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Macron responds to yellow vest protests by promising tax cuts, more reforms

Frankreich Paris | Präsident Emmanuel Macron - Antwort auf Gelbwesten-Proteste (Reuters/P. Wojazer)

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to ease taxes on France's middle class, reform its civil service while also reinstating public order. His long Elysee Palace news conference follows months of yellow vest protests.  

Protesters gather in Khartoum, Sudan (Reuters/U. Bektas)

Massive crowds at Sudan's Defense Ministry demand civilian rule

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese citizens have responded to calls for a million-strong march. Organizers seek to force military leaders to hand over power to a civilian government.  

Sri Lanka lowers Easter attack death toll while suspects still at large

Police keep watch outside the family home of a bomber suspect in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Reuters/T. Peter)

The search for suspects tied to the deadly Easter bombings in Sri Lanka has intensified amid concerns about possible further attacks. The UK has also warned citizens against traveling to the country.  

Ayse Celik walks with other individuals behind a fence (DW/F. Bozarslan)

Turkey: 'Terrorist propaganda' lands mother and baby behind bars

Ayse Celik became a household name in Turkey after calling into a popular television talk show — and after facing the legal consequences of her on-air appeal. It's a fate that has affected hundreds of Turkish mothers.  

German woman and son found dead in cave on Spain's Tenerife

Emergency crews stand along a road where the bodies of a mother and son were discovered in Tenerife, Spain (picture-alliance/AP Photo/A. Gutierrez)

A five-year-old German boy led police to the bodies of his mother and brother, saying that his father attacked them in a cave on the island. Spain's prime minister has decried the act of "gender-based violence."  

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Germany's Schlecker bankruptcy children facing jail

Meike, Anton and Lars Schlecker (picture-alliance/dpa/Bildfunk/S. Puchner)

The daughter and son of ex-drugstore tycoon Anton Schlecker face jail after losing their appeals before Germany's Supreme Court. His Europe-wide chain went bust in 2012, costing 27,000 workers, mostly women, their jobs.  

Malohiya — the unknown smuggler from Niger

A group of people seen in silhouette, symbolising migrants (Getty Images/AFP/I. Sanogo)

Abdallah Hidou, better known as Malohiya, is awaiting trial on charges of trafficking migrants to Italy from Niger. His arrest was the result of a joint African and European police investigation.  

The return journey to Agadez  

Stranded in Agadez  

Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after battering Comoros

Cyclone Kenneth on the island of Anjouan (picture-alliance/dpa/ZUMAPRESS/Le Pictorium Agency/N. Beaumont)

The powerful storm hit northern Mozambique, just six weeks after Cyclone Idai ravaged the country. Three have been killed in Comoros, with meteorologists calling it the strongest storm to make landfall in the area.  

Cyclone Idai: A race against time  

Trash is filling up Cyclone Idai's path of destruction  

Syria: 1,600 civilian deaths in US-led strikes on Raqqa, says Amnesty

Destroyed buildings in Raqqa

Amnesty's inquiry into civilian deaths in modern conflict claimed the US-led coalition killed 1,600 noncombatants in the fight for Raqqa. The figure is five times higher than the toll released by the coalition.  

Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn released on bail

Former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn leaving the Tokyo Detention House in Japan (Reuters/I. Kato)

Carlos Ghosn has been released on bail after a Tokyo court rejected a prosecutor's appeal. The embattled former executive has been in detention since early April.  

South Africa: Dozens killed in devastating floods

Floodwaters wash through a property near Durban, South Africa (picture-alliance/dpa/AP/TT)

More than 1,000 people in South Africa have had to leave their homes after heavy rains and flooding caused buildings to collapse and toppled electric wires. The weather service has warned that more rain is on the way.  

China tries to allay fears over Belt and Road policy

China's Finance Minister Liu Kun speaks during a press conference (picture-alliance/AP Photo/A. Wong)

China has launched a resolute defense of its signature foreign policy - the Belt and Road global infrastructure project. Beijing denied that it is trapping developing countries in unsustainable debt.  

Ex-Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign

Joe Biden (Getty Images/AFP/P. Malukas)

Biden served as vice president under Barack Obama from 2008 to 2016. The veteran politician joins a crowded field of candidates vying to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination and defeat Donald Trump in 2020.  

Belt and Road Forum: Is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor failing?

Imran Khan, Li Keqiang (picture alliance/AP Photo/M. Schiefelbein)

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is participating in the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing amid reports that the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project is not really moving forward.  

Extinction Rebellion protests in the London financial district (picture-alliance/dpa/NurPhoto/W. Szymanowicz)

Climate change: Extinction Rebellion protests target London's financial district

The Extinction Rebellion group ended eleven days of protests by targeting London's financial district, known as the City. Protesters blocked traffic and entrances to banks, the Treasury, and the London Stock Exchange.  

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DW News Africa with Christine Mhundwa, 25 April 2019

Three African countries roll out Malaria vaccine programs. We ask a leading researcher how effective this new weapon against the resurgent disease is. And we visit Mozambique where Malaria infections are picking up in the aftermath of last month's deadly cyclone  

Suadan | Marsch der Million in Khartoum (Getty Images/AFP/O. Kose)

AfricaLink on Air - 25 April 2019

Sudanese protesters converge for a "million-strong" demonstration to turn up the heat on the ruling military council+++As cyclone Kenneth approaches Mozambique it leaves people in the Comoros Island without power+++Ghana digitalizes the agricultural sector for the youth+++Women in Cameroon call for peace  

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Opinon: Bring on the points deductions!

Bundesliga 17. Spieltag | Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach | Protest gegen Rassismus (Reuters/W. Rattay)

Raheem Sterling is right: Football is not doing enough to stop racism in stadiums. Deducting points and games behind closed doors are tough, but necessary measures to stop racist discrimination writes DW's Joscha Weber.  

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Today on DW News Asia: Can an old friendship between North Korea and Russia make the difference in stalled denuclearization talks? And Chinese security companies cash in as China increasingly goes overseas for business.  

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Ukraine Präsidentschaftswahl 2019 | Debatte - Poroschenko vs. Selenskyj (Getty Images/AFP/V. Maximov)

Ukraine election: Economic woes dominate campaign

Ägypten hält Referendum über Verfassungsänderungsentwürfe ab (picture-alliance/AP Photo/A. Nabil)

Egypt goes to the polls

Kolumbien Venezolanische Flüchtlingskinder in Cucuta (Getty Images/J. Raedle)

Venezuelans start new lives in Colombia

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Dream of fame: Russia's youth talent shows

Dole Jura Stained glass in Notre-Dame de Dole basilica : Hell (picture-alliance/Godong/P. Lissac)

'Notre Dame is my heart and soul'

Bobi Wine to challenge Museveni for Ugandan presidency

Trash is filling up Cyclone Idai's path of destruction

Venezuela Flüchtlinge an der Grenze zu Kolumbien bei Cucuta (picture-alliance/AP Photo/M. Mejia)

Red Cross to send Venezuela aid

Grenze Irland - Nordirland (Getty Images/C. McQuillan)

Might Brexit bring a comeback of smuggling?

Kenya: Cashing on water hyacinth

Global Ideas Plastikverschmutzung durch Einwegartikel (picture-alliance/empics/K. O'Connor)

EU votes to ban single-use plastics

Mosambik nach dem Zyklon Idai (Reuters/S. Sibeko)

Mozambique rebuilding efforts underway

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Brexit: A business community divided

Thailand Bangkok Wahlen Stimmenauszählung (Reuters/A. Perawongmetha)

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Hundreds of students gather at a rally in the US to protest gun violence. The main sign in the center of the frame reads 'books not bullets.'

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Inside Europe 25.04.2018

The killing of journalist Lyra McKee sparks outrage in Northern Ireland — Climate activists cause chaos in London — The Czech prime minister moves closer to facing trial — How a hike in French university fees could hurt African students — The AfD's attack on Germany's culture of remembrance — Turkey's purge victims forced into new jobs — And the impact of climate change on the Hebrides.