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Moscow expels 20 Czech diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Moscow had promised to take "retaliatory measures" after the Czech Republic expelled 18 Russian diplomats over a deadly explosion in 2014. Go to article

Islamist group releases 11 hostages in Pakistan

Paramilitary soldiers patrol a blocked street while supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party protest

Several police officers who were seized by anti-France demonstrators from radical Islamist group TLP have been freed. Protesters want the French ambassador to the country expelled in an ongoing dispute over blasphemy.

Japanese journalist arrested in Myanmar

Japan says it is asking Myanmar to free a Japanese journalist who has been taken into custody amid a crackdown on the opposition.

Navalny's daughter calls for his medical care

Alexei Navalny appears on a screen, speaking from a detention center

Dasha Navalnaya's plea comes a day after doctors warned her father is at risk of kidney failure. Meanwhile, allies of the Kremlin critic have called for widespread protests on Wednesday.

CORONAVIRUS

New Delhi locks down as COVID cases surge

The capital is the worst-hit city in India, with new infections threatening to overload the health care system. The country as a whole has reported another record daily rise in cases.

COVID: Germany looks back on a year of loss

Germany has commemorated those who lost their lives to COVID-19. It is the darkest chapter of the pandemic and DW has reported on it from the beginning. An overview.

Half of US adults receive at least one vaccine shot

People line up outside a FEMA operated vaccination site in Miami, Florida

The US pushes ahead with its vaccination drive while Indian hospitals try to adapt to deal with an overwhelming surge in new COVID-19 infections. Follow DW for the latest.

Australia, New Zealand return to quarantine-free travel

Passengers in Sydney Airport preparing to fly to New Zealand

For the first time in over a year, people can travel to New Zealand from Australia without having to contend with a strict quarantine. The countries' leaders hope to expand the arrangement.

Three women mourning in front of an ambulance

India's health system under strain as cases surge

Many states are reporting shortages of medical oxygen, treatment drugs and hospital beds.

NEWS REPORTS

President Felix Tshisekedi (right) with Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde (left)

DR Congo: New government, old violence

President Felix Tshisekedi has flagged security in the country's troubled eastern region as a priority.

Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons at the Balad airbase

Five rockets have targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting US soldiers, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers. It's the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.

Abducted French girl found in Switzerland

A sculpture in front of a closed down factory housing a self managed community in Sainte-Croix

Investigators have found eight-year-old Mia in an empty building with her 28-year-old mother. She was kidnapped from her grandmother's house in a French village close to the border with Switzerland.

South Africa's Table Mountain ravaged by fire

A helicopter drops water onto the fire-ravaged area of Table Mountain

A blaze broke out inside the national park that is home to the Cape Town landmark. The cause is as yet unknown, but more than 120 firefighters have been dispatched to the scene. Local people have been evacuated.

STORIES & ANALYSIS

Drug deaths: Can Scotland learn from Germany?

Drugs and drug-taking equipment spread out on a table

Drug consumption rooms allow addicts to use safely. In Germany, they’re common; but in Scotland — Europe’s drug death capital — progress is painfully slow.

Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans

European Super League announced, German teams not involved - live updates

US regulators urge people to stop using Peloton treadmill

Venezuelans try to beat hyperinflation with cryptocurrency revolution

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The toxic damage from mining rare elements

Mining critical resources endangers nature and human rights. Yet the industry is expanding.

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European Super League: German teams not involved

Twelve teams have agreed to join a Super League, but no German clubs are involved at this stage. The move is a direct challenge to UEFA's Champions League and undermines Europe's domestic leagues. Here's the latest:

Four COVID vaccine myths examined

Some claim that getting a jab causes infertility, while others say it can manipulate human DNA. DW investigates.

Is it easier to observe Ramadan under lockdown?

"Not even water?" The good news about Ramadan in lockdown is not having to hear such questions, young Muslims in Germany say. But that gain doesn't come without a new set of challenges.