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A girl inspects the damage to a residential building in Al-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip, following an Israeli airstrike
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Israel-Hamas war: UN warns aid in Gaza on verge of collapse

ConflictsDecember 10, 2023
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December 11, 2023

Sudan: Red Cross decries deadly, 'deliberate' convoy attack

December 11, 2023

Poland: Acting PM Morawiecki faces house confidence vote

December 11, 2023

Zelenskyy invited to White House amid aid freeze

December 10, 2023

West Africa leaders set terms for lifting Niger sanctions

December 10, 2023

Serbia opens pipeline to Bulgaria to diversify gas supplies

December 10, 2023

Germany: Thousands rally in Berlin against antisemitism

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Africa

Smiling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on a billboard on the side of a street

Could Egypt's presidential elections be a chance for change?

Observers doubt a third term for president el-Sissi would fix the economy or the dire human rights situation.
PoliticsDecember 9, 2023
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Asia

Afghan girls in a classroom

Afghan girls face bleak future amid secondary school ban

With the Taliban banning girls from secondary school, sixth-graders fear for their future after upcoming final exams.
SocietyDecember 9, 202301:48 min
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Germany

A protest by anti-far right group "Heart not Hate" in Chemnitz on Sept. 1, 2018

Far-right violence: Chemnitz riot trial begins Monday

Five years after right-wing extremist riots rocked Chemnitz, the highly-anticipated trial begins on Monday.
PoliticsDecember 10, 2023
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Europe

Ahmada Siby with a megaphone at a protest in Paris, France

French immigration bill causes uproar

France's President Macron wants to reform immigration law with stricter deportation measures.
PoliticsDecember 10, 2023
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Middle East

A Palestinian child sits in a tent at a UN-run school in Gaza

UN agencies: Civilians across Gaza are threatened by war

Though Israel's army says it's trying to protect civilians, UN agencies are warning of a "humanitarian catastrophe."
ConflictsDecember 8, 2023
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North America

The iconic Hollywood sign is seen on its 100th birthday.

Hollywood sign turns 100

The anniversary was marked with a ceremony celebrating the aging icon, which once even came close to being torn down.
FilmDecember 9, 202301:50 min
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Latin America

A man walks by a mural campaigning for a referendum to ask Venezuelans to consider annexing the Guyana-administered region of Essequibo.

Why does Venezuela claim a large part of Guyana?

Tensions between Guyana and Venezuela have been rising over the disputed Essequibo region. Is there a risk of war?
PoliticsDecember 8, 2023
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Israel at war

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Israel declared war on Hamas after the terror group launched a major attack on October 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking over 200 hostages. Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have since been killed in the fighting.

A street in Berlin crowded with people who are taking part in a demonstration against antisemitism.

Thousands march in Berlin against antisemitism

Thousands march in Berlin against antisemitism

Under the slogan "Never again is now," several thousand people demonstrated in the German capital against antisemitism.
ConflictsDecember 10, 202301:58 min
Women wearing Israeli flags around their waste hold up signs depicting Hamas hostages to protest the government's handling of the crisis

Israeli protest demands release of remaining Hamas hostages

Israeli protest demands release of remaining Hamas hostages

Thousands of Israelis have been rallying against the government's handling of the Hamas hostage crisis.
PoliticsDecember 10, 202303:37 min
An explosion is seen over Gaza, viewed from Israel on December 8, 2023

Israel continues to strike northern and southern Gaza

Israel continues to strike northern and southern Gaza

Aid workers say Gaza's humanitarian system is on the verge of collapse, as disease and starvation threaten.
ConflictsDecember 9, 202302:25 min
US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood and British Ambassdor to the UN Barbara Woodward attend a United Nations Security Council meeting on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire

US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire

The Security Council vote was 13 to 1, with Britain abstaining. The US said the resolution was "divorced from reality."
ConflictsDecember 9, 202301:51 min
A view of Palestinians fleeing the Israeli ground offensive in Khan Younis in a battered Mercedes with belongings piled on its roof

Aid agencies warn conditions in Gaza getting worse

Aid agencies warn conditions in Gaza getting worse

As fighting in the south of the Gaza Strip intensifies, food, water and other essentials are in short supply.
ConflictsDecember 8, 202302:02 min
Israeli and German flags

Germany debates tying citizenship to Israel loyalty

Germany debates tying citizenship to Israel loyalty

If you want German citizenship, you may need to pledge allegiance to Israel. The legality of this remains unclear.
PoliticsDecember 8, 2023
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December 11, 202301:28 min
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The visa saga of Kenya's kayak king

Sammy Muturi dreams of beeing the first Kenyan kayaker at the Olympics. But strict visa regulations stand in his way.
December 10, 202312:36 min
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The bronze statue of Dedan Kimathi in Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya in search of harmony 60 years after independence

Since it gained independence in 1963, Kenya has known ethnic tensions. Today, the country faces yet a different threat.
BusinessDecember 10, 2023
Boxes of medication branded Rolnavir on a production line

Russia faces shortage of HIV/AIDS drugs

More than one million people in Russia are HIV-positive, but many don't receive necessary treatment.
HealthDecember 10, 2023
black and whie photo of Eleanor Roosevelt holding up a copy of the UN Human Richts Charter

UN human rights declaration turns 75

Germany marks the occasion at a time when human rights are under threat worldwide.
Human RightsDecember 10, 2023
A demonstration of AI facial recognition

How the EU plans to regulate artificial intelligence

EU Parliament and member states finally have a draft AI law. So what exactly do the landmark regulations entail?
TechnologyDecember 9, 2023
President Joe Biden with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Rising Ukraine war fatigue endangering US, EU support

International attention has swung from the war in Ukraine to the conflict in the Middle East.
ConflictsDecember 7, 2023
Transgender persons at a beauty pageant in New Delhi

India: Transgender beauty pageant celebrates diversity

India's first international transgender beauty pageant has no age limits and is open to all body sizes and shapes.
SocietyDecember 7, 202301:53 min
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COP28: Everything you need to know

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The international community is meeting at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, to seek solutions to climate change, humanity's biggest threat.

Weltklimakonferenz der Vereinten Nationen (COP28) in Dubai

COP28 protesters demand end of fossil fuels, Gaza war

COP28 protesters demand end of fossil fuels, Gaza war

Activists have called a day of protest at the climate summit in Dubai.
ClimateDecember 9, 202301:58 min
Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera at COP28

COP28: OPEC opposition to fossil fuel deal met with outrage

COP28: OPEC opposition to fossil fuel deal met with outrage

The oil cartel has called on its members to thwart any fossil fuels deal at the UN conference in Dubai.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 9, 2023
Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan's ecology and natural resources minister, speaks during a plenary session at the COP28

Azerbaijan says it has sealed 'consensus' to host COP29

Azerbaijan says it has sealed 'consensus' to host COP29

The COP28 summit still needs to formally approve the next host country.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 9, 2023
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a news conference at the COP28 summit in Dubai

COP28: Germany's Baerbock pushes for fossil fuel phaseout

COP28: Germany's Baerbock pushes for fossil fuel phaseout

Germany's foreign minister will play a "key role" on the EU's behalf, as climate talks in Dubai enter their final phase.
ClimateDecember 8, 2023
A woman walks on a bridge during fires in Renaico, Chile.

COP28: What difference do 1.5 degrees make?

COP28: What difference do 1.5 degrees make?

A look at what happens if the global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
ClimateDecember 8, 202302:44 min
Free-standing house with partially collapsed outer walls

COP 28 and climate reparations for the Global South

COP 28 and climate reparations for the Global South

At COP27, rich countries vowed to help poor ones cover climate-related losses. Is a deal in sight?
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 8, 202304:01 min
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Finnland Asikkala | Finnischer Handwerker | Kunst aus Holzrinde

Finland: Sustainable art objects made from birch bark

The 87-year-old Finnish artist Erkki Pekkarinen creates sustainable art objects from birch bark.
ArtsDecember 10, 20238 images
Pillar-like rock formations are seen in Saxon Switzerland

10 reasons to love Saxony

Here are some of our favorite places to visit in Saxony.
TravelDecember 8, 202310 images
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Are Norway's fjords worth a trip?

We often hear that you have to have seen Norway’s fjords at least once in your lifetime.
TravelDecember 6, 202304:21 min
St. Nicholas on a horse carriage in the snow.

Why St. Nicholas puts candy in boots

Were your boots ready for St. Nicholas Day on December 6? The saint's secret gift-giving inspired Santa Claus.
LifestyleDecember 6, 2023
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South Africa: The woman welder blending metal with elegance

Nadia Cerva from Johannesburg is a furniture maker who knows well to forge iron steel into refined home decor.
LifestyleDecember 5, 202305:03 min
A towable passenger staircase covered with a thick blanket of snow

Let it snow: Happy kids and frustrated commuters in southern Germany

On Tuesday morning, icy rain meant travelers to and from southern Germanys faced considerable delays.
TravelDecember 5, 20237 images