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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in front of Russian and Chinese flags during a meeting in Beijing, China, May 16, 2024

Putin in China seeking support for Ukraine war effort

PoliticsMay 16, 2024
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May 15, 2024

Switzerland: 'Several' wounded in knife attack

May 15, 2024

New Caledonia: France declares state of emergency amid riots

May 15, 2024

Georgia's president plans foreign agent law veto as 'symbol'

May 15, 2024

Netherlands: Right-wing parties to form government

May 15, 2024

Ukraine updates: Kyiv withdraws some forces around Kharkiv

May 15, 2024

Georgia: EU, NATO condemn passing of 'foreign agent' law

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A closer look

Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia's war against Ukraine has sparked a humanitarian crisis for the Ukrainian people and upended global food and energy security.

File photo of Vladimir Putin (L) and Xi Jinping (R)

Putin heads to China for talks

Putin heads to China for talks

DW looks at the strengths and imbalances of the Russian-Chinese relationship.
PoliticsMay 16, 202402:21 min
File photo of Davyd Arakhamia, chairman of Ukraine's ruling "Servant of the People" party, in 2022.

Ukrainian lawmakers seek arms support on trip to US

Ukrainian lawmakers seek arms support on trip to US

Davyd Arakhamia, the chairman of Ukraine's ruling "Servant of the People" party, spoke to DW in Washington.
ConflictsMay 15, 202402:07 min
Russian president Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi

China and Russia — true friends or marriage of convenience?

China and Russia — true friends or marriage of convenience?

Moscow has become more dependent on Beijing since Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine over two years ago.
PoliticsMay 15, 202402:32 min
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Reports & Analysis

Emergency workers wheel Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, to a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica

Slovakia: PM Fico shot in 'an attack on democracy'

Slovakia: PM Fico shot in 'an attack on democracy'

Slovakian Prime Minister Fico underwent surgery after being shot in an "assassination attempt," his office has said.
CrimeMay 15, 2024
A girl with draped Georgian national and EU flags stands in front of police blocking the way to the Parliament building in Tbilisi

Young people denounce new Georgia law

Young people denounce new Georgia law

Thousands protest in the capital Tbilisi against new legislation they say is anti-democratic.
PoliticsMay 15, 202402:00 min
A view of rescue workers and policemen taking Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico into a hospital

Slovak PM Fico severely injured after being shot

Slovak PM Fico severely injured after being shot

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has suffered life-threatening injuries in an attempted assassination.
CrimeMay 15, 202402:08 min
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Serbia: Belgrade's liquid trees

Serbia: Belgrade's liquid trees

Three "liquid trees" have been installed in Serbia's capital, Belgrade. But what is a liquid tree? And how does it work?
Nature and EnvironmentMay 15, 202401:30 min
This picture shows protest graffitis reading "Partial state" (L) and "Sacrifice" (R) in Noumea on May 15, 2024.

French lawmakers spark riots in New Caledonia

French lawmakers spark riots in New Caledonia

Around a hundred people have been injured and at least three killed in protests against new voting rules.
PoliticsMay 15, 202401:46 min
A view of a long line at a conscription registration center in Lviv in 2022

Ukrainian men face consequences for draft dodging

Ukrainian men face consequences for draft dodging

Ukrainian men now have to register for military service. They face a loss of rights if they don't.
ConflictsMay 15, 202403:44 min
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Germany

A rainbow flag on a football pitch, in the background footballers are warming up

Will there really be a group coming-out in football?

Critics of the initiative to combat homophobia say it has little chance of creating long-term change.
SoccerMay 15, 2024
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Poland

Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt at a press conference with the Belarusian state news agency BelTA

Spy scandal: Why did a Polish judge 'defect' to Belarus?

Polish prosecutors will file espionage charges against a Polish judge who fled to Belarus, where he is seeking asylum.
PoliticsMay 11, 2024
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Russian Federation

Andrei Belousov is seen wearing a suit and in profile, looking away from the camera

Why Putin chose an economist as Russia's defense minister

Andrei Belousov is a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin. His job will be to strengthen Russia's arms industry.
PoliticsMay 14, 2024
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Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken,

US Secretary of State Blinken on unannounced visit to Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv to reaffirm the Biden administration's support for Ukraine.
ConflictsMay 14, 202402:13 min
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France

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France: two police killed in armed ambush on prison van

Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a prison transport van in Normandy, France freeing a high-profile prisoner.
CrimeMay 14, 202401:50 min
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Netherlands

Purple and white tulips are seen from below

Climate change, Brexit threaten Dutch tulips

Tulips are a national treasure in the Netherlands. But climate change and Brexit are threatening the flower business.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 5, 20248 images
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Belgium

Police stand behind a barricade during a protest of farmers in the European Quarter outside a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels.

Farmers protest in Brussels as EU agriculture ministers meet

EU farmers are calling for less red tape, less burdensome environmental regulations and more support.
PoliticsFebruary 26, 202402:29 min
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Italy

Melting glacier in the Italian Alps with a rescue helicopter flying overhead

Italy light festival stresses climate change effects in Alps

Through their "melting glaciers" theme, artists hope to inspire more thought about climate change challenges.
CultureApril 30, 202401:15 min
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Spain

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Drought leads Spanish hotels to redesign water use

In Catalonia, hotel owners are looking for potential solutions to the problem of water shortages.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 8, 202406:04 min
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United Kingdom

A view of an art installation on the beach, showing several concrete statues of swimmers holding signs protesting sewage pollution

UK seaside town fighting water company pollution

Residents in an English seaside town are fed up with unfiltered wastewater, and are refusing to pay their water bills.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 13, 202406:49 min
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Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

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May 10, 202426:06 min
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A cargo ship loaded with Chinese-made heavy trucks leaves the port of Yantai, Shandong Province, China

How China is helping keep the Russian economy afloat

China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
BusinessMay 15, 2024
Kharkiv's bombed-out central square and city hall after Russia's failed 2022 assault

Why Kharkiv is an important city in Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia has launched an offensive targeting Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.
ConflictsMay 14, 2024
A balding man, Vladimir Kara-Murza, is escorted by police officers ahead of a hearing at Moscow's Basmanny District Court

Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza appeals prison sentence

The Russian activist is serving a lengthy prison sentence, on charges critics have said are politically motivated.
PoliticsMay 14, 202401:25 min
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Specials & Events

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Flipping the Script: MEPs and EU voters reverse roles

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and voters switch places in the show produced by ENTR and DW News.
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New gene therapy allows deaf child to hear

A British toddler who was born deaf has had her hearing restored by groundbreaking gene therapy.
HealthMay 9, 202401:39 min
The Olympic torch has arrived in France ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Olympic torch arrives in France ahead of Paris Games

The torch arrived with much fanfare in Marseille, after completing its sea crossing from Greece.
SportsMay 9, 202401:29 min
Harry Kane holds his head in his hands

Champions League: Real Madrid stun Bayern to reach BVB final

Real Madrid scored twice late on to stun Bayern Munich and reach the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund.
SoccerMay 9, 2024