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In a dramatic series of events, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya arrived in Poland after she said Belarus team officials tried to force her to leave the Tokyo Olympics. Go to article
Ebrahim Raisi once had critics tortured and executed. His presidency is raising questions for German political leaders.
President Ebrahim Raisi's inauguration is being greeted by many Iranians with a sense of hopelessness and resignation.
Iran's new hardline president spells more misery for ordinary Iranians.
In addition to the scorching heat, there is a variety of reasons why wildfires have become such a problem in Italy.
Workers left a Turkish thermal power plant after removing hydrogen cooling tanks as Turkey faces deadly wildfires.
Emergency services evacuated several northern suburbs of the Greek capital after fresh fires broke out amid a heat wave.
The US has been under pressure to lift restrictions on international travel. Vaccinated travelers may soon be allowed to enter the country. Follow DW for the latest.
It's a rumor that won't go away: COVID-19 vaccines lead to infertility in both men and women. Is there any truth to it? Or could it be possible that getting infected is worse?
Public health services are struggling. In response, a mosque is providing medical oxygen to desperate patients for free.
Rich nations should help poorer ones access COVID vaccines before giving booster shots to their own citizens, the WHO says. But the US has dismissed the idea.
The federal state of Saxony-Anhalt had blocked the increase in funding for Germany's public broadcasters, but the top court said the move was unconstitutional.
Police said a mob stormed a Ganesh temple after the release of an 8-year-old Hindu boy accused of blasphemy. It is the latest attack against a religious minority in the Islamic republic.
The former top boss of the infamous 'ndrangheta mafia has been arrested in Spain. He had been on the run after being released from prison due to a court error.
State-affiliated media in China has taken a second swipe at the gaming industry, triggering another market tumble. Investors fear further crackdowns.
Berenice Quezada has been disqualified from running as vice president in the upcoming vote. She is the eighth candidate to be arrested since May.
US Congress has yet to approve the arms deal. It also includes munition, spares, training, ground stations, and upgrades for Taiwan's previous generation of Howitzers.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the country's electronic voting system is liable to fraud. He is trailing the polls ahead of next year's election.
Australia will pay reparations to Indigenous children who were forcibly taken away from their families in the 1900s. A series of other measures were announced for closing the gap for the "Stolen Generation."
From his parents' home in the eastern German city of Leipzig, a teenager single-handedly — and successfully — ran a profitable drug business. Netflix has the true story.
As Cuba's economic crisis becomes untenable, the government is struggling to provide for the population and to quell the growing unrest amid the COVID pandemic.
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India defeated Germany in the bronze medal match to win its first medal in men's field hockey since 1972.
If you want to know what the Olympics mean to an athlete, you need look no further than Frank Stäbler. The Greco-Roman wrestler had to overcome COVID-19 to make it to Tokyo ― but it all paid off in the end.
Residents of the remote, mountainous region are demanding action after a 4-year-old girl was killed by a leopard.
Bangkok has started to revive its ancient canals and integrate them into the public transport network.
Hong Kong's artists expressing anti-establishment views are having their creativity clipped like some mainland peers.
A former Afghan cosmonaut recalls seeing the Earth from space as everyone's home with no countries or borders.
A voluntary carbon-pricing scheme wants seagrass meadows to help store CO2.
Germany's main churches are huge commercial enterprises where modern management methods are leaving their mark.
The pandemic shut down schools around the world. Now, with holidays coming to an end in many parts of the world, kids are returning to classrooms. But things aren't as they were before – and distance learning looks like it will be here to stay.
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