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Climate conference falls short of concrete action

Negotiators end a mammoth conference with a watered-down deal. Activists voice disappointment over a conference they say will have little impact in terms of climate action. Go to article

Lebanon rocked by second night of violent unrest 1h ago

The violence comes ahead of political consultations that are expected to rename Saad Hariri as prime minister. His reappointment would likely further inflame protests against political elites.

Erdogan threatens to close US bases in Turkey

Türkei US Airforce F-15 Incirlik Air Base (picture-alliance/AP Photo)

Turkey is upping the ante with threats to retaliate against the US if it imposes sanctions on Ankara for its purchase of a Russian missile system.

Turkey, Egypt raise stakes in Libya

GNA-alligned fighters near Tripoli (Getty Images/AFP/M. Turkia)

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar is attempting to seize the seat of the UN-backed government in Tripoli. Turkey signaled it was ready to send in troops if requested by the government, while Egypt is backing Haftar.

Spanish football match halted after 'Nazi' chants

ARCHIVSpanien Roman Zozulya (picture-alliance/ZUMAPRESS/M. Villalba)

Repeated chants have halted a second division football match in Spain. Ukrainian Roman Zozulya — playing for Albacete — was accused by leftist Rayo Vallecano fans of being a "Nazi," a label he denies.

Greta's trip home on a crowded German train 23h ago

Crowds of people try to board a Deutsche Bahn train

On her way back to Sweden from a climate conference in Madrid, teenage activist Greta Thunberg encountered Germany's overcrowded trains. Twitter users commiserated with her.

Frankreich Mehrere Tote bei Unwetter (AFP/G. Iroz)

Deadly storm in France prompts flood warnings

Flood alerts remain across four regions of southwest France after severe weather claimed three lives. Some 12,500 homes are still without electricity as the nation reels from its third tempest in a month.

France to extradite 'dirty war crimes' suspect 6h ago

Gendarmarie officer outside a Paris court house

Lawyers for the former police officer had appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to take up his case, but failed. Sandoval is wanted over an alleged kidnapping and a slew of other disappearances.

Grave of Nazi criminal Heydrich opened in Berlin 6h ago

Reinhard Heydrich ca. 1940 (picture alliance/CPA Media Co. Ltd)

Unknown perpetrators opened the unmarked grave of senior SS officer Reinhard Heydrich, one of the main architects of the Holocaust, in Berlin. According to preliminary information, nothing was removed, police said.

Deadly fire rips through Bangladesh factory 8h ago

Firefighter sprays water on a burning tanker in Bangladesh (picture-alliance/Photoshot)

Rescuers began recovering bodies from a fan factory outside Dhaka after the compound was hit by a deadly blaze. The latest incident comes only days after 17 people died in another factory fire.

Turkey's women MPs stage 'rapist is you' protest 10h ago

The viral song and dance protest created by Chilean feminist collective Las Tesis made it to Turkey's parliament at the weekend. Women lawmakers sang the song at confused-looking majority male Cabinet members.

Test cricket returns to Pakistan after a decade 10h ago

Pakistan's cricket fans wave the Pakistan flag

Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time since a deadly terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in 2009. Rain meant the match ended in a draw but nothing dampened Pakistan's enthusiasm.

China pulls Arsenal game after Özil Uighur tweet 12h ago

Mesut Özil kicks his gloves after being substituted during the Arsenal vs Manchester City game

Former Germany midfielder Mesut Özil has criticized other Muslims for not speaking up for China's Uighur minority. More than 1 million people in the western province of Xinjiang have been sent to re-education camps.

Islamist rebels kill dozens in DR Congo 8h ago

Congolese Soldiers patrol on patrol near Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Local leaders have accused a Ugandan rebel group, known as the Allied Democratic Forces, of killing civilians in an eastern town. Large parts of eastern DRC are in the grip of armed militias.

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Greenpeace activists block SUVs being shipped (picture-alliance/dpa/B. Marks)

What's behind Germany's love for SUVs? 15h ago

More than 1 million new SUVs and off-road vehicles hit Germany's streets this year. Have the Germans lost their senses?

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to close strategic bases to US military 3h ago

Greta Thunberg's trip home on a crowded German train 23h ago

Italy: World War II bomb triggers evacuation 14h ago

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Fußball Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg - Borussia Mönchengladbach (Reuters/F. Bimmer)

Leipzig grab top spot, Coutinho dazzles

For the first time in 10 weeks, we have a new front runner in the Bundesliga title race after Mönchengladbach's defeat. It was also a weekend to remember for Philippe Coutinho, who finally announced himself at Bayern.

FC Augsburg - RB Leipzig 2:2 (picture-alliance/dpa/Hiermayer)

Opinion: RB Leipzig are top - and it's not good

After Borussia Mönchengladbach lost to Wolfsburg, the Bundesliga has a new leader: RB Leipzig. The team is there on merit, but the rise of the Red Bull franchise deserves scrutiny, not celebration, says DW's Matt Ford.

Hartmut Ziebs (picture-alliance/dpa/L. Mirgeler)

Fire brigade boss steps down amid far-right row

The president of Germany's fire brigade association has stepped down amid allegations of far-right sympathy among the organization's ranks. He described the scandal as the biggest crisis in the brigade's history.

An archer on horseback performs traditional Turkish archery techniques

UNESCO adds to list of 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' of Humanity

UNESCO added 35 traditional practices to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The list serves to protect and raise awareness of important human customs. Below a selection of the new items:

Relatives of the victims rally in the streets of Bogota

Colombia begins exhuming 'false positives' scandal victims

Authorities believe they have found the remains of 50 civilians who were executed and falsely identified as guerillas. About 5,000 cases have been linked to the military's "false positives" policy since the late 1980s.