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Cleaning teams work to remove oil at the shores after an oil spill in the Ventanilla Sea

Peru bans Repsol director from leaving country after oil spill

New estimates show that the oil spill was almost twice as big as previously thought. Repsol is facing a potential $34.5 million fine.  

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia bans more European Union officials

Russia has expanded a list of EU officials prohibited from entering the country amid worsening tensions over Ukraine. The move comes as "reciprocation" for restrictive measures Brussels put on Moscow.  

US cancels military aid for Egypt after major arms sale

A US air force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait

The US State Department has said Egypt has not met the conditions to receive the $130 million in military aid. Earlier this week, the US and Egypt concluded an arms sale to the tune of $2.5 billion.  

Joe Biden to send US troops to Eastern Europe

US troops in Germany

US President Joe Biden said he would commit troops to NATO countries in the near term. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a "complete range of military options."  

Ukraine-Russia crisis: Attack will have 'consequences,' EU and US warn  

Ukraine cautions US against war warnings  

Italy: Six rounds of voting fail to yield new president

A lawmaker casts his ballot in the Italian parliament

As neither of the Italian parliament's two major blocs has a simple majority, six rounds of voting have failed to determine a successor for Sergio Mattarella.  

COVID digest: Germany's omicron wave 'under control'

A portable COVID test site in Berlin

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has expressed cautious optimism despite concerns that the daily caseload will soon reach 400,000. Meanwhile, Pope Francis rails against COVID misinformation. Follow DW for more.  

India: Coronavirus school closures remove safety net for poor children  

How do Germans feel about a blanket COVID-vaccine mandate?  

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison

Joe Exotic speaks at the zoo he ran in Wynnewood, Oklahoma

He was jailed in 2019 for wildlife crimes and a murder-for-hire plot against animal rights activist Carole Baskin. The resentencing marks a reduction of one year from his original sentence.  

Tiger shot at Florida zoo after biting man  

Ukraine tells West not to 'panic' over Russia tensions

In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the way the West and the media were playing up its conflict with Russia would "cost Ukrainians dearly." He said President Biden was making a "mistake" with his strong rhetoric.  

Opinion: Why democracy in Africa needs a rethink

A newspaper in Burkina Faso announces the coup that overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kabore

In light of a fresh wave of coups, DW’s Abu-Bakarr Jalloh writes that Africa needs to reexamine its relationship with democracy — and the West should reexamine its relationship with democratic-turned-autocratic leaders.  

Shariah law in Africa has many faces

A photograph of a man's hands holding the Quran

African nations have a varied approach to Islamic law. A few majority Muslim countries, like Somalia, have embraced it while others, like Senegal, have rejected it. Some have opted for a mix.  

'Why should I leave?' — expats in Ukraine not rushing to depart

A couple walks in front of St. Sophia s Cathedral in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine on 21 January 2022

As the United States and other Western countries pull diplomatic staff out of Ukraine over fears of Russian intervention, foreigners working in the Ukrainian capital tell DW life is going on largely as normal — for now.  

India: Coronavirus school closures remove safety net for poor children

A child wearing a mask

Thousands of street children have been forced to go back to begging and working odd jobs as schools have been closed and poor families are forced to make ends meet.  

What is next in the China-India border conflict?

A soldier stands in the mountains

India and China started the year with a round of inconclusive talks on an ongoing border dispute in the Himalayas. The disagreement is a potentially dangerous flashpoint between Asia's two biggest powers.  

Fuel station in Germany

How EU countries are reacting to high gas prices

Some states are spending billions of euros to cushion the impact of skyrocketing energy prices on private households. Here are a few examples.  

Fußball Afrika-Cup | Senegal - Kap Verde

AfricaLink on Air — 28 January 2022

AFCON round table talk +++Does witchcraft/ juju truly exist in African football — or is it mere fantasy? +++The Nigerian refugees who cheer on the Super Eagles+++Rwanda will reopen its main border with Uganda on Monday after a three-year closure+++The West African bloc ECOWAS has suspended Burkina Faso after last week's military coup  

Pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against the military coup in Myanmar

Myanmar in a state of turmoil one year since the military coup

It's been almost a year since the military ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a dramatic coup. What events shaped the course of Myanmar in the year following?  

DW Opinions

Opinion: Putin does not have many options left with Ukraine

At table in Moscow with computer mice and webcams in front of him, Vladimir Putin

The Kremlin seems to be trying to buy some time before finally deciding whether to hit Ukraine — or withdraw and reengage with the United States, DW's Konstantin Eggert writes.  

DW The 77 Percent Rubrik Themenheader mit Edith, Eddy, Liz, Michael und Wanjiku

The 77 Percent

The 77 Percent 21.09.2020

77 percent of Africans are younger than 35. Those 77 percent can shape the continent’s future.

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DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 28 January 2022

Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis through three stories. The hunger facing half the country's population. The malnourishment children are facing. And the standstill being experienced by the country's economy.  

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DW News Asia Moderator Biresh Banerjee (Artikelbild)

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 28 January 2022

Russian military exercises close to the Ukrainian border

Ukraine: Civilians taking up arms amid Russia crisis

DW Screenshot | Kenya Helping spinal injury sufferers

Helping spinal injury sufferers in Kenya

A South Korean businessman gets his head shaved in protest of the government's COVID restrictions

S. Korea business owners shave heads in COVID curb protest

Uyghur protesters in Turkey call for the Winter Olympics boycott

Watch: Uyghurs demand Winter Olympics boycott

Afghanistan civil society representative Heda Khamoush holds up photos of women's rights activists recently detained in Afghanistan

Afghan protesters slam Western talks with the Taliban

A sign that reads: Bikes 4 Sale & Hire, standing next to a several mountain bikes

Turning bikes into business

VIdeostill aus DW Beitrag | Eierschalen gegen Seuchen und Krankheiten

Killing pests and diseases with egg shells

Afghan female students attend Kabul university on July 6, 2010 in Kabul

When will Afghanistan's universities reopen?

Nigeria Lagos | Lokal hergestelltes Auto

Passion project on wheels

DW News Africa Moderator Eddy Micah (Artikelbild)

DW News Africa with Eddy Micah Jr. 28 January 2022

Achro Thar, Pakistan: Collectors work digging the hard layer of salt from the lake surface

Pakistan's salt collectors scrape out a tough living

Brian Kimani of Kenya

Kenyan youth innovates a security solution

Migrant domestic workers in Taiwan demand the freedom to change employers and better working conditions

Taiwan's domestic migrant workers demand better conditions

Still DW Webvideo: Kenya's blood donation ambassador

Activist rallies Kenyans to donate blood

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: Morocco's #metoo  

World in Progress: Hope and despair at Nairobi's biggest dump site Dandora  

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Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

Desalination - The answer to water scarcity?

Millions of people worldwide face water shortages, but desalination could help.  

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DW Made in Germany | Desalination

Desalination - The answer to water scarcity?

Armenien | Schöner wohnen mit Schildkröte Sendung Global 3000

Armenia: At home with a turtle

Tansania | Bodenschutz durch Aufforstung Sendung Global 3000

Tanzania: Restoring the soil with reforestation

Global Ideas Aufforstung Libanon

Planting cedar trees in a country in crisis

Brasilien: Mit Liebesgedichten gegen die Corona-Krise

Brazil: Fighting the pandemic with songs

Global Ideas | Goldgräber Mosambik

Mozambique: National park gold rush

Das friedliche Dorf in der Negev-Wüste

Israel: The peaceful village in the Negev

Namibia: Global Teen Südafrika

Global Teen from South Africa

Global 3000 | Klimawandel | Alleskönner Algen

Algae for a cleaner climate?

A collapsed bridge

Biden visits scene of Pittsburgh bridge collapse

A bridge has collapsed in the US city of Pittsburgh, leaving several people with minor injuries and highlighting the woeful state of some US infrastructure just as President Biden was due to speak on the subject.