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Von der Leyen urges 'green deal' for a more united EU

Von der Leyen, who is seeking to win over EU lawmakers, said she would make Europe the "first climate neutral continent." She also pledged to have more female EU commissioners and to extend the Brexit date. Go to article

Ursula von der Leyen: Headed back to Brussels? 20h ago

Ursula von der Leyen speaks to German students in Berlin for Girls' Day (picture-alliance/dpa/B. von Jutrczenka)

EU leaders threw their weight behind German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to become the bloc's next top executive. But she'll need to win over critics to become the European Commission's first female president.

HIV-related deaths down a third since 2010 2h ago

The United Nations has said HIV-related deaths dropped 33% since 2010, but warned that more funding is needed to control the spread of the disease. The Middle East and eastern Europe have seen infection levels rise.

Congresswomen blast Trump over racist attacks 11h ago

Democratic representatives, from left, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three other Democratic congresswomen said Donald Trump's "blatantly racist" attack against them was a distraction from his failed policies. Trump said "many people" agreed with his views.

Global restrictions on religion on rise 8h ago

Restrictions on religion are on the rise, not just under authoritarian regimes but also in European democracies, according to the US Pew center. It found Christians are harassed in 143 countries, and Muslims in 140.

Police stand by a missile seized near Pavia, northern Italy

Italian police find huge weapons stash

An investigation into far-right extremist groups in Italy led to the police finding an air-to-air missile, machine guns and rocket launchers. The huge weapons haul was almost without precedent, authorities said.

Greek man arrested over US scientist's death 27m ago

Suzanne Eaton, a biologist at Germany's Max Planck, was found dead in an abandoned WWII bunker in the island of Crete. She was a world-renowned scientist in developmental biology.

Man nabbed in Spain with cocaine under wig 1h ago

Man accused of smuggling drugs under toupee

A Colombian man has landed in a hairy situation after officials at Barcelona airport found half a kilo of cocaine hidden under his toupee. Police said his nervous demeanor and over-sized hairpiece caught their attention.

Pakistan reopens airspace for civil aviation 4h ago

Commercial and cargo flights can now fully access Pakistani airspace for the first time since a skirmish with India in February. The airspace closure had caused costly diversions of international flights.

Record number of women to contest Japan election 1h ago

Weibliche Politikerinnen in Japan (DW/J. Ryall)

This year's polls for Japan’s upper house of parliament are witnessing the highest number of women candidates. Opposition parties hope the move will help attract female voters.

Extinction Rebellion block London concrete site

Hundreds of demonstrators stopped the production of an underground tunnel in the river Thames. The second day of a week long nationwide protest demands more action on climate change from the British government.

Refugees in Libya face 'catastrophic' conditions 14h ago

African migrants crowded into a room at a refugee detention center in Libya (Getty Images/AFP/T. Jawashi)

Facing the risk of exploitation, violence and torture, aid groups warn Libya is not a safe country for refugees. They argue that is reason enough for the EU not to send asylum-seekers back to the country.

El Salvador: Retrial for woman accused of abortion 4h ago

Rape victim Evelyn Hernandez was jailed on charges of murder after suffering a miscarriage on a toilet. Now she's facing a retrial. The case is being closely watched in El Salvador, which has a total ban on abortion.

US judge reduces Bayer damages to $25 million 14h ago

The US judge said the punitive damages component of the original $80 million award was too high. The German company is still facing lawsuits from more than 13,400 plaintiffs over glyphosate-based weed-killer Roundup.

Opinion: IMF's criticism of German firms flawed 4h ago

Deutschland Bietigheim-Bissingen Montage Lackierroboter (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Murat)

The IMF says Germany's family firms share part of the blame for the nation's rising inequality. But the head of the foundation for German family businesses rejects the IMF's stance, and claims the opposite is true.

Italian police find huge stash of weapons during far-right investigation

Reporters in Turkey adopt a new beat: Imprisoned journalists

EU penalizes Turkey over Cyprus offshore drilling

17 tons of cocoa destroyed in German highway fire

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An astrophysicist unravels the Moon's pull on people

DW spoke with astrophysicist and author Ben Moore about how people have mythologized the Moon over the ages.

Pictureteaser 50 Jahre Mondlandung EN (picture-alliance/dpa/NASA/N. Armstrong)

Full moon in the night sky (picture-alliance/Arco Images/B. Lamm)

7 fun facts about the moon

50 years ago humans landed on the moon for the first time. To celebrate, we dug up seven unusual pieces of lunar trivia.

The Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia. It helped receive film footage of the first moon landing in 1969 (Getty Images/I. Waldie)

When the US landed on the moon, so did the world

It was an American mission to land on the moon. But it would have been impossible without the rest of the world. The Apollo program relied on a global network of tracking stations and their engineers.

Seven things you must know about flying

As summer comes around, holidaymakers pack their suitcases and jet off abroad — often in search of warmer temperatures. But those flights heat the planet. What are the costs of flying?

Magdalena Adamowicz in the European Parliament in Brussels

Polish mayor's widow fights hate that killed her husband

Her husband was assassinated as mayor of Gdansk. Now Magdalena Adamowicz, a newly elected member of the European Parliament, has taken up the fight against hate speech that threatens both public discourse and lives.