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ECB cuts interest rates by quarter point to 3.5%

SpaceX: Polaris Dawn crew make historic spacewalk

Google's AI model faces probe over data use in EU

Australia strips medals over Afghan war crimes

Vietnam: Water levels still high after Typhoon Yagi

Ex-CIA officer jailed for 10 years after spying for China

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A member wearing a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) vest checks the courtyard of a school after an Israeli airstrike hit the site in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on September 11, 2024

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Middle East updates: Guterres condemns killing of UN staff

UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned the killing of six UNRWA staff in strikes on a shelter in Gaza. DW has the latest.

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Africa

Haile Selassie poses for a photograph in his palace.

How does Ethiopia remember Haile Selassie?

Ethiopia's former emperor, who was dethroned on September 12, 1974, left a mixed legacy in his home country.

Asia

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus

Yunus: Ex-PM Hasina 'destroyed' Bangladesh's institutions

In an exclusive interview with DW, Bangladesh's interim leader spoke about the challenges he is facing in his new role.

Germany

When Germany targets Jewish artists as antisemitic

An open letter signed by 150 Jewish personalities has warned against Germany's misdirected focus to combat antisemitism.

Europe

Russian Major General Apti Alaudinov in military gear

Apti Alaudinov: Propagandist or Moscow's new rising star?

Is the commander of the Chechen special forces the Kremlin's new mouthpiece?

Middle East

People hold up signs and call for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Protesters in Israel demand Netanyahu agree to hostage deal

Protesters want Israel's prime minister to strike a hostage deal with Hamas but he's showing no sign of changing course.

North America

The presidential debate between US Vice President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump shows on a screen in Mexico. In the background are rows of tents. A man walks past.

Fact check: Harris-Trump presidential debate claims debunked

The debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was full of false and misleading claims. DW debunks fact from fiction.

Latin America

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori waves in a black and white photo from 2007

Peru's Alberto Fujimori leaves complicated legacy

Alberto Fujimori was unscrupulous, corrupt and popular — but he was not a typical Latin American politician.

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US election 2024

Americans go to the ballot box on November 5 to elect the next president of the US, with Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democrats facing off against former President Donald Trump of the Republicans.

People gather at No Studios to watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris

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Migration

Millions of people have been driven from their homes by conflict, poverty and climate change, hoping to find a better life elsewhere. Political leaders in Europe and around the world are struggling to deal with them.