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FinCEN Files: Deutsche Bank tops list of suspicious activity

Leaked documents shed a light on Deutsche Bank's central role in facilitating financial transactions deemed suspicious. Many of these could have enabled the circumvention of sanctions on Iran and Russia. Go to article

FinCEN Files: The flow of dirty money

The FinCEN files are the result of extensive international research on money laundering and financial crime. They show how dirty money is shuffled around the world and how banks fail to stop this flow of money.

Deutsche Bank's biggest scandals

Deutsche Bank's headquarters in Frankfurt

The FinCEN Files investigation has revealed that top Deutsche Bank executives knew the bank could be used for money laundering. The news is the latest in a long line of scandals from Germany's largest bank.

Belarus protesters keep pressure on Lukashenko

A crowd of protesters wave red and white flags

It's the sixth Sunday in a row that anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets. Participants said they were not intimidated by the presence of police and soldiers in combat uniforms, who were out in force.

CORONAVIRUS

A man in a mask walks down a street in Barcelona (picture-alliance/Zuma/X. Herrero)

Can European countries avoid a second lockdown?

Governments on the continent are desperate to avoid imposing such drastic measures again.

Coronavirus digest: Global death toll nears 1 million

A health worker arranges swab samples to test for COVID-19

The United States remains the worst-hit country with a death toll fast approaching 200,000. A second lockdown is looming in the UK. DW rounds up the latest developments.

Thousands march at Dusseldorf virus skeptics rally

Protesters march in Dusseldorf (Roberto Pfeil/dpa/picture-alliance)

A rally by critics of measures taken to stem the spread of COVID-19 has been staged in the city of Dusseldorf. Although crowds of people turned out, organizers failed to achieve their 50,000-strong target.

NEWS REPORTS

British, Australian national die in WWII bomb explosion 4h ago

Salomonen Marovo-Lagune (picture-alliance/Prisma)

The men were bomb disposal experts working with Norwegian People's Aid, an Oslo-based charity. An investigation into the blast is underway.

Woman accused of sending poison to White House arrested 4h ago

USA: Weißes Haus I Flagge auf Halbmast I Trauer (Erin Scott/Reuters)

Border officials have arrested a woman accused of sending a letter containing a deadly poison to US President Donald Trump. She had been attempting to enter the US from Canada.

TikTok to launch IPO 4h ago

The download page for the app TikTok displayed on a cell phone

TikTok Global, the firm that is to control US operations of the video app TikTok, will launch an initial public offering, China's ByteDance has announced. It said the move is intended to increase transparency.

Thousands march in Berlin in support of Moria refugees 6h ago

Deutschland | Demonstration für Evakuierung griechischer Lager in Berlin (Christian Mang/Reuters)

Around 5,000 demonstrators have marched in Berlin to call on Germany to do more for refugees and migrants made homeless in Greece. Protesters said the government should not block state or local efforts to help.

Pakistan: Leaders call for Imran Khan's resignation 6h ago

Pakistan: Parteiversammlung in Islamabad (PPI/ZUMA Wire/picture-alliance)

The alliance of opposition parties plan a wave of rallies and protests starting next month. Former PM Nawaz Sharif said that the army has gone from a "state within a state" to a "state above the state."

Biden calls for delay in Supreme Court nominee 8h ago

The US Democratic presidential nominee has urged lawmakers not to vote on any candidate nominated to the Supreme Court. He called President Donald Trump's plan for an earlier vote an "exercise in raw political power."

German minister adamant over police racism study

Horst Seehofer with German police (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Murat)

Germany's interior minister has once again rejected calls for a study into police racism, despite several cases of far-right sympathy among officers. Horst Seehofer wants a wider probe on racism in society instead.

Iran hits back at US 'snapback' sanctions claim 10h ago

President Rouhani said its arch-rival faces "maximum isolation" after major powers dismissed a US declaration that UN sanctions on Iran were back in force. Washington plans to hit its foe with more penalties on Monday.

US judge halts ban on WeChat downloads

The judge delayed the Trump administration's ban hours before it was due to take effect, citing concerns over free speech. Owned by Chinese tech giant TenCent, WeChat in the US has around 19 million active daily users.

STORIES & ANALYSIS

Makeshift tents on the road from Mytilini
(Henning Goll/DW)

The dream of freedom ends in Lesbos

The devastating fires in the Moria camp on Lesbos have left many people who had hoped for a new life in despair.

1984 - Saddam Hussein inspecting the Iraqi forces during the Iran-Iraq War

An enduring conflict — 40 years since the start of Iran-Iraq War

The Iran-Iraq War is one of the deadliest military conflicts in the Middle East. The eight-year-long conflict, which saw the use of chemical weapons, killed thousands of people and divided the region on sectarian lines.

Islam's obstacles on path to be part of Germany

Symbolbild | Antimuslimischen Rassismus (imago images/IPON)

Some ten years ago, German President Christian Wulff said Islam was very much part of German society. What about today?

FinCEN Files: Deutsche Bank tops list of suspicious transactions

FinCEN Files: Tracing the flow of dirty money

Coronavirus digest: Germany sees highest daily infection rate since April

Deutsche Bank's biggest scandals

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Yellow fever: Pogacar and Roglic's Tour de France triumph

Tadej Pogacar became the Tour de France's youngest winner since 1904. This is the story of Slovenia's cycling triumph.

Bundesliga Bulletin: Bayern score eight, Haaland BVB's hero

The new Bundesliga season started with loads of goals, joy for the away teams and a host of exceptional performances.

Soaring infections in Madrid

A second, partial lockdown in Spain will restrict the movement of some 850,000 people in Madrid.

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Coronavirus pandemic weighs on travel industry

The pandemic is putting up to 120 million tourism jobs at risk.

Buch | Ich lebe | Save the Children | Wie Kinder Kriege überstehen (Dominic Nahr/Save The Children)

A century of war survivors in photos

These portraits by award-winning photographer Dominic Nahr feature survivors of a major conflict over the past century.

Anti-Muslim racism on the rise in Germany

With anti-Muslim attacks on the rise in Germany, a new network of experts has been set up to tackle the issue. But many of those affected say bigger changes are needed to stop discrimination.

Pitika Ntuli: Tapping African spirituality

Why are we facing so many natural disasters? How have our actions contributed to them? The South African poet and sculptor Pitika Ntuli makes no bones about the urgency of connecting with our origins and protecting the environment.