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Turkey has blocked discussions on Finland and Sweden's accession NATO hours after the countries officially launched their bids to join the alliance, a diplomatic source told DW on condition of anonymity. Go to article
While most Swedes are in favor of joining, some young people think the decision might be rushed and wrong.
The European Union plans to invest up to €300 billion to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
Russia's president has said banning oil imports from his country would be impossible for some dependent European states.
The Czech Republic will receive tanks from Germany as its stocks of Soviet weaponry go to Ukraine. DW has the latest.
After two months of nonstop bombardment, a civilian tells DW about her rescue from Mariupol's Azovstal plant.
The Ukrainian fighters who surrendered at the Azovstal steelworks are now in Russian captivity. Ukraine is hoping for a prisoner exchange.
A Kharkiv volunteer ferried some 70 people to safety before he himself had to be rescued.
Russia's war in Ukraine and its naval blockade of Ukrainian grain exports is creating a severe international crisis.
The fate of Ukrainian fighters from the last bastion of resistance in Mariupol remains unclear.
Ukrainian women who have fled the war at home are seeking work in Germany. What are the challenges?
The Schwedt refinery relies on oil from Russia. The prospect of an embargo has people there worried.
People have warped the climate so much that oceans are hotter, higher and more acidic than ever recorded.
UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for more investment in renewables and an end to the millions of dollars in subsidies for fossil fuels as a new report shows several climate indicators broke troubling records.
The latest figures put pollution on par with smoking in terms of global deaths. In comparison, COVID-19 killed about 6.7 million people globally since the pandemic began.
Portuguese officials confirmed five cases of the monkeypox disease. The viral infection, rarely found in Europe, has also been reported in Spain and Britain.
The former chancellor has come under heavy criticism for refusing to distance himself from Russia and Vladimir Putin. Now the German government is planning to take away his office and staff, without touching his pension.
Belarus has introduced the death penalty for attempted terrorist attacks.
The violent gang MS-13 has backed up claims of a yearslong pact with the government according to Salvadoran media.
In a UN Security Council briefing, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said the streets in Iraq could "boil over" if political leaders were unable to end a political stalemate that has gripped the country for over seven months.
The terrorist group has said it will take advantage of the fact that the West is distracted by war in Ukraine. But any advantage it will get from the war likely has less to do with terrorism, and more with economics.
The recent failure of an Indian court to deliver a clear verdict criminalizing marital rape has highlighted the public divide on the issue.
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Eintracht Frankfurt crowned a spectacular Europa League campaign by beating Rangers on penalties in the final in Seville. Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was the hero with vital saves in extra-time and in the shootout.
Some Catholic followers in Hong Kong worry the government may now shift the focus of its crackdown to religious figures.
Australia, a major coal exporter and one of the worst per capita emitters, goes to the polls on Saturday.
Mozambique on Wednesday reported the second case of wild polio detected in Africa in five years, according to the WHO.
Men and women will be paid the same for representing the USA, after an "historic" deal was announced on Wednesday.
Kenya has a superbike champion in Harmony Wanjiku, the first Kenyan woman to race on a professional level.
A collision of global and internal factors has caused a spike in fuel prices in both Sri Lanka and Laos.
Karpagam Mayavan was born with glaucoma in both eyes. But she persevered and became a lawyer.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud faces a slew of challenges ranging from severe famine to Islamist militants.
