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How will UN's refugee compact work?

The UN General Assembly is set to endorse the Global Compact on Refugees, a week after a similar accord for migrants. Nearly 170 countries have pledged help to nations that host those fleeing war and persecution. Go to article

Saudis slam US Khashoggi resolution 56m ago

People attend a demonstration, organised on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in front of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

Saudi Arabia has rejected a resolution by the US Senate directly blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of dissident Jamal Khashoggi. Riyadh has accused the US of undermining its sovereignty.

Extremist group in Frankfurt police: report 23m ago

A lawyer who represented victims of far-right violence had her daughter threatened, possibly by extremist police. The resulting investigation has revealed a neo-Nazi network within the Frankfurt police force.

Clashes at Brussels anti-migration demo 9h ago

A number of Belgian right-wing associations participated in the March against Marrakesh in Brussels to protest a UN migration pact, which was adopted at an international conference in Marrakesh

Around 5,500 people have rallied in the European quarter in the Belgian capital against the new UN migration pact. Prime Minister Charles Michel's decision to support the accord has left the government in disarray.

Polish man dies after Strasbourg attack 7h ago

Candles and flowers at a memorial in Strasbourg (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Murat)

A Polish man wounded during last week's terror attack at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg has died. Bartosz Niedzielski is the fifth fatality in the mass shooting.

Croatia denies abusing migrants at border 2h ago

A group of migrants moves through a forest on the Pljesevica Mountain

Croatian authorities have denied a report that police are illegally pushing migrants back into neighboring Bosnia. Migrants are struggling to survive in makeshift camps as winter sets in and temperatures plunge.

First Arab leader visits Syria since 2011 5h ago

Bashar Assad and Omar al-Bashir shake hands in Damascus

Sudan's president has become the first Arab leader to visit Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011. Syria was expelled from the Arab League after the Assad regime violently clamped down on the opposition.

Ukraine to lift martial law if no invasion 7h ago

Poroshenko answering reporters' questions (Reuters/V. Ogirenko)

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has pledged not to extend martial law unless there is a large-scale Russian attack in the coming days. Poroshenko has yet to confirm that he will run for president in March.

Kerber, Lange named athletes of the year 3h ago

Angelique Kerber of Germany returns against Serena Williams

Germany's sports media have voted the Wimbledon and Ironman champions as the nation's top athletes for 2018. But the country's record 14 Winter Olympic champions left the awards empty-handed.

Germany mulls social media bot crackdown 10h ago

DW Random user generator (Twitter.com/randomapi)

Social media bots are attacking the core elements of democracy and it's "high time" for Germany to fight them, senior CDU lawmaker Ralph Brinkhaus has said. Other politicians also want a crackdown on bots.

Germany: Social cuts for asylum-seekers? 15h ago

Several persons in blankets, lying on a mattress among church benches (Imago/C. Mang)

Punitive social handouts to dissuade "Dublin" asylum-seekers are wanted by interior ministers of the 16 regional states, a report says. One in three applicants arriving in Germany via other EU nations could be affected.

Georgia swears in first female president 12h ago

Georgia's first female president Salome Zurabishvili (Reuters/Presidential Press Service/L. Blagoravova)

The inauguration of Georgia's first female president marks the start of the country's new constitution. Salome Zurabishvili has committed to making the former Soviet state's path toward Europe "irreversible."

Dozens injured in Japan restaurant blast 12h ago

Firefighters at the site where a large explosion occurred at a restaurant in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Reuters)

At least one person is in serious condition after a suspected gas explosion in Sapporo, the capital city of the northern island of Hokkaido. Television footage of the incident showed the restaurant in flames.

PIP breast implant scandal enters next phase 7h ago

Tracy Kiss holding breast implants (DW/C. Butler)

An additional court case in the PIP breast implant scandal is being launched on Monday. Victims are asking for financial compensation to at least alleviate their psychological pain. Lisa Louis met one of them in London.

German rail needs rethink, Berlin admits 11h ago

Symbolbild: Überlastungen der Deutschen Bahn (picture-alliance/dpa/G. Wendt)

German train operator Deutsche Bahn needs a basic overhaul, the government's own commissioner has admitted. Long-distance train punctuality sunk to 70 percent last month, further frustrating passengers and staff.

Fußball Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund - Werder Bremen (Reuters/L. Kügeler)

Dortmund secure Christmas No. 1 spot

It was another great weekend for Borussia Dortmund, whose win over Werder Bremen secured them top spot at Christmas.

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Protests at the climate conference in Katowice

After Katowice, giving up still isn't an option 10h ago

It's vital that these mammoth annual climate summits continue, says DW's Jens Thurau.

Giant South American birds cause chaos in northern Germany

Germany: Welfare cuts for 'Dublin' asylum-seekers floated

Tear gas, dozens of arrests at Brussels anti-migration demo

Polish man dies after Strasbourg attack

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Giant foreign birds causing chaos in Germany

Hundreds of errant flightless birds have confounded attempts to control their population and are gobbling up crops.

Climate change: Asia faces contradictions

As the UN climate conference wraps up, Asia’s emission-producing economic powerhouses have said that their growing wealth doesn’t guarantee that they can fully comply with the Paris Agreement without assistance.

The tomb contains five shafts, four of which were unsealed. Archaeologists will start excavating the shafts next month.

Egypt unearths tomb of Fifth Dynasty priest Wahtye in Saqqara

The hieroglyphs and statues in the tomb of royal purification priest Wahtye are almost intact despite being 4,400 years old. Walls decorated with colorful scenes show the owner of the tomb with his family.

Poland's 'Cold War' tops European Film Awards

Pawel Pawlikowski’s film about a long-running love story in Soviet-era Poland won best film and best actress. The best comedy award went to another Cold War film, the UK's 'The Death of Stalin.'

Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin (HAW) activist group (Rüdiger Trautsch)

How gay activists from Berlin visited the 1970s USSR

The Soviet leadership of the 1970s thought a group of German gay activists were communists and invited them to visit Moscow — where homosexuality was criminalized. Their Russian tour guide at the time spoke to DW.

Sign promoting 5G wireless technology by Huawei (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Schiefelbein)

Sieren's China: Huawei and diplomatic dynamite

The arrest of the chief financial officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, will only exacerbate tensions in the US-China trade spat. But she and her firm should be presumed innocent until proven guilty, says DW's Frank Sieren.