Category: DW News

Parts of Asia are experiencing severe heatwaves. Temperatures in the Indian capital, Delhi, reached an all-time high of 52.3 degrees Celsius. That’s a national record [more…]

Russia’s biggest annual economic forum gets underway in St Petersburg today. Among those invited are the Taliban, which currently rule Afghanistan. Last week, President Vladimir [more…]

One of the main issues in the upcoming European elections is climate change. It’s something younger people feel especially passionate about, and for the first [more…]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition won a majority of seats in India’s general election, as the counting of votes neared completion on Tuesday. But the [more…]

The win of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP-led alliance in the general election has largely been welcomed by India’s regional partners. But not so [more…]

Claudia Sheinbaum has swept to victory in Mexico’s presidential election, making history as the first woman to hold the office. As the hand-picked successor of [more…]

Israel’s military on Wednesday said it had achieved full ‘operational control’ of the so-called Philadelphi Corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt. Israel Defense Forces troops [more…]

Etgar Keret is one of Israel’s most prominent authors and a vocal critic of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Keret says self-serving leaders on both sides are [more…]

Narendra Modi has declared victory in India’s national elections. It secures him a third term as prime minister, extending what has already been a decade [more…]

A court in Hong Kong has found fourteen pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion. It is the biggest trial of its kind after China imposed a [more…]