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Japan: South Korean arrested at ceremony for war dead

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Pope Leo decries inequality in corrupt Equatorial Guinea

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Nepali minister steps down to allow financial investigation

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As the Iran war simmers, firms are rethinking strategies to future-proof revenues from other geopolitical risks.

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Japan rethinks security policy in face of expansionist China

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German finance minister wants to scrap spousal tax splitting

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EU expected to give final approval for loan to Ukraine

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Israel marks 78 years of independence amid ongoing war

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Digital memory at stake: News outlets block Wayback Machine

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Using technology can help cut costs but faces ecological limits.

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DW brings you the top international news stories in brief.

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Iran's schools are closed because of the war. Classes are being held via TV programs and the national intranet.

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia share one of the closest — and least understood — relationships in the Muslim world.

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Germany has confirmed that Russia will block flows of Kazakh oil to a vital refinery that supplies Berlin's fuel needs.

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It was a symbol of communist East Germany's power that was controversially destroyed — and yet remains present.

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In an interview with DW, Israel's ambassador to Germany defends the military strikes against Iran and Lebanon.

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Thousands of pregnant women are displaced in Lebanon, facing danger and uncertainty without access to medical care.

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UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008

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Climate change impacts India's harvest festivals

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Iran war: Trump extends ceasefire for negotiations

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At these Belgian cafes, laptops and phones are out — replaced by knitting needles or arts and crafts supplies.

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We visited a Parisian bistro and watched the French delicacy of calf's brain being prepared.

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A robot, aptly named Lightning, has raced past his human competition at a running event in China's capital.

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Is the German city of Dresden really as beautiful as Instagram makes it out to be? We check it out.

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When the bluebells bloom, shady garden areas and woodlands are transformed into luminous carpets of flowers.

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Imagine today's luxury being born in the slums: In the southwest of Nairobi, designers are creating ethical jewelry.

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