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Deutsche Welle - Top Stories

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Smoke billowed over Russia, as Ukrainian drones hit a Moscow oil refinery for the second time this week.

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Skrepezki was known for his scathing caricatures of President Putin. His suspected killer has been apprehended.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police were still searching for a "mastermind" behind the fatal shooting.

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Since the Taliban returned to power, Afghan women have been stripped of their rights to education, work and movement.

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Germany's 2026 World Cup squad built on African roots

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The president of the UN General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, praises Germany's football team for its diversity.

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Florida international tourism drops: fewer visitors from Europe and Canada—could politics be a factor?

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