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North Korean officials face US sanctions over ICBM test

Tesla delivers first ever battery-powered heavy-duty truck

Investigators gain access to all seized Trump documents

EU reportedly close to $60 per barrel cap on Russian oil

Kanye West praises Hitler in antisemitic interview

NATO needs Bundeswehr 'strong and ready,' Stoltenberg says

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Africa

A boy's face painted white with the letters HIV on his forehead

HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: Living positively with the virus

Young Cameroonians living with HIV/AIDS are fighting to end the stigma associated with the virus.

Asia

A man speaks on a phone in front of a police bus

China fights lockdown protests by targeting smartphones

Beijing's vast surveillance apparatus is being used to track and intimidate protesters.

Germany

Germany presents new strategy to combat antisemitism

The German government has adopted an action plan against antisemitism that is being described as a "milestone."

Europe

Maria Kolesnikova, with very short hair and her trademark bright red lipstick, makes a heart shape with her hands behind bars in a courtroom.

How did Belarus' Maria Kolesnikova end up in hospital?

What happened to the political prisoner while in detention — and what have her family and fellow campaigners been told?

Middle East

Actress Jasmin Tabatabai sings on stage against a black background, dressed in a purple shirt

Berlin theater dedicates special evening to Iran protests

Initiated by three well-known German-Iranian actresses, a special evening highlighted the courage of Iran's women.

North America

An employee of HTMT Global Solutions speaks to an overseas client from the call center in Bangalore

US job cuts leave Asian tech workers in limbo

As US tech companies shed thousands of workers, those coming from abroad are being affected most by the job cuts.

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

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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Image: Saikat Paul/Pacific Press/picture alliance

World AIDS Day

AIDS claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year. On December 1, the global community marks World AIDS Day.

HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: Living positively with the virus

South Africa makes progress on prevention of HIV infections

How myths complicate the fight against HIV

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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.

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Doha workers and Football fans watch the match between Portugal and Ghana

Qatar's migrant workers 'celebrate' their own World Cup

On the outskirts of Doha, migrant workers are finally getting to enjoy the World Cup that they made possible.

How Germany promotes LGBTQ tolerance in its soccer stadiums

There is much criticism in Germany for Qatar's discrimination of the LGBTQ community. But how tolerant is German soccer?

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As the global population grows, competition for space is heating up between people and wildlife.

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Saving the Sarus Crane

Numbers of the India's Uttar Pradesh state bird have taken off thanks to an effort to conserve its native wetlands.

Egyptian Coptic Christian human rights activist Patrick Zaki on the street with his mobile phone

Egypt: Political activists silenced with legal battles

In the newly extended case against Patrick Zaki, observers are pinpointing a strategy to exhaust political dissidents.

Refugees warm themselves at a fire on the bank of the Evros River, Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020

Greece-Turkey: Mystery around alleged death of refugee girl

A major German news weekly has retracted a series of articles about an incident involving refugees on the Evros River.

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Specials & Events

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

Opinion: There will be no peace until Vladimir Putin is gone

Miodrag Soric

Commentary

Deutschland Oladoyin Olatunbosun von Kampagne "Advokat"

Opinion: Let women who experience violence talk about it

Oladoyin Olatunbosun

Commentary

Zsuzsanna Vegh, Politikwissenschaftlerin

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

Zsuzsanna Vegh

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Travel, lifestyle & more

Meinhard von Gerkan: Germany's most famous architect dies

A selection of the designs of his firm, gmp, which include Berlin's Central Station and Tegel Airport.

Advent wreath with red candles, one of them lit, and a string of lights in the background.

German idioms to keep calm in the holiday season

Stress levels can be high before Christmas. Here are a few German expressions to help you relax in the year-end rush.

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Is lecanemab really a breakthrough drug for Alzheimer's?

Lecanemab appeared to slow progression of Alzheimer's in a phase three trial. But is it a new wonder drug?

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