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The work of award-winning Indian photojournalist Smita Sharma highlights abuse and human trafficking.

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What will Europe's largest Virgin Mary statue mean for the village it towers over — and the Catholic faith in Poland?

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Germany: After days of wildfire, Eifel residents return home

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Hundreds flee as Belgium battles wildfire at German border

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In Germany, record heat meets climate action fatigue

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Can Germany teach Europe how to prevent wildfires?

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Since mid-July, Ukraine has been targeting warehouses of Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries almost every day.

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Ukraine launches one of its largest attacks of war

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Troops from North Korea to boost Russia's Ukraine forces

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Bus crash in Hungary kills at least 12

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US: Hurricane Lala brings Hawaii heavy rain, strong winds

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Qatar denies holding Iran's missing fighter pilots

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Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to enter Ceuta

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Africa's low-key high-stakes Strait of Hormuz diplomacy

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South Asia projects boost China's presence in India's sphere

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Germany reviews Berlin Pride attack security failures

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Hungary sinks barges to keep nuclear plant running

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Israel grapples with ultra-Orthodox draft problem

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How climate change is teaming up with 'Super El Nino'

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DW brings you the top international news stories in brief.

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Right-wing culture war in Saxony-Anhalt, courageous photos from India, and no more Nazi symbols.

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The rise of the far-right party Alternative for Germany, AfD, could change the cultural landscape.

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How Germany supports recovery of Berlin Pride attack victims

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Afghan allies still waiting for the safety Germany promised

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Fighter pilot Ales Svoboda hopes to boldly go where no Czech has gone before: aboard the International Space Station.

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Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz by the Iran war are now sailing with hulls covered in potentially invasive sea life.

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After a 7.7 quake off Indonesia's Flores Island, DW explains why the country is prone to powerful earthquakes.

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Who buys units on the site of buildings destroyed by Russia? And what happened to the Ukrainians who used to lived here?

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Latin America's authoritarian right sees an opening for a strategic alliance with an Israel largely isolated globally.

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Maryam studies online and secretly teaches girls English while calling for rights, scholarships and support for women.

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Romania shuts nuclear plant, Hungary dams dry Danube River

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Environmental protection may be more possible than many think. Planet A explores the shift toward an eco-friendly world.

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Around 1,500 couples tied the knot in Nigeria's northwest in a mass ceremony organized by the governor.

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How Dutch farms, German cities and European beavers are building a climate-ready future.

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Researchers in Munich and Stockholm blocked the lifelong social cost of early adversity in mice with a single compound.

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We follow Mirtel from Estonia to Spain for Europe's bodybuilding championships. Will the 17-year-old make it happen?

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