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Erdogan gives every Nato leader personalised gun as farewell gift at Ankara summit

The engraved firearms were accompanied by live ammunition and a cleaning kit…

Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria’s voting rights

The global chemical weapons watchdog has reinstated Syria's voting rights, rewarding Damascus for engaging constructivel…

Australia to sell uranium to India more than a decade after deal stalled

Agreement is aimed at boosting Australia’s mining industry and bolstering India’s nuclear-power generation…

Iran after Khamenei: A new order takes shape

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has inherited a political system that his father spent decades building and…

Khamenei successor has yet to be seen as late ruler's funeral comes to a close

US and Iran have resumed strikes, threatening a return to full-scale war. The fighting also came with Iran preparing to …

Nato chief Mark Rutte claims that Trump trashing European allies is ‘like a family argument’

Rutte previously raised eyebrows by calling Trump ‘daddy’ at last year’s summit…

In Japan, authorities question dependence to air conditioning

In Japan, air conditioners are everywhere in people’s daily lives. 100% of subway lines are air-conditioned, as are 90% …

Trump confuses Iran for US ally in Zelensky Q&A: ‘We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan’

The president also confused Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he was seated next to, and the Ukrainian president’s arch foe, Vlad…

Voices: As a chef, I can take access to water for granted. But it is everything for mothers forced to risk their lives giving birth

In Malawi, broadcaster Andi Oliver sees the transformative impact on clean water can have on communities where having a …

Poll finds most Jewish Americans feel abandoned by both political parties

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most Jewish adults don’t feel we…

US midterms: Democrat exits key Senate race after rape claim

Democrat Graham Platner, an oysterman running for the US Senate in Maine, suspended his campaign after he was accused of…

Iran to bury slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as week-long funeral ceremonies draw to a close

Iran's slain ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday will be buried at the country's holiest shrine in Mashhad after a …

Trump takes a break from posting footage of Iran bombings to show off latest tacky additions to West Wing

President Donald Trump promotes new White House signage and maple trees on Truth Social as resumption of hostilities wit…

Germany news: Man jailed over killing of train conductor

A verdict has been delivered in a trial that drew national attention and raised concern about train staff safety. Meanwh…

Germany: June heat wave linked to 5,000 excess deaths

Several other European Union countries reported thousands of additional deaths as June 2026 officially became the hottes…

UK pop singer Bonnie Tyler, famed for 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', dies aged 75

White House breaks silence on explosive Iran World Cup visa row

Andrew Giuliani, ​Executive Director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, said the cross-border logistics ‌w…

Oil prices stabilise after renewed US-Iran strikes rock peace hopes

Oil prices fell on Thursday after a surge the previous day triggered by US President Donald Trump's declaration that the…

Trump threatens, praises and reassures allies at NATO summit

In Turkey, the American president, after criticizing Spain and reiterating his ambitions regarding Greenland, reaffirmed…

Renewed US-Iran hostilities highlight Tehran's deep mistrust of negotiations

The exchanges of strikes in recent hours have bolstered the arguments of the ultraconservative wing of Iran's theocratic…

From ‘America First’ to ‘Donroe Doctrine’? Trump’s Latin America pivot raises eyebrows

Trump's administration sought on Wednesday to rally Latin American nations behind a revamped Monroe Doctrine, the 19th-c…

‘He did not deserve to die’: Family pleads for truth after latest fatal ICE shooting

The shooting happened Tuesday in Magnolia Park, a neighborhood that has been a hub for Houston’s Mexican American commun…

Is the Strait of Hormuz still Iran's trump card?

Iran's latest attacks show it can easily disrupt shipping, energy markets and draw in Gulf neighbors. DW asks how much l…

India news: Modi clinches uranium supply deal with Australia

India's nuclear energy ambitions have received a fresh impetus from its Indo-Pacific partner Australia. The two nations …