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Tension over US subsidies ahead of Macron, Biden meeting

South Africa's Ramaphosa faces impeachment debate

African, Ukrainian activists receive Right Livelihood Awards

Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie dies

Racism incident overshadows UK royals trip to the US

Spain to end gender stereotypes in toy advertising

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Reports & Analysis

Africa

A woman carries a yellow container of water on her head in a parched landscape

Protecting Kenya's precious water

As northern Kenya suffers under a prolonged drought, a new initiative is hoping to change a community's fortunes.

Asia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves his hand

Can India live up to the G20 presidency hype?

India is taking over the G20 presidency at a time when the world is facing a raft of geopolitical and economic crises.

Germany

Germany set to ban deportations to Iran

Calls are mounting for Iranian asylum-seekers to be exempt from deportation. But the conservative opposition disagrees.

Europe

Refugees warm themselves at a fire on the bank of the Evros River, Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020

Mystery around alleged death of girl on Greek-Turkish border

A major German news weekly has retracted a series of articles about an incident involving refugees on the Evros River.

Middle East

Egyptian Coptic Christian human rights activist Patrick Zaki on the street with his mobile phone

Egyptian activists silenced with yearslong legal battles

In the newly extended case against Patrick Zaki, observers are pinpointing a strategy to exhaust political dissidents.

North America

French President Emmanuel Macron whispers into US counterpart Joe Biden's year; the two presidents are touching each other on the shoulder and upper back

France and the US: Macron aims to show European unity

The French president's state visit marks the end of a quarrel with Washington, and could be a show of European unity.

Latin America

A woman activist sits on the shovel bucket of a piece of heavy machinery to stop it from being used in a construction zone

Defending the environment can be a death sentence

More than 1,700 environmental and land defenders have been killed in the last decade. Most of them were Indigenous.

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FIFA World Cup

Topic

The FIFA World Cup takes place every four years. The 2022 tournament is currently underway in Qatar and is shrouded in controversy over the nation's human rights record.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni points towards an official holding a flag

Opinion: VAR serving up more World Cup injustice

A penalty awarded to Lionel Messi was another reminder that VAR isn't fair and isn't working, says DW's Matt Pearson.

Matt Pearson

Commentary

Doha workers and Football fans watch the match between Portugal and Ghana

Video news

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On the show: A policing app in Saudi Arabia that's squashing dissent and the age-old tradition of chewing coca leaves.

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A closer look

War in Ukraine

Topic

Russia has been waging war on Ukraine since late February. Millions have fled the country, while others stayed to fight. The EU, US and allied countries responded with sanctions and support for Ukraine.