Take a look at the beta version of dw.com. We're not done yet! Your opinion can help us make it better.
We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.
The Lukashenko regime has been turning up the heat daily since a wave of mass protests swept across Belarus last year. So where do things stand now? Go to article
Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko once had many women as supporters. But they are now some of his strongest opponents.
Officials on Greece's second-largest island have urged for more firefighting support as blazes prompt locals and tourist
Residents who had been forced to flee are trying to return home to scenes of devastation after the wildfires.
Barely halfway through summer, the area burned by wildfires raging through the Balkans, Italy and the southeastern Mediterranean has already eclipsed yearly averages.
With over 100,000 new cases reported every day, the US is "failing" in its anti-pandemic efforts, according to the head of the US National Institutes of Health. Follow DW for more.
With protests against France's COVID rules entering their fourth weekend, the country saw its largest demonstrations yet
Germany's public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, found that vaccines have a high level of effectiveness against the virus. German politicians are debating the best way to ramp up vaccinations in the country.
Various media outlets in Russia are reporting Navalny lawyer Lyubov Sobol left Russia just days before she was to be placed under travel restrictions.
The Taliban have overrun the northern provincial capital of Kunduz as their offensive continues. It is a major blow for Afghan forces and it is not the only city where fierce fighting is taking place.
One of the probes was developed with NASA while the other is a joint project with scientists from Japan.
A third of a century after facing off against a violent military regime, protesters in Myanmar are still on the streets. The flash protests show no signs of stopping.
The schoolgirl surrendered to the military last month along with someone she married in captivity. The governor said she will receive psychological and medical care. Over 100 schoolgirls are still missing.
Pharaohs commissioned solar boats to take them into the afterlife. The oldest and largest surviving one was instead transported 7.5 kilometers (5 miles) to a new museum.
The 57-year-old Swiss tourist was found covered by a sheet near a waterfall on the island of Phuket. After launching an extensive investigation, authorities have now detained a suspect.
Maria Licciardi, once one of Italy's most-wanted criminals, was stopped by officers as she prepared to fly to Spain from Rome's Ciampino airport. Police believe she effectively was running an influential Camorra clan.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, even more children from low-income families are being left behind.
The ePuzzler software can put documents back together again from countless snippets.
A prominent Moscow theater has been accused of insulting war veterans, raising the specter of censorship.
China has barred private tutoring for high schoolers during the weekend — but South Korea is a different story.
Solar energy is now the cheapest energy source in the world. Rural villages, community initiatives and big cities are all choosing to generate energy form the sun, in all sorts of diverse ways.
Though COVID-19 and public outrage loomed large, Tokyo 2020 still possessed the Olympic magic we all know and love.
Many horses refused jumps and threw their riders — not a good look for equestrian, says DW's Andreas Sten-Ziemons.
Coming up at 06:00 UTC: DW News
After 16 days and 339 medals across 33 sports, the Tokyo Olympics were drawn to a close by IOC president Thomas Bach.
Take a look at the most iconic photographs of this year's Olympic games in Tokyo.
DW spoke with two exiled athletes who say they have mixed emotions following the games from their new home in Germany.
Many female Olympians are fighting not only for medals but also for their rights, and succeeding.
The Kenyan is the first marathoner in four decades to win back-to-back gold medals. USA won its seventh straight gold in women's basketball and struck gold in women's volleyball. Follow the latest from Tokyo with DW.
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori channels his eye-catching creativity into furniture, toys and urban spaces.
In her latest historical novel, French literary star Leila Slimani tells the story of her grandmother who emigrated to Morocco after World War II.
It takes 8,000 liters of water to make a pair of jeans. We all use far more water than we realize.
Migration and demographic change are transforming societies worldwide. A German documentary film offers a vision.
A German man bought a World War II-era Panther tank and spent decades fixing it up. What will happen to it now?
A tearful Lionel Messi says a tearful goodbye to Barcelona and hello to PSG — his move is symbolic of change.
Paris, often know as the capital of gastronomy, is increasingly making a name as a hotspot for food-tech startups.
Young, bold, European. ENTR a digital space for open discussion about what really matters and what connects us all.
