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Will Hamas really give up power?

Earlier this week, a Palestinian official said the militant group Hamas was willing to relinquish power in Gaza. But even if Hamas did so, it's...

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Kersten Knipp

Why is Germany's next chancellor, Merz, so unpopular?

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won Germany's election, yet his personal popularity is low — and getting lower. Most Germans don't...

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Ben Knight

With Milei 500 days in office, are Argentines better off?

Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, has now been in office for 500 days, and his radical pro-market agenda continues to draw global...

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Tobias Käufer

How are America's elite universities financed?

America's richest universities face a serious financial blow, with Donald Trump's budget cuts threatening billions in research funding and decades...

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Monir Ghaedi

Palestinian Christians in Gaza: Pope Francis never forgot us

Ever since the war in Gaza started in 2023, Pope Francis made sure to regularly call Palestinians sheltering in a small Catholic parish in Gaza...

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Tania Krämer

Kabila's return to Congo fuels tensions amid truce

The Congolese government and opposing rebel movements have agreed to a ceasefire. It comes at a time when tensions have reached a boiling point...

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Privilege Musvanhiri

Hungary: Why is Orban's opponent so successful?

A former Fidesz backer who now opposes Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar is Hungary's most popular politician. His Tisza party is well...

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Keno Verseck

Legionnaires' outbreak in Berlin has tenants worried

An outbreak of the potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease in a housing estate in Berlin has raised concerns that big housing companies are too...

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Ben Knight

EU seeks to attract American scholars as Trump freezes funds

The European Union is presenting itself as a safe destination for academics facing funding cuts in the US as it tries to atrract top talent with...

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Anchal Vohra

Trump probe raises doubts over US role in IMF, World Bank

The US president has ordered a review of US-funded international organizations, which he claims unfairly benefit other nations. As the IMF and...

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Nik Martin

South Korea deeply divided ahead of June election

Still shaken by ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law crisis, South Korea heads into a bitterly divided election on June 3.

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Julian Ryall

Seeking asylum: Is Tunisia a 'safe country of origin?'

The EU wants to speed up processing asylum applications by creating a list of "safe countries of origin." Tunisia is on the list — despite a...

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Cathrin Schaer

With Milei 500 days in office, are Argentinians better off?

Argentina's libertarian president Javier Milei has now been in office for 500 days, and his radical pro-market agenda continues to draw global...

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Tobias Käufer

El Salvador proposes prisoner swap for Venezuelan deportees

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange for 252 Venezuelan migrants expelled by the United States, an offer described by...

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John Silk

How do Indians navigate WhatsApp misinformation?

WhatsApp group chats in India often turn into forums for political debate, with misinformation running rampant. And touchy topics can cause rifts...

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Dharvi Vaid

Bangladesh eyes Rohingya return, but hurdles remain

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus hopes that Rohingya refugees will be able to celebrate next year's Eid in Myanmar. But with continued...

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Arafatul Islam

Russia's role in trafficking, smuggling from Libya to EU

Libya's robust infrastructure for human traffickers and smugglers serves domestic and Russian enterprises, observers say. What can the European...

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Kersten Knipp

Sachsenhausen concentration camp: Nazi terror near Berlin

The Sachsenhausen concentration camp was liberated on April 22, 1945. Even now, the descendants of the victims are stepping up and adopting very...

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Marcel Fürstenau

What happens if Trump trashes the AGOA pact?

African nations have enjoyed duty-free access to the US market for over two decades under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), up for...

22.04.2025 10

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Adwoa Tenkoramaa Domena

How Russia recruits troops in occupied Ukrainian territories

Forcibly conscripting soldiers to fight for an occupying power is a war crime. DW spoke with human rights activists and Ukrainians about how...

22.04.2025 20

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Alexey Strelnikov

As 'Easter truce' ends, what next for Ukraine peace effort?

Putin's surprise 'Easter truce' has ended after just 30 hours. Zelenskyy has accused Russia of violating the ceasefire nearly 3,000 times. What was...

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Sergei Satanovskii

How do Indians navigate through misinformation on WhatsApp?

WhatsApp group chats in India often turn into forums for political debate, with misinformation running rampant. And touchy topics can cause rifts...

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Dharvi Vaid