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Israeli army evacuate people from destroyed buildings in Tel Aviv following Iranian missile strikes

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Israel-Iran conflict

Israeli strikes on Iran have escalated fears in the Middle East, as Iran responds with its own attacks.

Israel-Iran conflict: 'Deciding factor is likely Washington'

What's the US role in the Israel-Iran conflict?

Israel, Iran trade deadly strikes as conflict intensifies

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Ukraine says repatriation of fallen soldiers complete

Kenya deputy police chief resigns after blogger's death

Israel says weapons exhibits blocked off at Paris Air Show

Jailed Istanbul mayor in court over prosecutor 'threat'

UN cuts back aid plan amid 'brutal funding cuts'

India's Modi set to advance trade corridor talks in Cyprus

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada.

G7 summit: Trump calls removing Russia from group 'mistake'

The summit is being held against the backdrop of a climate of global economic uncertainty and the Israel-Iran conflict.

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Africa

Schoolgirls look at plants on a mountain in cape town and identify them using an app

Cape Town residents unite to document urban biodiversity

Capetonians have wild-spotted more than 3,500 species in a citizen science challenge that also helps boost conservation.

Asia

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari sits in a grey suit jacket in front of the Belgian, Pakistani and EU flags

What lies ahead for India and Pakistan in Kashmir?

A Pakistani diplomatic mission has wrapped up its two-week long trip to Western capitals.

Germany

Three men hold a GEOMAR AUV for charting the seabet.

Germany tackles explosive wartime legacy at sea

Unexploded WWII bombs are still regularly found across Germany. But there are also wartime munitions lurking offshore.

Europe

Twin Proba-3 spacecraft create artificial solar eclipse

After a first-ever space maneuver, the European mission revealed new insights into the solar corona.

Middle East

A view of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on the coast of the Gulf in Bushehr, southwestern Iran.

How close is Iran to getting a nuclear bomb?

According to Tehran, its nuclear program is purely civilian, though Israel thinks it's aimed at making a nuclear bomb.

North America

Kinnear Centre in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.

G7 summit: What are the key issues on the agenda in Canada?

Security and supply chains as well as the war on Ukraine are on the summit agenda.

Latin America

A jaguar sits on a log and looks into the camera.

How urbanization threatens wild cats in Brazil

Brazil's urbanization efforts have shrunk the habitat of the country's wild cats.

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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.

Wind turbines line a dirt road in Kenya as children look up at them from below

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Shadows of German colonialism

DW's new series on how German colonialism shaped modern-day Africa and what Africans think of Germany's colonial legacy.

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Drag queen rabbi provokes with human message

"Sabbath Queen" follows Amichai Lau-Lavie, an openly queer rabbi, in his identity quest and calls for peace.

An illustration of the explosion of an atomic bomb with a mushroom cloud in the desert.

Risk of nuclear war grows amid new arms race

A dangerous new nuclear arms race is emerging as arms control is severely weakened, according to a new SIPRI assessment.

Ali Erbas, president of Turkey's religious authority the Diyanet, stands in a white robe and hat with his hands clasped

Turkish authority granted power to censor Quran translations

Concerns about religious freedom in Turkey have been growing since a new law expanded the Diyanet's powers.

Soldiers walk together with their arms on each other's shoulders

How Germany plans to celebrate its first Veterans Day

Members of the German military will be honored in the country's first-ever Veterans Day on June 15.

An Iranian UAV used by Russia in its war against Ukraine

Exploited in Russia: African women forced to make drones

They hoped for a better career but ended up in Russia's war factories.Those affected shared their stories with DW.

USA Los Angeles 2025: California Nation Guard form a frontline, holding shields and batons

How the LA protests may boost appetite for authoritarianism

Psychological studies suggest fear of social breakdown in the US could boost people's appetite for strongman politics.

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Reality Check: Is Frankfurt as great as it looks?

Frankfurt has Germany’s most modern skyline – but there’s far more to it than skyscrapers.

American influencer and author Kacie Rose Burns in front of the skyline of Florence, Italy.

From tourist to local: An American in Florence

What’s it really like to start over in Florence – not just visit as a tourist?

Picture of a smiling woman dressed in white pouring a drink into cups.

The cuppa that connects us: Coffee drinking across cultures

The beverage's global consumption has been rooted in culture, colonialism, rebellion — and TikTok fame.

Colorful boats float along a river in Aveiro, Portugal.

Portugal's moliceiro boats a major attraction in Aveiro

These traditional boats have become colorful symbols of Portugal's coastal town Aveiro.

Chef and restaurant owner Brandon Chrostowski in a kitchen with formerly incarcerated trainees

US chef helps convicts move on from a life of crime

A restaurant in Ohio trains former prisoners in cooking and hospitality, helping them to live a life without crime.

Lina Magull dribbling the ball in an Inter kit on May 10, 2025

Former Germany football star reveals mental health struggles

Lina Magull says she has recovered her passion both for football and life after a bout of depression.

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