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Protests against police violence and racism in Brazil

Opinion: Police violence in Brazil is not just Bolsonaro's fault

The death of a black man in a police car in Brazil has sparked huge protests. Police violence and racism need to become top election campaign issues if things are going to change, writes DW’s Astrid Prange de Oliveira.  

DW News Africa Moderator Tomi Oladipo Artikelbild

DW News Africa with Tomi Oladipo, 27 May 2022

Billionaire businessman Mo Ibrahim talks to DW, calling for Africans to have a greater say in the climate change debate +++ German investment in Africa lags that other major countries +++ DW gains rare access to two towns in Darfur to witness the aftermath of a massacre +++ Zimbabwe's female-only gem mine, Zimbaqua, gives women hope.  

Iran says it has seized two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf

A Greek tanker

Greece has accused Iran of "piracy" after Tehran said it had seized Greek-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf. Days ago, Greece said it would deliver Iranian oil seized from a Russian tanker to Washington.  

Texas shooting: 'Wrong decision' not to breach classroom earlier

Crosses with the name of each victim line the sidewalk in front of Robb Elementary School

A Texas official has admitted mistakes during the Uvalde school massacre and says children had repeatedly called 911 asking for help, including one who pleaded: "Please send the police now."  

Texas school shooting: 19 children, 2 adults killed  

Uvalde in state of shock after school shooting  

US: NRA holds Texas conference days after school shooting

The NRA annual conference in Houston

The controversial and powerful gun lobby group saw numerous high-profile guests drop out of its annual meeting that came just days after one of the deadliest school massacres in a decade.  

China rejects Blinken speech as 'smear'

Anthony Blinken making a speech at George Washington University.

Beijing has accused the US of spreading "disinformation" after Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China could try to upend the international order.  

China says it conducted military drills around Taiwan to warn US  

Biden says US would defend Taiwan militarily  

Ghana and Uganda ban grain and food exports

Sacks of grain produce

Global food protectionism is now in full swing. After India, some major EU food exporting nations like Hungary halted the export of certain crops. Many African countries are also banning the export of their produce.  

African food prices soaring amid Ukraine war  

Nigeria's hopeless fight against corruption

An election campaign billboard depicting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo

Seven years after President Muhammadu Buhari promised to swiftly defeat corruption, Nigerians who are now worse off than they were in 2015 doubt that the president's anti-graft war will ever succeed.  

Ukraine: Separatists claim to have control of key Donbas town — live updates

A Ukrainian territory defence soldier walks past the ruins of a building in Donbas

Russian-backed separatists claim control of key Donbas town; UN records over 4,000 civilian deaths since invasion. Follow DW for more  

Ukraine: Emigrant men trapped by martial law

Andrei says good-bye to his wife at the central bus station in Lviv, Ukraine

A number of Ukrainian men permanently living abroad were visiting their native country when the war broke out. Now, many of them can't leave.  

How Vietnam's economy benefits from China's pandemic policy

A teacher watches a student conducting technical work

Unlike China, Vietnam has largely overcome the pandemic and wants to continue building on its economic success story from recent years. Can Hanoi sustain long-term growth?  

G7 agrees 'concrete steps' to phase out coal

Climate ministers from the G7 at a summit in Berlin, Germany on May 27, 2022

At the end of their Berlin summit, G7 energy and climate ministers pledged to largely stop generating electricity with fossil fuels by 2035. The move comes amid unease over energy security due to the war in Ukraine.  

Scholz: Putin's war not just against Ukraine, but European values too

Olaf Scholz speaks at the 2022 German Catholic conference in Stuttgart, Germany

"Putin must not be allowed to get away with his cynical, inhuman war," the German chancellor in remarks to a major Catholic conference. Scholz warned Moscow is attempting to instrumentalize the impending food crisis.  

Two men in uniform pat each other on the back. One is wearing a navy-blue unform and standing in front of a NATO flag, one a green uniform in front of a Russian flag.

25th anniversary of the NATO-Russia Founding Act

The NATO-Russia Founding Act was signed on May 27, 1997. It long ensured cooperation between the alliance and Moscow. DW takes a look at the development of relations between Russia and NATO over the past 25 years.  

Nigeria Agborkim 2018 | Flüchtlinge aus Kamerun

AfricaLink on Air - 27 May 2022

Are children safe and sound in the hands of education authorities in Africa? +++ We travel across the continent and sample safety issues in these countries +++ We’ll also highlight what it means to be a teacher in conflict-torn Anglophone Cameroon  

DW News Asia Moderator Biresh Banerjee (Artikelbild)

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 27 May 2022

Criticism and skepticism as UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet visits China. Washington calls it a mistake, but she says the direct talks have been valuable. And, why a Chinese vlogger in Ukraine is under fire from his own country.  

DW Opinions

Opinion: Olaf Scholz in Africa – mission accomplished

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to Senegalese President Macky Sall at a press conference

Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a lot to live up to on his visit to Africa — his predecessor, Angela Merkel, was a popular figure there. But overall, the trip was a success, says DW's Claus Stäcker.  

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The mother of cancer-stricken children in Mombasa

Jimia Abdul Yusuf is dedicated to spreading awareness about cancer.  

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Kenia Mutter krebskranker Kinder in Mombasa

The mother of cancer-stricken children in Mombasa

DR Kongo | Frauen landwirtschaftliches Projekt zur Versorgung von Gefangenen

DRC women launch agricultural project to feed prisoners

Fishermen in Bangladesh witness a decline in fish stocks

Fishermen grapple with years of inadequate harvest

Two Indonesian students in Moscow, Russia, sit on a bench

Indonesian students in Russia worried over future of studies

Afghan activist Munesa Mubarez

Afghan activist fights for women's rights under Taliban rule

Fire officials try to douse a fire at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India

Delhi's trash fires leave people gasping for air

People drink cold beverages during a severe heat wave in Pakistan

Pakistan struggles amid heat wave

Nigeria | Video-Still DW Africa

The amputee taxi driver winning hearts and minds

An art work in Bali, Indonesia, against Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine war: Bali friends create giant peace message

Technikbehälter in Kenia

The smart bin teaching Kenyans about waste

Motorists queueing to pump fuel into their vehicles at a petrol station in Vientiane

After Sri Lanka, Laos too faces acute fuel crisis

Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh, attend a free school

Bangladesh youth project takes aim at poverty

An e-car in Karachi, Pakistan

Can this e-mobility scheme cut air pollution?

The Africa Roundtable

Africa and European ties are at a crossroads

Women workers in Tharparkar, Pakistan

Solar energy empowers Pakistani women

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: Under surveillance  

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Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

South Africa: A Global Snack from Cape Town

Discover the koesister, a traditional sweet pastry popular in Cape Town.  

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Südafrika Koesister - frittierter Kuchen aus Kapstadt

South Africa: A Global Snack from Cape Town

Rumänien | Eine neue Waldwildnis in den Karpaten

A forest reserve in the Carpathians

Global Ideas | Borneo Aufforstung

100 Million Trees for Borneo

Australien | Obdachlosigkeit im Strandparadies

Australia: Homeless in paradise

DW Global 3000 | Kamerun Gorilla

Protecting Cameroon's rare gorillas

A man stands in a field, with green hills in the background

Lesotho's deal with water

Global 3000 | Invasive Arten Wasserhyazinthe

Planthoopers versus water hyacinths

Magazin Global 3000 | Nemeh Mohsin

Global Teen: Lebanon

Magazin Global 3000 | Limettenkrieg in Mexiko

Mexico: Mafia and farmers caught up in lime crime

Policemen fire tear gas shells towards supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan during a protest rally in Rawalpindi

Pakistan's citizens feel the brunt of political tug-of-war

Political instability coupled with a severe economic crisis has compounded the suffering of common Pakistanis. The country's ruling class doesn't seem to care much.