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Months after meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Germany footballer Mesut Özil has quit the national team. In a strongly worded statement, Özil said he will "no longer stand for being a scapegoat." Go to article
At a finance ministers' summit, the group issued a statement calling for dialogue over economy-killing trade disputes. The US reportedly tried to woo the EU and Japan for leverage over China.
Protesters in the southern German city of Munich have denounced the CSU's hard-line migration policies and urged an "end to the incitement of hate." The party slammed the rally and what it called "political agitation."
Bavaria's CSU party has dominated German national politics for weeks with its hard-line asylum policy. The media circus was viewed as an elaborate campaign strategy ahead of state elections, but has the plan backfired?
Protests against corruption, poor services and unemployment are challenging the Shiite political class that since 2003 has pilfered the country's resources. Demonstrations in Iraq are not new, but these are different.
The Israeli military says it has rescued hundreds of members of a Syrian volunteer organization from a volatile border area in Syria's southwest. It's the first such intervention by Israel in Syria's civil war.
Ecuadorian authorities are about to expel Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from their London embassy, investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald reported. Assange was granted asylum in 2012 to avoid extradition to the US.
Extreme heat has made the job difficult for Latvian firefighters, as hundreds of hectares have been scorched in the west of the country. Meteorologists have said that unfavorable conditions will continue for two weeks.
A suicide blast has hit supporters of Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, killing several people, as he returned to Afghanistan from exile. Dostum had left for Turkey after being accused of torturing a rival.
Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest a law that denies men access to surrogate mothers. Demonstrators were especially angry with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had once promised his support.
Donald Trump has lashed out at his former lawyer, saying he may have broken the law by secretly recording their conversation about a hush payment to a Playboy model. The tape was seized during an FBI raid in April.
A German government program aims to help migrants who choose to leave Germany voluntarily to find jobs and prospects in their home countries. But critics say the results of the program are little more than lip service.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said his country must seek a path to greater democracy through strong institutions that "respect the rule of law." Ethiopia has been ruled by the same coalition for 27 years.
The Indian government has pulled a 12-percent tax on sanitary pads for women after widespread protest. Among other things, critics pointed to the apparent contradiction of a tax on menstrual products but not on condoms.
An ex-aide to President Macron has been handed multiple charges after video footage showed him beating protesters. Opposition lawmakers want to know why Macron failed to immediately report the incident to authorities.
Britain wants the EU to agree to a post-Brexit free trade deal; the EU wants Britain to pay its financial obligations after it leaves the bloc next year. British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab says both are linked.
"Americans should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace," Rouhani told a group of diplomats in the Iranian capital, Tehran. "Likewise a war would be the mother of all wars."
The teenager's 18-year-old brother received a two-year sentence for having sex with a minor, and both have been banished from their village. The mother is still facing charges for helping her daughter get the abortion.
In a final game where players traded the lead at various points, it was Francesco Molinari who claimed victory in the end, finishing two shots ahead of his opponents. Tiger Woods fell short of his longed-for comeback.
Danish race debutant Magnus Cort Nielsen handed Astana their second consecutive victory. Welshman Geraint Thomas, of Sky, maintained his 1 minute 39 second race lead over teammate and compatriot Chris Froome.
As Japan swelters in boiling temperatures, the IOC has sought to allay fears that holding the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo might not be such a great idea. Several people died last week in a heat wave that is set to continue.
Mesut Özil's photo with Recep Tayyip Erdogan was ill-advised, but the DFB's response was poor and xenophobic.
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While both governing parties supported the idea, the SPD said that citizenship must be given to new soldiers to avoid the risk of it becoming a mercenary army.
Viktor Orban visited Benjamin Netanyahu this week in a meeting that alarmed many observers: Two "illiberals" telling the world they’re doing our own thing. It's both a phenomenon and problem, says Norbert Mappes-Niediek.
Human Rights Watch says there are at least nine mass graves in the Syrian city of Raqqa. It's thought that thousands of people were killed there during the battle to retake the city back in 2017. Filip Warwick reports.
With the summer heat leading to increased beer consumption, some breweries in Germany complain about lacking enough bottles and crates. Beer packaging, it seems, is a recurrent, long-term problem for the industry.
Polls say that migrants aren't what Germans are most concerned about. So why do the media and politicians push the topic so much? Is the AfD profiting from their mistakes? DW's Jefferson Chase takes a self-critical look.
Japan has named its official mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The two futuristic creatures, christened Miraitowa and Someity, were picked by schoolkids across the country.
Migrants call it "The Beast": the freight train on which penniless Central Americans hop rides to cross Mexico on their way to the US. They risk being kidnapped, injured or even killed on the dangerous journey north.
Census authorities have revealed the results of the latest language data in India, taking into account the languages spoken by the nation's over 1.2 billion people. The results showed some interesting findings.
