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The Horn of Africa nation chooses its next president on Sunday amid tight security in the capital Mogadishu. The election is over a year behind schedule. DW takes an in-depth look at Somalia's complex electoral system.
In a call with the Russian president, German Chancellor Scholz reiterated calls for a cease fire. Meanwhile, the EU said it would provide Ukraine with another €500 million for military aid.
Police in the western German city of Essen are investigating allegations of planned school attacks by a pupil. Bomb-building materials were found at his home, an official said.
Hong Kong has a new leader: Unpopular hardliner John Lee is likely to be even better at crushing democratic dissent. The world must be ready to help his victims, writes Alexander Görlach.
The anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe is always a politically-charged day in Berlin. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which falsely claims to be a fight against fascism, gives new urgency to remembrance.
Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited Iran for only the second time since the civil war broke out in his country. The two nations are united by their enmity toward Israel.
The army has said that at least 11 troops were killed and five others injured after militants attacked a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal.
Berlin's former closeness to the regime in Moscow has damaged the reputation of German foreign policy. Can Chancellor Olaf Scholz's policy shift succeed, given this fraught history?
Muslims and Christians in parts of Ethiopia are on edge after an attack in Gondar sparked a swell of unrest. Politics is usually to blame when interfaith tensions turn deadly in the country, experts say.
Observers say the upcoming vote will be controlled by Beijing and cement the clampdown on dissent. There's only one candidate, and he's seen as tough enforcer of the mainland's ambition to roll back Hong Kong's autonomy.
