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Bolivia: Clashes erupt at Evo Morales' protest march

Netherlands seeks EU migration opt-out

Ukraine updates: Ammo depot in Russia's Tver region explodes

Germany: AfD loses appeal on chairing Bundestag committees

Google wins legal battle against EU over €1.5 billion fine

Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand shrinks

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Extreme weather: Flooding and wildfires across Europe

The German city of Dresden has begun preparations for flooding that has battered Central Europe. DW has the latest.

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Extreme weather

Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves — extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

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Africa

Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo

Will Guinea-Bissau's president rethink second term bid?

Bissau-Guinean President Embalo announced that he does not intend to run for a second term. Is it just a tactical move?

Asia

Several babies look up as mother massage their legs

South Korea: How babies out of wedlock break tradition

Even with South Korea's birthrate hitting record lows, many older Koreans are horrified at the idea of a single parent.

Germany

US Intel's factory delay adds to Germany's economic woes

As Intel postpones building a factory in Germany, questions arise if Berlin is still committed to the project.

Europe

A young man climbs a high chain-link fence while 3 policemen in riot gear approach on the other side on a platform lifted by a crane.

Migration arrivals surge in Spain's African Ceuta exclave

DW's Jan-Philipp Scholz spoke with locals and migrants at Ceuta's border with Morocco, where tensions are rising.

Middle East

Jordanian women cast their ballots at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Amman, Jordan.

How dangerous is the Islamist victory in Jordan's elections?

The Islamic Action Front won big in last week's election, partly because their support for Hamas made them popular.

North America

Use, and misuse, of music in US presidential campaigns

As Billie Eilish endorses Kamala Harris, here's a look at the history of music in political campaigns.

Latin America

Yanina Chávez is carrying out a routine security check on a train in Buenos Aires.

Argentina's Milei weakens rights for women, LGBTQ+

Major cutbacks introduced by President Javier Milei have meant the closure of ministries protecting marginalized people.

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Will the West betray Ukraine? Opposition leader Kira Rudik says much will on ride on the US election outcome.

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An unidentified man in South Africa shows a scar resulting from an illegal kidney operation

Concern grows over illegal organ trading across Africa

Illegal organ trafficking is worth over $1 billion annually, and generally targets vulnerable people.

People displaced from the Akakhel and Tirah valley of Khyber where the Pakistan Army launched a military operation against Taliban militants, arrive in Bara Khber agency, Pakistan, in October 2014

Pakistan: Why these displaced people can't return home

Thousands of people were forced out of their villages when Pakistan launched a crackdown on jihadis a decade ago.

Pregnancy completely rewires mothers' brains — study

The study is the first to map widescale changes to the brain's structure and function during pregnancy.

Elephants, oryx, giraffes, zebra and elephants at a watering hole.

Can Namibia's strategy to cull animals save them?

Does Namibia's plan to kill animals to save them, and help the human population from ongoing drought, stack up?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on her way to a press conference

EU chief names new top team, with first defense commissioner

Ursula von der Leyen has revealed her nominees for new commissioners to lead the bloc for the next five years.

The youth performers of the Piccolo Theater stand posing next to each other, wearing black

How the arts are a thorn in the side of Germany's AfD

As the far-right populist party gains popularity in Germany, are theaters, museums and youth clubs under threat?

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Tourism

The global tourism industry is booming. But as more people travel for work and leisure, overtourism is becoming an issue for both locals and tourists.