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A image of the stage after the attack

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in rural New York

Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie, who has lived under death threats due to his writing, has been stabbed on stage during a literary event. He suffered a wound to the neck and was rushed to hospital.  

Hugo Velazquez, Vice Presdent of Paraguay

Paraguay: Vice President Velazquez resigns after US sanctions

After the US decided to blacklist Paraguay's Vice President Hugo Velazquez, the politician said he would offer his resignation to his party and retire from the presidential race.  

Dutch investigators say developer of Tornado Cash arrested

A man in silhouette looks at a computer with binary code

Authorities in the Netherlands said they had arrested a developer of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash. The move comes just days after the US put Tornado Cash on its sanctions list.  

BREAKING — Montenegro shooting leaves at least 11 dead — reports

Montenegro shooting leaves at least 11 dead

In Montenegro, a man went on a shooting rampage after a family dispute, killing 11 people, according to local media.  

Montenegro's government toppled in no-confidence vote  

Africa: More than 150 vultures poisoned to death, seemingly for 'muti'

A group of vultures pictured in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Conservationists in South Africa have sounded the alarm about 150 endangered vultures found dead in two separate poisoning incidents. Body parts were removed, seemingly with a view to selling them as bogus remedies.  

Mysterious mass fish kill in River Oder: Climate change or poison?

several dead fish lie in river water

After Polish anglers removed tons of dead fish from the Oder River bordering Germany, the die-off has been labeled an "ecological disaster." But what's to blame?  

Once Upon a River - Cambodia’s Mekong Crisis  

Undoing damage a dam caused to fish  

Blinken's delicate mediation between Rwanda and DRC

Ruanda | Besuch US-Außenminister Antony Blinken

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Africa did not achieve much in finding a solution to thorny relations between Rwanda and Congo. But his high-profile trip was probably not completely in vain.  

Blinken outlines new US policy for sub-Saharan Africa  

Russia-Ukraine updates: Moscow rejects demand to hand over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Moscow will not give Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant back to Ukraine despite the G7 demand, Russian officials have said. Kyiv urged the UN and the Red Cross to visit Russian POW camps. Follow DW for the latest.  

India at 75: How Hindu nationalism overshadows the promise of secularism

A board saying entry of Muslims is banned is placed by supporters of a Hindu organization at the Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad

India is gradually being transformed from a secular multicultural nation to a Hindu supremacist state, activists and minority groups say.  

Why has Pakistan not realized its economic and political potential?

A supporter of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party hangs naan (flat breads) around his neck during a protest in Peshawar

Despite gaining independence 75 years ago, Pakistan has yet to rid itself of economic and political crises.  

Turkey and Russia: A partnership essential to both

Two men shake hands in front of two chairs and a row of flags

To the West's dismay, Erdogan returned to Turkey from Sochi with pledges of new ties and some modest economic concessions. Could Putin prove a true friend in tough times?  

UK: Droughts across England as River Thames source drier than ever before

A small puddle of residual water lies in the middle of a dried-up pond in the Oxfordshire village of Northend, where Thames Water is pumping water into the supply network following a technical fault at Stokenchurch Reservoir. The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the next four days after Aug. 11 due to extreme heat and fire danger

The British government said some regions in England had officially moved into drought status. Meanwhile, the source of the River Thames is experiencing an unprecedented lack of water, according to media reports.  

How life has changed for Afghans since the Taliban takeover

A Taliban fighter stands guard as a woman enters the government passport office, in Kabul

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban overthrew Ashraf Ghani's government and seized power in Afghanistan. One year later, the country is facing multiple challenges that demand immediate global attention.  

Homes on a rising waterfront in the Fiji Islands

Fiji's sinking islands

Rising sea levels have forced several hundred villages in the South Pacific archipelago to relocate to higher ground or to other islands. It's a painful step for many islanders.  

Türkei Antalya 2021 | Uhuru Kenyatta, Präsident

AfricaLink on Air - 12 August 2022

Kenyans wait for presidential election official results +++ Guinea's situation after the dissolution of the opposition +++Widow of the Nigerian man who was beaten to death in Italy +++ The stubborn xenophobia in S.African society +++ Starmakers Intv. Octopizzo, Kenyan hip-hop star  

DW News Africa Moderator Eddy Micah (Artikelbild)

DW News Africa with Eddy Micah Jr., 12 August 2022

Nigeria's security deteriorates as armed groups target the capital and abductions increase. Why is the government failing to protect its citizens? +++ The US unveils a new strategy for Africa. But can the two really be 'equal' partners?+++ Trash in Senegal: the residents trying to make a difference.  

DW Opinions

Opinion: World Cup 2022 — No anticipation, only chaos in Qatar

World Cup replica in front of Doha's skyline

With 100 days to go until the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, soon the focus will be on the football. However, the sense of anticipation that usually exists before a World Cup is notably absent, writes DW's Pascal Jochem.  

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Indian, Pakistani youth hopeful for a better future

India and Pakistan have fought several wars since their independence from British rule in 1947.  

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Indian and Pakistani flags

Indian, Pakistani youth hopeful for a better future

DW News Asia Moderator Biresh Banerjee (Artikelbild)

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 12 August 2022

Women hold up signs at a protest against the Taliban in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's last women's rights activists

Kenia Kamerabauer Altmetall

Kenyan school dropout turns scrap metal to film equipment

Nigeria | Junger Nigerianer leitet Kampagne

Young Nigerian steers campaign to end voter apathy

World's largest hand-written Quran in Kashhmir

Calligrapher transcribes world's largest Quran

A woman sits at a table holding baskets filled with various products

Niger beauty brand harnesses vegetable power

Don’t Hold Back

How sports gave me back my mental health

Kenya Election Recap

Kenya Election Recap

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, textile artist in Pakistan

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: No place for me in Pakistani politics

China's strict COVID policy has kept poor Hong Kong families apart for more than two years.

COVID policy keeps Hong Kong families apart

A South Asian migrant at a refugee camp in Lipa, Bosnia

South Asian migrants head to Bosnian camp on way to EU

Members of Voice of Baceprot wear flowing black dresses and look at the camera

Indonesian rockers tired of focus on hijabs

Patients protest against a shortage of HIV medicines in India

HIV patients in India protest shortage of life-saving drugs

DJ August Akpeji, Nigeria

Blind DJ Akpeji Ayodele mixes up Nigeria's music scene

World in Progress

A weekly look at globalization, education, economic development, human rights and more. Through in-depth interviews and features, explore the far-reaching and interconnected consequences of a globalized economy.  

World in Progress: 'Free all words' - freeing the voices of Belarusians & Ukrainians  

World in Progress: Russians fleeing to exile in Turkey  

Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

Star chef in Argentina founds co-op garden

Star Chef Martin Luksesch is fighting poverty and building community with a co-op garden.  

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Magazin Global 3000 Argentinien Gemüse

Star chef in Argentina founds co-op garden

Magazin Global 3000 Seychellen Ranger

Seychelles: Conservation and tourism rush

Magazin Global 3000 Iran Teppichhändler

Hard times for rug dealers in Iran

Magazin Global 3000 Kanada Landwirte

Canadian ranchers at their breaking point

Three people work in a backyard garden, crouched on the soil

Backyard gardens empower women

Magazin Global 3000 vom 21.02.2022 | Peru Blaubeeren

Blueberries from the desert

Magazin Global 3000 vom 21.02.2022 | Ägypten Musik

Egypt: Mahraganat, the sound of the street

Armenien | Schöner wohnen mit Schildkröte Sendung Global 3000

Armenia: At home with a turtle

Tanzania: People dig a fallow soil with the hills in the background, clouds in the sky

Tanzania: Restoring the soil with reforestation

Rom - Demonstration gegen Einwanderungspolitik in Italien

The wife of a Nigerian man brutally murdered in Italy speaks.

The widow of the Nigerian man who was beaten to death by a white Italian man on a street in Italy on July 29, says she has yet to come to terms with her husband's murder. She says Alika Ogochukwu was the breadwinner in their family although he was living with a disability. Listen to what Charity Oriakhi told DW Africa about her late husband.