Category: DW News
Tunisia polls open with President Saied’s rivals in jail | DW News
Polls opened for the presidential election in Tunisia on Sunday with President Kais Saied set to win a second term in power after having jailed [more…]
More than one million dead in Latin America as variants spread | COVID-19 Special
Experts say Latin America is fast becoming the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than one million people there have died. The only exception [more…]
Afghanistan: Taliban push into outskirts of Kabul | DW News
The Taliban, an Islamist militant group that has seized large parts of Afghanistan, started entering the outskirts of Kabul on Sunday, local officials said. The [more…]
Deadly strikes on Gaza school, mosque on eve of October 7 anniversary | DW News
More than 20 people have been killed in Gaza in an Israeli airstrike on a mosque and a former school. The Hamas-run Gaza media office [more…]
Analyst: Israel has the upper hand in its attacks in Lebanon, though Hezbollah yet to be defeated
Israel’s military forces have hit the Lebanese capital Beirut with a fresh series of airstrikes in the early hours of Sunday morning. Huge blasts have [more…]
Italian town rallies around mayor on his weight loss journey | Focus on Europe
Luciano Fregonese has been mayor of the Italian town of Valdobbiadene for ten years. He wants to lose 50 kilos by the next election. Will [more…]
What people in Zimbabwe are living from as drought brings severe hunger | DW News
The UN says almost 60 percent of rural Zimbabweans will be living with severe hunger between January and March of next year. In April 2024 [more…]
Why do people in Denmark trust each other so much? | Focus on Europe
Nowhere else in Europe do people seem to trust each other more than in Denmark: You can buy bread without going to the cashier, borrow [more…]
Israeli airstrikes shatter Lebanon’s health care system, officials say | DW News
Israeli airstrikes continue to hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, while Israel ordered residents to evacuate the area near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. [more…]
Strong women hold their own at Oktoberfest in Munich | Focus on Europe
People around the globe flock to Germany for Oktoberfest. More and more women are managing beer tents, driving bicycle rickshaws, and operating the cranes used [more…]