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When the army intervened in Bangladesh in 2007, its new rulers locked up Sheikh Hasina and her political rival, Khaleda Zia, hoping to reset the...
Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. DW looks at LGBTQ rights across the region.
The trend of post-election persecution in Georgia is intensifying. A prominent independent journalist has been imprisoned, while an opposition...
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has made aid shipments into Gaza possible. But Israel will soon ban UNRWA, the UN agency that coordinates most of them....
While leading German politicians fear the worst from Trump's second presidency, German parties are taking very different approaches to him. The...
European gas inventories are being used up at the quickest pace since the depths of the energy crisis after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Could a...
As Germany moves towards federal elections, wind power features in many party manifestos. Some politicians would prefer a return to nuclear power,...
Tanzania has been ruled by the same party since independence. The main opposition party, Chadema, is now preparing for the elections in October....
As Donald Trump hustles to assemble his governing team, environmental analysts have been looking for signs of what to expect from his second term....
Streaming giant Netflix have come late to the game in showing live sport but have already made a big impression. The NFL and WWE have delivered...
After three months of protests, demonstrators in Serbia are calling for a general strike. The government is threatening retaliation. Serbia is at a...
For government critics in Southeast Asia, fleeing abroad does not necessarily mean safety. Thailand is growing particularly dangerous for...
The war between Ethiopia's government forces and Tigrayan fighters killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. Many now grapple...
Both the West and China are pouring money into Vietnam, but its plummeting fertility rate might spell trouble for its economic boom.
With rising poll numbers and renewed purpose, the socialist Left Party presented a united front at its convention this weekend. But will it be...
Banning the platform would put 170 million American users at increased risk of cyberattacks, warn internet freedom activists — and have...
Young people are asserting themselves at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. The annual meeting brings together thousands of participants,...
What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the...
Victims lose their families, their friends and their future. In Kazakhstan, activists, lawyers and politicians are drafting new laws to fight an...
Nikolai Lukashenko, a "copy of his father" Alexander, appears to be being groomed to take power in Belarus.
Despite protest over Syria's more "Islamic" curriculum changes, there are parallel priorities, observers say. After 14 years of war, millions of...
Despite protest over Syria's more "Islamic" curriculum changes, there are parallel priorities, observers say. After 14 years of war, millions of...
Two ships sailing under the flag of Panama ran into problems off the coast of Germany recently. For over a century now, shipowners wanting to...
Legal rulings and departmental policies prevent sitting US presidents from being prosecuted. Could there be other ways that check the actions of...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Moscow signals a deepening strategic partnership with Russia, focusing on military, nuclear, and...
Trump has ramped up his threats to annex Greenland. Could the incoming US president really bring the Arctic island, which belongs to NATO partner...
The government says a fresh cholera outbreak has spread to eight districts, infecting nearly 300 people. Burst pipes left in disrepair for months...
The anger provoked by Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian stance, a gas row with Ukraine, and authoritarian policies are threatening the...