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Merkel: Saudi Khashoggi account 'insufficient'

Saudi Arabia should provide "transparency" regarding the circumstances of Jamal Khashoggi's death, Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Separately, Turkey pledged not to allow a cover-up in the Khashoggi case. Go to article

Half a million march in London for Brexit vote 7h ago

Organizers expected 100,000 but claim 670,000 turned up

Organizers claimed 700,000 turned out in London, calling for a vote on the terms of the Brexit deal. Prime Minister Theresa May has repeatedly ruled out another referendum.

Violence, technical issues disrupt Afghan poll 11h ago

Casualties are mounting in Afghanistan as blasts and suspected Taliban rocket fire target polling stations in the long-delayed parliamentary vote. Authorities face outrage over poor organization and technical glitches.

Von der Leyen visits Mongolia 51m ago

Von der Leyen pets her horse in Mongolia (DW/M. Koschyk)

Ursula von der Leyen has kicked off a tour of Asia in Ulaanbaatar, where she didn't look her gift horse in the mouth, but did whisper into its ear. She will also head to China, Australia and Bahrain for security talks.

Italy sends police to French border 3h ago

A migrant walks through Claivere on the road with his hand in front of his face (Reuters/M. Pinca)

Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said the time for joking around was over. French officials said the procedure of returning asylum-seekers was routine, but Salvini demanded answers from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Italy holds to budget plans despite EU 4h ago

Italian and EU flag over the Quirinal Palace in Rome (Reuters/T. Gentile)

The EU's budget chief has called for a row over Italy's draft budget to be resolved calmly. Rome's plans to flout eurozone budget discipline rules pushed Moody's to downgrade the country's credit rating.

Mozambique shaken after string of murders 5h ago

Mucojo village in Mozambique's Macomia province saw houses destroyed by armed groups
(Privat)

Since October 2017, the country's Cabo Delgado province has been plagued by a series of anonymous attacks that have left 90 people dead. Suspects are in custody, but what is known about the perpetrators remains murky.

Violence escalates in Cameroon 2h ago

Funerary gathering for Gerard Akiata, who was killed in ethnic violence in Bamenda, Cameroon (DW/D. Tchoffo)

Sectarian violence is escalating in Cameroon, where an aspiring priest has been shot dead by soldiers in front of his church and the archbishop is demanding an end to the violence. Adrian Kriesch reports from Bamenda.

Kosovo votes to establish national army 7h ago

KFOR troops serving in a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (Getty Images/AFP/A. Nimani)

Kosovo's lawmakers have moved to create a national army in a vote boycotted by the parliament's Serb minority lawmakers.

Bayern Munich back to winning ways 12m ago

Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg v FC Bayern Muenchen | Jubel Lewandowski (Getty Images/Bongarts/S. Franklin)

A brace from Robebrt Lewandowski and a nerve-settler from James Rodriguez secured Bayern's first win for a month. The champions weren't at their best but did more than enough despite being reduced to 10 men.

Hondurans flee poverty and violence 6h ago

Honduran immigrants on the way to the US (DW/M. Reischke)

Despite numerous obstacles and no guarantees of success, thousands of Honduran men and women escaping grinding poverty and violence at home have set off on foot for the US in search of a better life.

India: Scores dead as train runs over revelers 9h ago

A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 50 people. (picture-alliance/AP/P. Gill)

A speeding train has run over a crowd of revelers celebrating the Hindu Dussehra festival in the Indian state of Punjab. Some 60 people died in the accident, making it India's worst train disaster this year.

Professor fights €2,250 library book fine 13h ago

Long shelf of library books (picture-alliance/ZB/P. Pleul)

The psychology professor's lawyer has told a judge that the fine, for the late return of 50 books, was extortionate. She is facing a fine of €1,000 and a further €1,250 in admin fees after missing a deadline by 40 days.

S. Africa's cannabis law and its regional impact 10h ago

Kanada Legalisierung von Cannabis | Cannabis Pflanzen (picture-alliance/empics/The Canadian Press/R. Ward)

South Africa’s legalization of cannabis might trigger trafficking and abuse in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), writes Tanzanian columnist Anaclet Rwegayura. Tanzania is a SADC founding member.

Polish nationalists battle for city halls 19.10.2018

A billboard shows a candidate for election in Poland's local vote as a man walks by it (picture-alliance/NurPhoto/J. Arriens)

Sunday's vote will show whether Polish political winds still favor the ruling populist Law and Justice party. The liberal opposition is hoping for winds of change, and they are counting on Poland's cities for support.

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Wolf howls at the moon (Imago/Anka Agency International/G. Lacz)

The tale of the big bad wolf 2h ago

Wolves have barely resettled in Germany and protest is already stirring – but their reappearance is a great thing.

German professor goes to court to challenge €2,250 library book fine

Thousands in London march for vote on Brexit terms

Italy sends police to French border after alleged migrants returned

UN drugs board slams Canada cannabis legalization

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Illuminated snow sculptures for the during 19th China Harbin Ice and Snow World are seen against the blood Supermoon in the sky in Harbin city, northeast China's Heilongjiang province

China unveils plans to launch man-made moon 19.10.2018

China has launched plans to build an 'artificial moon' by 2020. It's hoped the moon will reduce energy consumption.

Space experiment volunteers Beijing (picture-alliance/Photoshot/J. Huanzong)

Sieren's China: Speaking Mandarin on Mars 19.10.2018

China's ambitious space program could also be a chance for the European Space Agency to grow. The Europeans can't afford big projects such as Mars missions or building lunar bases on their own, says DW's Frank Sieren.

Artist's image of spacecraft BepiColombo at Mercury

BepiColombo spacecraft launch: A long mission to Mercury begins

BepiColombo is set to begin its long journey to one of the least studied of Earth's seven neighboring planets. It is hoped the probe will offer insights into how our solar system was formed.

Screen grab from Deutschland 86 (UFA Fiction/A. Molnár)

Deutschland 86: East German spy drama rebooted

The German drama series Deutschland 83, which gained a global cult following, returns for a new season set three years later. Undercover spy Martin Rauch, who's been banished to Africa, is called back to the field.

Symbolbild: Schweizer Unternehmen VICTORINOX (picture-alliance/dpa/H. Galuschka)

Switzerland settles Swiss Army perfume dispute

Who owns the "Swiss Army" brand? According to Switzerland, the military does, and it's willing to battle for the rights.

Tamsin Walker holding an ice cream with a #MeToo sign on it

Berlin and Beyond: #MeToo, German style

From the outset, the German response to the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault was noted for its quiet. Tamsin Walker asks how that has changed a year on from its arrival.