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Germany: Chancellor Merz braces for difficult days ahead

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Germany news: VW to step up cost-cutting program

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German state elections reveal increasingly polarized country

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UK to refuel Saudi jets amid conflict with Yemen's Houthis

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UK: Man charged over suspected role in Rwanda genocide

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US news outlets sue Trump over White House ban

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Russia: Putin party retains majority in parliamentary vote

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Germany news: Trial starts of ex-Transport Minister Scheuer

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Pakistan says strikes in Afghanistan killed '28 terrorists'

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India news: Police investigate alleged gang-rape in Delhi

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A series of killings in South Africa has renewed scrutiny of efforts to combat violence against women.

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Rising electricity demand, energy shocks and climate commitments are reviving long-stalled plans for nuclear power.

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Hundreds of thousands of visitors, packed beer tents, and heightened security marked the start of the 191st Oktoberfest.

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Russia is racing to bring its own satellite internet to the battlefield — and beyond.

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Middle East analyst Giorgio Cafiero: Saudi Arabia will have to make concessions to the Houthis to guarantee stability.

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Whatever the deal between Xi and Trump, the EU will likely remain stuck between US tariffs and Beijing's export machine.

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Thousands of firms have shut down as costs climb and demand falls across Argentina.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington this week for a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump.

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Russia is stepping up drone attacks on the Ukrainian railway system. DW was there when a train had to be evacuated.

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1,600 drones were fired at Moscow on the final day of Russian elections.

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An oil refinery was hit in one of the largest drone attacks on Moscow of the war so far.

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India's road rage: When cars become weapons

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Flushed away: The fertilizer hidden in human pee and poop

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In Indonesia's Borneo, hunters now shoot photos, not animals

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Peter Thiel: Power, Palantir and the antichrist

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Initiatives to decolonize schools and a campaign to present positive developments are changing the way Africa is seen.

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Germany: Is it possible to replace the chancellor?

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Germany elections: Merz stays on but faces tough road ahead

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AfD makes gains in elections but has no government option

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German elections deal a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz

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Modi says developing nations unfairly blamed for emissions

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On the small Greek island of Atokos, pigs swim in the turquoise-blue sea. Cute? Yes. Harmless? Not necessarily.

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Young and faithful: What is it like being Jewish in Berlin?

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Oktoberfest 2026: Everything you need to know

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South Korea's older adults brush up on digital skills

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Music, art changing lives for Angolan street children

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Chris Ngalu's vision for the future of fashion is slow

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