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Liubov Yarosh, a 102-year-old Ukrainian, wearing a headscarf and a black, white and purple patterned shirt

Liubov Yarosh, a 102-year-old Ukrainian, wearing a headscarf and a black, white and purple patterned shirt

Holodomor survivor: 'I want to witness this victory'

A woman stands on a stage. She is wearing a pink and red outfit with a green apron.

A woman stands on a stage. She is wearing a pink and red outfit with a green apron.

How did the West forget about the Holodomor?

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Chinese, Russian planes enter South Korean air defense zone

Russia-Ukraine updates: NATO seeks to reassure its neighbors

China: Protests escalate as authorities warn of 'crackdown'

Pakistan: Deadly blast targets police at vaccination drive

Macron to visit NASA with Kamala Harris as US tour starts

Former Australian PM censured over secret ministry positions

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Reports & Analysis

Africa

ATM-like piggy bank for kids

ATM-like piggy bank for kids

Young Nigerian develops ATM-like piggy bank for kids

A 16-year-old Nigerian innovator has created an electronic piggy bank for fellow kids.

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Asia

Ex-Chinese President Jiang Zemin waves during a parade in Beijing

Ex-Chinese President Jiang Zemin waves during a parade in Beijing

Jiang Zemin — Rise to the top thanks to the Tiananmen crisis

China's ex-President Jiang Zemin has died. Under his rule, the economy grew rapidly, but he rejected political freedoms.

Germany

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Deportee being led onto a plane

Germany set to ban deportations to Iran

Calls are mounting for Iranian asylum seekers to be exempt from deportation. But the conservative opposition disagrees.

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Europe

Nant de Drance is a pumped storage power station

Nant de Drance is a pumped storage power station

Swiss 'water battery' boosts Europe's energy storage plans

A Swiss firm has built a water battery under the Alps providing energy storage equivalent to 400,000 e-car batteries.

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Middle East

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Two women wearing loose headscarves smiling for the camera

Iran: Jailed female journalists face regime's smear tactics

More female journalists are behind bars in Iran than ever before, many of them without charges.

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North America

French President Emmanuel Macron whispers into US counterpart Joe Biden's year; the two presidents are touching each other on the shoulder and upper back

French President Emmanuel Macron whispers into US counterpart Joe Biden's year; the two presidents are touching each other on the shoulder and upper back

US-France: Macron's visit aims to show European unity

The French president's state visit marks the end of a quarrel with Washington, and could be a show of European unity.

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Latin America

A woman activist sits on the shovel bucket of a piece of heavy machinery to stop it from being used in a construction zone

A woman activist sits on the shovel bucket of a piece of heavy machinery to stop it from being used in a construction zone

Defending the environment can be a death sentence

More than 1,700 environmental and land defenders have been killed in the last decade. Most of them were Indigenous.

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FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup takes place every four years. The 2022 tournament is currently underway in Qatar and is shrouded in controversy over the nation's human rights record.

Costa Rica's Keysher Fuller and a teammate celebrate their side's goal against Japan

Costa Rica's Keysher Fuller and a teammate celebrate their side's goal against Japan

Germany opponents Costa Rica not to be taken lightly

Germany opponents Costa Rica not to be taken lightly

Underdogs Costa Rica have demonstrated yet again at this World Cup that they are capable of pulling off upsets.

Katar WM 2022 Wales - Iran

Katar WM 2022 Wales - Iran

World Cup 2022: A conflicted tournament for Iranian fans

World Cup 2022: A conflicted tournament for Iranian fans

Iranian fans cheered despite their team's exit from the World Cup against the backdrop of protests and activism.

FIFA WM Katar 2022 | Iran v USA

FIFA WM Katar 2022 | Iran v USA

World Cup 2022: Iran out but leave lasting impression

World Cup 2022: Iran out but leave lasting impression

The US are into the last 16 of the World Cup after beating Iran, who have left a lasting impression on the tournament.

Tunisian Women cheer on their team

Tunisian Women cheer on their team

World Cup 2022: Arab women's joy at freedom in stadiums

World Cup 2022: Arab women's joy at freedom in stadiums

Arab women from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Morocco explain the joy of seeing their teams compete at the World Cup.

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Person running inside a digital ball

How is AI helping FIFA detect offsides?

How is AI helping FIFA detect offsides?

New artificial intelligence can detect offsides much faster than past technology, which took over a minute on average.

Thomas Müller and Niclas Füllkrug at a press conference

Thomas Müller and Niclas Füllkrug at a press conference

Füllkrug and Müller: Germany's attacking answer?

Füllkrug and Müller: Germany's attacking answer?

Niclas Füllkrug's goal against Spain has given Germany an answer, but it also opens a question about Thomas Müller.

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Chinese e-cars in Europe, luxury electric SUVs, and classic cars out of a Ghana scrapyard

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War in Ukraine

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Russia has been waging war on Ukraine since late February. Millions have fled the country, while others stayed to fight. The EU, US and allied countries responded with sanctions and support for Ukraine.

The 'Z' symbol scrawled on on a wall in Kosovo

The 'Z' symbol scrawled on on a wall in Kosovo

Kosovo: Russia's war in Ukraine has a ripple effect

Kosovo: Russia's war in Ukraine has a ripple effect

Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, DW looks at how Kosovars worry the war could embolden Serbia.

A man walks in front of a portrait of Vladimir Putin painted on a wall

A man walks in front of a portrait of Vladimir Putin painted on a wall

Heusgen: 'Russia is playing games all over the place'

Heusgen: 'Russia is playing games all over the place'

Russia is using hybrid warfare to advance its interests, warns Christoph Heusgen, the Munich Security Conference chair.

A fiery night skyline behind power lines near Kharkiv, Ukraine in September 2022.

A fiery night skyline behind power lines near Kharkiv, Ukraine in September 2022.

Opinion: There will be no peace until Putin is gone

Opinion: There will be no peace until Putin is gone

The world order is at stake in Ukraine's fight to defeat Russia — which is why the West must continue to support Kyiv.

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In the spotlight

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A man stands in a blue T-shirt, his hands outstretched, looking at the camera against a gray background

Why we need to change how we view migrants

Categorizing migrants is fundamentally wrong, argues DW's diversity expert Chiponda Chimbelu.

Parwana Ibrahimkhail Nijrabim wears a black headscarve. She is sat in front of a book shelf and looking at the caemra

Parwana Ibrahimkhail Nijrabim wears a black headscarve. She is sat in front of a book shelf and looking at the caemra

Afghan activist recounts torture in Taliban prison

Parwana Ibrahimkhail Nijrabi, an Afghan women's rights activist, spent 24 days in Taliban captivity.

Gas flaring at a Total oil platform in Nigeria

Gas flaring at a Total oil platform in Nigeria

US cracks down on methane pollution

The US has proposed draft rules that would cut emissions of the powerful planet-heating gas. But it may not be enough.

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Global Eyes Podcast Teaser

Global Eyes: A new take on security policy

Is the war in Ukraine making your chapati cheaper? On Global Eyes we break complex issues down to what really matters.

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Opinion

Deutschland Oladoyin Olatunbosun von Kampagne "Advokat"

Deutschland Oladoyin Olatunbosun von Kampagne "Advokat"

Opinion: Let women who experience violence talk about it

Oladoyin Olatunbosun

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Zsuzsanna Vegh, Politikwissenschaftlerin

Zsuzsanna Vegh, Politikwissenschaftlerin

My Europe: A major test for both the EU and Hungary

Zsuzsanna Vegh

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DW Kommentarbild Sarah Wiertz

Opinion: It's time for countries to leave FIFA

Sarah Wiertz

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Travel, lifestyle & more

Colorful Christmas lights and a light snowman along Berlin's Ku'Damm street

Colorful Christmas lights and a light snowman along Berlin's Ku'Damm street

Christmas lights in Germany have become controversial

With Germany in an energy crisis brought on in part by the war in Ukraine, Christmas lights come under scrutiny.

A cruise ship by operator TUI sails on the water

A cruise ship by operator TUI sails on the water

Can cruise ships be environmentally friendly?

Environmentalists accuse the industry of not doing enough to combat climate change. Can cruise ships find a solution?

A woman in a white dress sits next to a Christmas tree in a room with presents, letters and a Christmas atmosphere.

A woman in a white dress sits next to a Christmas tree in a room with presents, letters and a Christmas atmosphere.

Writing letters to the Christkind, or Santa Claus

Every year, children in Germany put great effort into their wish lists to Santa Claus, St. Nicholas or the Christ Child.

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