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Israel evacuates 800 Syrian 'White Helmets'

The Israeli military says it has rescued hundreds of members of a Syrian volunteer organization from a volatile border area in Syria's southwest. It's the first such intervention by Israel in Syria's civil war. Go to article

Trump says lawyer's tape 'perhaps illegal' 6h ago

Donald Trump has lashed out at his former lawyer, saying he may have broken the law by secretly recording their conversation about a hush payment to a Playboy model. The tape was seized during an FBI raid in April.

German army mulls recruiting foreign nationals 15h ago

While both governing parties supported the idea, the SPD said that citizenship must be given to new soldiers to avoid the risk of it becoming a mercenary army.

Germany’s aid to migrant returnees — a success?

African immigrants from Ivory Coast in an airport in Tripoli, Libya (Getty Images/AFP/M. Turkia)

A German government program aims to help migrants who choose to leave Germany voluntarily to find jobs and prospects in their home countries. But critics say the results of the program are little more than lip service.

UK may not pay divorce bill, warns key minister 1h ago

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab (picture-alliance/abaca/ANDBZ/T. Monasse)

Britain wants the EU to agree to a post-Brexit free trade deal; the EU wants Britain to pay its financial obligations after it leaves the bloc next year. British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab says both are linked.

Iran's Rouhani threatens US with strait closure

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Reuters/L. Niesner)

"Americans should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace," Rouhani told a group of diplomats in the Iranian capital, Tehran. "Likewise a war would be the mother of all wars."

Steve Bannon plans far-right Europe foundation 15h ago

Steve Bannon with Marine Le Pen (picture alliance/MAXPPP/dpa/P. Pauchet)

Donald Trump's ex-strategist, Steve Bannon, told the Daily Beast he hopes the foundation will fuel the spread of right-wing populism across Europe. He wants to offer a right-wing alternative to George Soros's foundation.

S. Africa: 11 taxi drivers killed in ambush 5h ago

A stranded commuter sits next to a row of parked taxis in Westlake, Cape Town, South Africa, 13 April 2015 (picture-alliance/dpa/epa/N. Bothma)

The victims from Gauteng province were on their way back home after bidding their final farewell to a colleague in neighboring KwaZulu-Natal province. Taxi violence has plagued South Africa for years.

Trade disputes dominate G20 summit 13h ago

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has added his voice to calls by the IMF and others to avoid a trade war with the US. But the US' man at the G20, Steve Mnuchin, continued to threaten tariffs if US demands are not met.

Cuba draws up constitutional changes 12h ago

The new constitution omits references to communism, recognizes private property and enshrines gay marriage. After it passes the National Assembly it will be voted on in a public referendum.

Meet Tokyo's Olympic mascots

Japan's Olympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity in Tokyo

Japan has named its official mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The two futuristic creatures, christened Miraitowa and Someity, were picked by schoolkids across the country.

Japan heatwave raises worries over Olympics 10h ago

As Japan swelters in boiling temperatures, the IOC has sought to allay fears that holding the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo might not be such a great idea. Several people died last week in a heat wave that is set to continue.

Raped teen sent to prison for having abortion 1h ago

Indonesian miliary army stand guard at Ngurah Rai Airport during the transfer from Kerobokan prison to Nusakambangan prison (Getty Images/A. Parameswara)

The teenager's 18-year-old brother received a two-year sentence for having sex with a minor, and both have been banished from their village. The mother is still facing charges for helping her daughter get the abortion.

EU offers Sweden help in fighting forest fires 15h ago

Aerial image of forest fires near Ljusdal, Sweden

The European Commission has promised extra help for Sweden as it struggles to contain dozens of forest fires. Emergency services said the number of fires had been halved but dozens still blaze.

Will the CSU's hard-line asylum strategy pay off? 11h ago

Seehofer and Söder (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Hoppe)

Bavaria's CSU party has dominated German national politics for weeks with its hard-line asylum policy. The media circus was viewed as an elaborate campaign strategy ahead of state elections, but has the plan backfired?

US police detain suspect in California store 13h ago

USA Mann mit Pistole verbarrikadiert sich in einem Trader Joe's in Los Angeles (Getty Images/AFP/R. Beck)

A man being pursued by police for an earlier shooting crashed his car and ran into the store. After a tense standoff, police arrested the suspect.

Özil breaks silence on Erdogan controversy

FIFA Fußball-WM 2018 in Russland | Mesut Özil, Deutschland (picture-alliance/dpa/Ulmer Pressebildagentur/M. Ulmer)

More than two months after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mesut Özil has broken his silence on the controversy. The Germany player says he had no political motive and doesn't regret his deicison.

German army mulls recruiting foreign EU nationals to boost recruitment

Japan heat wave raises concerns over Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

Austria to stop offering driving tests in Turkish

Iranian Revolutionary Guard soldiers killed in attack along Iraqi border

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Orban and Netanyahu — brothers in attitude

Viktor Orban visited Benjamin Netanyahu this week in a meeting that alarmed many observers: Two "illiberals" telling the world they’re doing our own thing. It's both a phenomenon and problem, says Norbert Mappes-Niediek.

A man digging up a grave (DW/F. Warwick)

Raqqa's mass graves — digging in the dirt

Human Rights Watch says there are at least nine mass graves in the Syrian city of Raqqa. It's thought that thousands of people were killed there during the battle to retake the city back in 2017. Filip Warwick reports.

Anas M., who became the victim of an anti-refugee smear campaign on Facebook after taking a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaks to reporters outside a courthouse in Bavaria. (picture-alliance/dpa/K. J. Hildenbrand)

Media and migrants: How journalists help fuel populist momentum

Polls say that migrants aren't what Germans are most concerned about. So why do the media and politicians push the topic so much? Is the AfD profiting from their mistakes? DW's Jefferson Chase takes a self-critical look.

Migrants stand and sit on top of the so-called Beast, the freight train that travels across Mexico, from Guatemala to the US border

Bound for US, migrants gamble with their lives on the 'death train'

Migrants call it "The Beast": the freight train on which penniless Central Americans hop rides to cross Mexico on their way to the US. They risk being kidnapped, injured or even killed on the dangerous journey north.

Buchmesse Frankfurt-Indien (picture-alliance/dpa/F. Rumpenhorst)

How does the world's second most populous nation speak?

Census authorities have revealed the results of the latest language data in India, taking into account the languages spoken by the nation's over 1.2 billion people. The results showed some interesting findings.

Golf British Open Tiger Woods (Imago/UPI Photo)

Tiger Woods creates golf buzz as he plays himself into Open contention

As The Open championship reaches its final day, Tiger Woods has remarkably played himself into contention for the title with a round of five under. It was the moment many in golf hoped for but few really expected.