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Armenia detains scores of Azerbaijan land deal protesters

Emirates Group logs record profits of $5.1 billion

German court upholds AfD 'suspected' extremist status

India election: Race heats up as 4th round of voting begins

Hundreds of fans greet Eurovision winner Nemo in Switzerland

Germany: Refugee clinging to coach falls onto highway

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Middle East updates: Israel marks muted Memorial Day

Israel is holding Memorial Day, with the October 7 attacks making this year's event particularly poignant. DW has more.

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Africa

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Sudan: Looming Darfur carnage likely to spur revenge

The ongoing siege on the last stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Darfur may end in bloodshed and revenge.

Asia

Pakistan's Gwadar port: Why China's BRI flagship is stalling

Pakistan's Gwadar port is sitting empty. What does this tell us about China's Belt and Road Initiative investments?

Germany

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Germany's domestic secret service battles far-right AfD

Germany's domestic intelligence service has won another legal battle against the far-right Alternative for Germany.

Europe

Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes troops during a Victory Day military parade.

Putin removes Shoigu from defense minister post

President Putin has named Andrei Belousov, an economist and former deputy prime minister, as Shoigu's replacement.

Middle East

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip

Thousands seek safety in Gaza, but 'nowhere is safe'

As Israeli tanks reenter northern Gaza, civilians have said they can't find food, shelter or even water in "safe zones."

North America

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US investors pricing out trailer residents

Some 20 million people in the US live in trailer parks. But investors are raising the rent, putting their homes at risk.

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India elections 2024

Indians are voting in the world's largest election, which runs from April 19 to June 1. Incumbent Narendra Modi is seeking his third consecutive term.

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UK seaside town fighting water company pollution

Residents in an English seaside town are fed up with unfiltered wastewater, and have refused to pay their water bills.

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Fake news on the rise leading up to EU election

Ahead of June's European Parliament elections, fake news is becoming increasingly prevalent online.

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Dresden Peace Prize goes to the late Alexei Navalny

The widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny accepted the Dresden Peace Prize on his behalf.

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How Germany plans to end homelessness

Homeless people and charities think the plan to end homelessness by 2030 is admirable — but much too vague.

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Femicide in Kosovo: Why do women keep being killed?

Kosovars have been outraged by recent news of two femicides in five days, leading to growing calls for effective action.

German suicide prevention plan aims to help more men

Some 10,000 people take their lives each year in Germany — three-quarters of them are male.

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Berlin museum pokes fun at German bureaucracy

German bureaucracy is the butt of the joke in a new exhibition in the capital. But is anyone laughing?

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Do all animals dream?

Researchers want to reveal the secrets of animal dreams by measuring the brain waves of rats.

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Eswatini has plenty for adventurous travelers

Host and influencer Bello Nkosi shares her top five must-do experiences in the mountain kingdom.

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Palestinian-Chilean singer poised to take Arabic pop global

The 22-year-old singer is making history, even as she walks a fine line against the backdrop of current events.

New gene therapy allows deaf child to hear

A British toddler who was born deaf has had her hearing restored by groundbreaking gene therapy.

Wolfsburg win 10th straight German Cup, deny Bayern double

Bayern Munich may have wrestled the Bundesliga title away, but Wolfsburg would not give up the German Cup so easily.

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