Germany news: Fire at Berlin refugee home sparks evacuations
DW Englishby Nik Martin·29 Aug 2026
What you need to know - Hundreds of people were evacuated from a fire at a Berlin refugee shelter - A Taliban team is in Germany to facilitate Afghan deportations, according to a media report - AfD...
Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods rises to over 600
DW Englishby Dharvi Vaid Dhulia·29 Aug 2026
The latest death toll from the devastating flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border was reported on Saturday to be over 600, as frantic rescue operations to search for hundreds of missing people...
Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU membership talks
DW Englishby Nik Martin·29 Aug 2026
Iceland holds a national referendum on Saturday on whether to restart negotiations to join the European Union.
India news: PM Modi leaves for Central Asian tour
DW Englishby Mahima Kapoor·29 Aug 2026
What you need to know - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is traveling to Uzbekistan for bilateral talks - Hundreds of Indians remain missing in Nepal floods - Indian opposition claims Sonia...
Nearly 200,000 forced deportees received by Haiti, UN says
DW Englishby Dharvi Vaid Dhulia·29 Aug 2026
The first eight months of 2026 have seen almost 200,000 people being forcibly returned to Haiti, an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council learned on Friday, days after a gang...
US arrests far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos
DW Englishby Zac Crellin; Rana Taha·28 Aug 2026
US authorities have detained right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and plan to deport him, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.
US arrests right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos
DW Englishby Rana Taha·28 Aug 2026
US authorities have detained right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and plan to deport him, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.
Spain asks Frontex for help in processing Ceuta migrants
DW Englishby Rana Taha·28 Aug 2026
Spain has asked for help from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in processing migrants who crossed into Ceuta last month and still remain in the North African Spanish territory.
Austria museum heist: Thieves snatch diamond necklace
DW Englishby Rana Taha·28 Aug 2026
Two men walked into Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) as visitors only to storm out with a priceless 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace worth several million dollars, police said on...
What next? Kurds say yes, Druze still say no to united Syria
DW Englishby Cathrin Schaer; Omar Albam·28 Aug 2026
This week, Syria's Kurdish minority agreed to dissolve what had been their almost 14-year-long experiment in independent rule.
Germany news: Baltic summit plans hybrid-threat task force
DW Englishby Richard Connor·28 Aug 2026
What you need to know - Baltic interior ministers meeting in Germany have agreed on a task force to deal with hybrid threats - The AfD in Thuringia has failed to win a no-confidence vote in the...
Germany: Man gets life in jail for US tourist's rape, murder
DW Englishby Rana Taha·28 Aug 2026
A German court on Friday sentenced an 81-year-old man to life in prison for the rape and murder of a US tourist over 30 years ago.
Uganda: World's 'youngest monarch' dies aged 34
DW Englishby Mark Hallam·28 Aug 2026
Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king of the traditional pre-colonial kingdom of Tooro, has died aged just 34, the prime minister of Tooro announced late on Thursday.
Africa's aging autocrats fight to stay in power
DW Englishby David Ehl·28 Aug 2026
Power can be seductive, and many who possess it want to hold on to it for as long as possible. The leaders of China and Russia, for example, cleared the way for additional terms years ago, and in...
Germany's grape harvest starts earlier than ever
DW Englishby Richard Connor·28 Aug 2026
Germany's main grape harvest has begun earlier than ever recorded after the country's exceptionally hot summer accelerated ripening across its wine-growing regions, the German Wine Institute said...
What 'The Odyssey' can teach us about climate chaos
DW Englishby Maggie Quinlan·28 Aug 2026
Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster has drawn tens of millions of viewers into a world of stormy seas and cities on fire. Minus the monsters, that world is based in reality.
The climate disaster behind The Odyssey
DW Englishby Maggie Quinlan·28 Aug 2026
Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster has drawn tens of millions of viewers into a world of stormy seas and cities on fire. Minus the monsters, that world is based in reality.
Serbia: Keeping EU, Russia in play ahead of key election
DW Englishby Sanja Kljajic·28 Aug 2026
Smoke from the wildfires still hangs over parts of Serbia, but as the flames slowly recede, another debate is taking shape in their wake — one that has less to do with firefighting and more with...
Rwanda genocide: Dutch court sentences man to life in prison
DW Englishby Matt Ford·28 Aug 2026
A Rwandan-born Dutch national was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in the Netherlands for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Influential humanists: The winners of the Goethe Medal 2026
DW Englishby Elizabeth Grenier·28 Aug 2026
Estonian classical music composer Arvo Pärt, Italian literary translator Anita Raja and Greek theater director and actor Prodromos Tsinikoris are the three recipients of the 2026 Goethe Medal, an...
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