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Protesters walked off their jobs at Paris's Orly airport, causing around half of the scheduled flights to be canceled. Thousands marched across the country against the pension reform pushed by President Emmanuel Macron....

Popular musician Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, has been shot and killed in Durban on South Africa's eastern coast. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear....

Poland hopes to unblock billions from the EU pandemic recovery funds with its new law on judiciary. While ruling lawmakers endorsed the changes, the struggle is not yet done....

Over 25,000 people have now been confirmed dead following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Rescue teams from Germany and Austria have halted their operations due to the worsening security situation. DW has the latest....

Bayern Munich eased past Eintracht Frankfurt to remain on Wolfsburg's tail and reaffirm the dominance of the top two. Frankfurt are improving but even star striker Laura Freigang admitted they are a notch behind....

Modrow, a leading member of East Germany's Communist party, became prime minister in November 1989. He later served as a lawmaker in reunified Germany's parliament and continued advising the Left Party in his old age....

Over 25,000 people have now been confirmed dead following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Rescue teams from Germany and Austria have halted their operations due to the worsening security situation. DW has the latest....

In April 2019, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burst into flames. Experts from Cologne Cathedral in Germany are helping restore damaged church windows. Time is short as France hopes to reopen Notre Dame next year....

Andrea Cozzolino and Marc Tarabella have been detained. It comes as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and corruption involving the Gulf state of Qatar and several members of the European Parliament....

Toronto Mayor John Tory has stepped down after it wass reported that he had an affair with a staff member....

Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a staunch critic of Nicaragua's government, has been stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to a 26-year jail term....

Lula and Biden showed a united front on safeguarding democracy, after far-right mobs attempted to overturn each of their election wins. They are also set to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine....

The casualty count is climbing by the minute as a humanitarian catastrophe beyond all comprehension unfolds. In southern Turkey, DW's Teri Schultz witnessed both heartbreak and hope....

An draft law from the German government to bring the country in line with EU directives has been stopped for now. The law seeks to protect whistleblowers from facing reprisals....

Volker Trk said he feared that the turmoil in Haiti was not getting "the urgent spotlight" it needed. The Caribbean nation has been mired in turmoil, with armed gangs controlling large parts of the capital....

EU leaders want to prevent migrants from seeking asylum in another country in the bloc if they were already rejected in one. But they are not in agreement on building a wall on the EU's external borders....

The city's mayor is hoping to curb crime by banning smoking marijuana outdoors. Residents have complained that the tourist-fueled nightlife has made the city unlivable....

The US military shot down the object while it was flying over Alaska....

The US military shot down the high-altitude object over Alaska. It is the second foreign incursion into US airspace in two weeks....

The five largest Western oil firms announced nearly $200 billion in profits after the Ukraine war sent energy prices soaring. As China reopens, oil demand is likely to stay strong, alongside calls for windfall taxes....

In light of much-needed aid, President Bashar al-Assad accelerates his ambitions to end Syria's international isolation, have sanctions lifted and return to the international stage....

In light of much-needed aid, President Bashar al-Assad accelerates his ambitions to end Syria's international isolation, have sanctions lifted and return to the international stage....

Iranian authorities brutally cracked down on demonstrations in recent months. But even though the wave of protests has subsided, the spark of resistance is still growing in Iranian society....

The former commanding US general in Europe, Ben Hodges, has told DW that the West should provide Kyiv with fighter jets. He said that providing Ukraine with the planes could lead to a victory for Kyiv within the year....

The government in Chisinau has fallen after a year and a half in office, amid inflation and energy security concerns. The war in neighboring Ukraine has also taken its toll on the small nation....

An Israeli police statement said the suspect was "neutralized,4; adding that five people were injured in the attack....

International humanitarian aid has started to arrive for victims of the earthquake disaster in Syria and Turkey — but it is dependent on donations. An overview of the main aid organizations....

A survey has found that many people in Southeast Asia prefer to engage with the EU amid US-China rivalry in the region. Cambodians particularly viewed the bloc favorably — Malaysians and Indonesians not so much....

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national disaster to fast-track efforts to tackle the country's electricity shortage. The energy crisis has braked growth in Africa's most industrialized economy....

The country plans to host the African Games this August, but 2023 has seen the country's currency depreciate by more than 50%. Should hosting the African Games be Ghana's priority at this time?...

Eintracht Frankfurt might not have the same resources as title challengers Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich, but the club's Austrian defender Verena Hanshaw knows the club can beat them....

The German government has installed a special representative to make deals with African and other countries to help with asylum procedures. Migration experts say they've seen his proposals before....

A war of words has intensified between the government and the judiciary over the issue of judges' appointments and transfers....

Last year's decision by Nigeria's government to introduce new banknotes has triggered a cash crunch, with citizens rushing to ditch the old notes. Some analysts say the move could help reduce election-related corruption....

After a period of unregulated wind power development in Poland, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction: Now, hardly any turbines are being built in the country....

Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg have been presented with challenging draws in the Women's Champions League quarterfinals. If both emerge victorious it would set up the first all-German semifinal since 2015....

While the big five oil companies registered record profits on the back of the energy crisis, relatively little will be reinvested in renewables as climate goals are slashed....

Sergei Furgal, former governor of the eastern Khabarovsk region, was convicted of attempted murder and ordering contract killings of rivals. He ousted a pro-Kremlin official in 2018 by a record margin....

Organizers of the 2022 edition of the internationally renowned German contemporary art show failed to take responsibility for "systematic antisemitism" that arose in part from "a unique but flawed curatorial concept."...

Toni Tapalovic's departure from Bayern Munich hit Manuel Neuer hard, but how significant is the goalkeeping coach and how does a new coach handle the situation?...

A center-right former foreign minister and a diplomat backed by a left-wing party go head-to-head in a runoff election this weekend after no candidate secured a majority in the first round of voting on February 5....

A center-right former foreign minister and a diplomat backed by a left-wing party go head-to-head in a runoff election this weekend after no candidate secured a majority in the first round of voting on February 5....

A coach on its way to Belgium ended up on its roof after skidding off of a highway in eastern Germany. The cause of the incident is not immediately clear....

Nigerian voters go to the polls on February 25 to elect a new president. As the campaign heats up, fact checkers are warning that fake news could impact the poll and damage Nigeria's democracy....

Missile strikes have hit several cities across Ukraine as Russia renews its assault on civilian infrastructure. Ukraine's top general says the missiles crossed into Romanian and Moldovan airspace. DW has the latest....

Missile strikes have hit several cities across Ukraine as Russia renews its assault on civilian infrastructure. Ukraine's top general says the missiles crossed into Romanian and Moldovan airspace. DW has the latest....

Missile strikes have hit several cities across Ukraine as Russia renews its assault on civilian infrastructure. Ukraine's top general says the missiles crossed into Romanian and Moldovan airspace. DW has the latest....

The former Pink Floyd member has raised eyebrows in the past with his comments on the Ukraine war. Now he is under international fire for a speech he gave at the UN Security Council....

A specific species of male orca whales live in a state of perpetual adolescence, to everyone's potential detriment....

While the death toll continues to rise after a devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey, DW looks at some of the worst quakes on record....