Category: DW News

The main election authority in Russia has refused to allow an anti-war candidate to challenge Vladimir Putin for the presidency. Boris Nadyezhdin was told flaws [more…]

In Pakistan, polls have closed in an election dogged by violence and controversy. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed confidence that his party [more…]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed his top military commander. General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi had been commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces. He is regarded by many [more…]

Since the Hamas terror attacks of October 7th last year and the consequent war in Gaza, tensions have risen between Israel and Lebanon. The powerful [more…]

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel for cease-fire talks. He is set to meet Israel’s prime minister and its president on his [more…]

Russian missile strikes have left part of Ukraine’s capital without electricity, after Moscow targeted several cities. The Ukrainian parliament has passed at first reading a [more…]

The latest strike by Lufthansa’s ground staff in Germany marks the fourth major strike in the country within a few weeks. This series of strikes [more…]

Explosions at the offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan raise fresh security concerns. The explosions come a day ahead [more…]

This is a legal blow for Donald Trump: A US federal appeals court has ruled that former president does not have immunity from charges that [more…]

Pakistan is holding general elections on Thursday, a vote that critics say can be neither free nor fair. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan cannot run [more…]