visit of a Chinese president to the Philippines in 13 years has drawn protests in the capital Manila.

Laternen festival in Seoul (DW/Shay Meinecke)

Korean lantern festival lights up Seoul

More than 2 million people from around the world have visited Korea's largest lantern festival. The 17-day event, which also celebrates the coming of winter, concluded on November 18. Shay Meinecke reports from Seoul.

Fresh fighting reported in Yemen despite push for truce

Fighting broke out in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, despite a push at the UN Security Council for an immediate truce. But international pressure on Yemen's warring parties to end the conflict and tackle the massive humanitarian crisis is growing.

A superhero who gets her power from her crutches

In some societies, a stigma is attached to people with disabilities. To change such perceptions, a Ghanaian software engineer living with cerebral palsy has written a comic celebrating a superheroine wielding crutches and super powers.

Fußball UEFA Nations League Deutschland vs. Niederlande | Jogi Löw (Getty Images/AFP/P. Stollarz)

Germany face tough Euro 2020 path after Poland draw

Germany could face a European heavyweight in qualifying for Euro 2020 after Poland drew with Portugal.

European Super League 'ruled out' by Juventus and ECA chief 3h ago

Belgien Brüssel UEFA Präsident Aleksander Ceferin und Andrea Agnelli (Getty Images/AFP/J. Thys)

Andrea Agnelli, chairman of Juventus and the European Club Association (ECA), has distanced himself from plans to create a European Super League. There was also a pledge to increase co-operation between the ECA and UEFA.

Schachweltmeisterschaft 2018 | Magnus Carlsen vs. Fabiano Caruana | 7. Partie (picture-alliance/dpa/Fide/Fetisova.Photos)

Chess championships: what's up with Carlsen?

World champion Magnus Carlsen is without a win and struggling to find top gear at the World Chess Championship in London. DW chess expert Holger Hank offers five possible reasons why he can't get it going.