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IOC allows Russian athletes to take part in 2024 Olympics

France: Verdict expected in teacher murder trial

Russia's Putin says he will run for president again in 2024

Germany to extend temporary border controls

Germany: AfD in Saxony classified as 'extremist'

COP28: Is a tripling of nuclear energy workable?

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Reports & Analysis

Africa

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in glasses and coat and tie, sits in a chair and looks at the camera

'The world still needs UN peacekeepers'

The UN undersecretary-general for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, spoke with DW at recent talks in Ghana.

Asia

Exiled leader says China erases Tibetan culture

The leader of Tibet’s exiled government accuses Chinese authorities of imposing monoculturalism on Tibetans.

Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hits record low in new polling

Latest polling shows how turned off voters are by the center-left Social Democrats leading the governing coalition.

Europe

Has Spain's olive oil become a luxury item?

For Spanish consumers, green gold is a driver of inflation; for producers it is both an opportunity and a challenge.

Middle East

Yemen: Houthis turning Red Sea into 'crucial front line'

The hijacking of a cargo ship is a further escalation yet the milita is unlikely to be a serious threat to Israel.

North America

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage on the first night of her "Eras Tour" at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31, 2023. She is wearing a sequined and bejeweled bodysuit. Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP

Taylor Swift named Time person of the year

Taylor Swift keeps breaking records, and has now been crowned by Time magazine. What's behind her global appeal?

Latin America

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Brazilian President Lula with flags behind them

Is it all over for the EU-Mercosur free trade deal?

Politicians are disappointed but NGOs relieved that a free trade deal between the EU and Mercosur seems to be failing.

Developing

The gap is forming at the place of the explosion, in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Ukraine updates: Russia fires biggest missile salvo in weeks

Kyiv says Russian warplanes fired 19 long-range missiles at targets in Ukraine, killing one civilian. DW has the latest.

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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.

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In the spotlight

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.

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.

Lit candlestick with 9 lights in front of Brandenburg Gate at night

What is Hanukkah and how is it celebrated?

For eight days starting December 7 this year, Jews will celebrate Hanukkah, also called the Jewish Festival of Lights.

Tribute to the teacher Samuel Paty at the highschool Theodore de Banville in 2020

Paty murder trial shines a light on France's democracy

A court case on the killing of a teacher in 2020 could provide answers to questions on freedom of expression.

Steam rises from four nuclear plant cool towers

Is nuclear energy the way to achieve climate goals?

A declaration to triple capacity at UN climate talks suggests a nuclear revival. Not everyone agrees.

How colonial Germany extended its empire in Africa

Dodgy land contracts by German merchants helped legitimize German colonial claims in Africa.

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Migration

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Political leaders in Europe and around the world struggle to find ways to deal with people driven from their homes by conflict, poverty and climate change, and who are hoping for a better life elsewhere.