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Germany's Toni Kroos to retire after Euro 2024

Middle East updates: 7 reportedly killed in West Bank raid

Singapore Airlines turbulence, 1 dead, dozens injured

Greece: Trial on Mediterranean migrant shipwreck dismissed

Iran: Funeral procession for President Raisi begins

Germany: Lightning strike in Dresden injures 10

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Africa

Two young people eat in a community house for displaced LGBTQ+ persons in Kenya.

LGBTQ+ Ugandans flee homeland over harsh anti-gay law

After Uganda enacted one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws, some queer Ugandans fled to find safety in Kenya.

Asia

A group of Indian people, mostly women, at an election rally

India election: Gandhis' last bastion in Uttar Pradesh

DW's Sandra Petersmann went to Raebareli to see whether this election could mark the political end of the Gandhi family.

Germany

Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss being arrested in December 2022

Germany: Far-right coup plotters go on trial

The ringleaders of a far-right network of "Reichsbürger" have been accused of planning to topple the government.

Europe

Man in Dublin, Ireland, banging a drum with the familiar red-white-green-and-black flag

Spain, Ireland poised to back Palestinian state

A number of EU member states are lining up behind an initiative by Spain and Ireland to recognize a Palestinian state.

Middle East

A woman reads a newspaper with a front-page report on the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter outside a kiosk in Tehran

What's next for Iran after President Raisi's death?

The president's sudden death comes as the country struggles to navigate a raft of geopolitical and economic challenges.

North America

Protesters hold placards outside the High Court in London showing Julian Assange with his mouth covered by the US flag

Stella Assange: WikiLeaks founder should go free

Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, told DW she hoped the US would drop the case.

Latin America

Belgien/EU Demontstrantion für den Stopp des Mercosur-Handelsabkommen

EU-Mercosur: No agreement before European elections

What's holding up the world's biggest free-trade zone? Will the agreement ever be finalized — and, if so, when?

Developing

Annalena Baerbock in Poland before her departure to Kyiv on a train on May 20, 2024.

Ukraine updates: Germany's Baerbock urges support for Kyiv

This is Baerbock's seventh trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. DW has the latest.

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Taiwan

Taiwan is a self-governed island off China's coast. Beijing sees the territory as a Chinese province, but many Taiwanese want to be recognized as an independent nation.

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Ukraine's special military units search for fallen soldiers

Special Ukrainian military units are searching for fallen Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, to allow families to mourn.

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Extreme weather is battering the world. What's the cause?

Climate change is fueling a surge in extreme weather events across the planet, a troubling preview of the future.

Harriet and Araya, a Thai female couple, hold their 5-month-old daughter Lea.

Thailand moves closer to legalizing same-sex marriage

Harriet and Araya, two Thai women married in the UK, hope to soon see genuine gender equality in their home country.

left to right: Fabian Navarro, Maria Viktoria Junker and Maja Steinbach stand in front of their winning poster, which says "First Kiss, First Time, First Vote".

German 16-year-olds to cast first votes in EU elections

With the voting age expanded, more than a million additional Germans are eligible to take part in June's elections.

A young woman stands in front of Germany's Reichstag, speaking to the camera

75 years of Germany's Basic Law: Cornerstone of democracy

DW's Hannah Hummel visits the Reichstag, the seat of the German parliament, where the country's laws are made.

Red and blue plastic tents on green verges under trees between a pavement and parked cars; a few young men are standing around between them.

Ireland: Tensions over refugee crisis and Dublin tent cities

The situation for migrants in Ireland has been aggravated by Dublin's housing crisis and anti-migrant laws in the UK.

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What is the scent of South Africa?

This woman knows how to create unique perfumes without any synthetic fragrances.

Jenny Erpenbeck sits against a background of bookshelves.

Jenny Erpenbeck: Germany's least-known famous author

Short-listed for the International Booker Prize and tipped for a Nobel, Jenny Erpenbeck is relatively unknown at home.

Vaping may increase risk of lung cancer

Ex-cigarette smokers who used e-cigarettes were found to be at a greater risk of lung cancer in a new large-scale study.

St. Pauli back in the Bundesliga and set to grab attention

The Hamburg side sealed its return to the Bundesliga after 13 years. This is what they will add to Germany's top flight.

'Period' paintings make use of unusual material for art

Jasmine Alicia Carter paints exclusively in shades of red and brown, using blood from her last menstrual cycle.

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