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Can the new PKK law bring peace to Turkey?

Turkey’s parliament has passed a framework law for the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). What does it stipulate, why is it controversial and what does it mean for the future of th…

dw.com · 5m ago

Hungary's parliament elects Orban critic as new president

Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly confirmed Andras Baka, formerly the head of the Supreme Court, to the largely ceremonial role of president. New Prime Minister Peter Magyar controversially remo…

dw.com · 5m ago

Disrupted monsoons force India to face climate threat

For generations, India has lived by the rhythm of the southwest monsoon. But with the country hit by dry spells, cloudbursts and deadly floods, climate swings now expose the costs of building for yest…

dw.com · 5m ago

Key issues in Zambia's 2026 general election

Economic recovery, youth turnout, women's representation and judicial independence are among the issues shaping Zambia's vote on Thursday.…

dw.com · 5m ago

Bulgaria drone crash a wake-up call for country's defenses

The explosion of a Ukrainian decoy drone in Bulgaria near the Romanian border reveals gaps in Bulgaria's defenses, raises questions and shines a light on the country's policy shift on the war in Ukrai…

dw.com · 5m ago

Trump pushes overhaul of US policy on vaccines for children

In an executive order, President Trump calls for fewer recommended childhood vaccinations and more spacing between shots. Medical experts say the changes lack scientific backing and could leave childr…

dw.com · 5m ago

Turkey MPs back historic law on reintegrating PKK militants

Turkey's parliament has taken a major step toward ending four decades of conflict with the PKK. The new law sets out how some militants can return to civilian life, but leaves Abdullah Ocalan's future…

dw.com · 5m ago

Colombia earthquake: Death toll rises to over 100

A powerful earthquake, measured at magnitude 7.4, has struck Colombia, killing dozens of people and trapping many under rubble. Cities including Cali, Pereira and Manizales were among the hardest-hit.…

dw.com · 5m ago

Which country is the new Mecca defense pact targeting?

Observers suggest the new alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan won't result in any of the countries fighting for each other. Instead it's about preventing Iran and Israel from regional d…

dw.com · 5m ago

How climate change is reshaping Africa's malaria risk

Researchers say warming temperatures are altering malaria transmission patterns across Africa, creating new challenges for health systems and disease control.…

dw.com · 5m ago

ASEAN closing ranks as cyberscam threat escalates

Southeast Asian governments are searching for a joint strategy against cyberscammers, a criminal industry that has grown too big, too connected and too embedded in ASEAN economies to be solved just by…

dw.com · 5m ago

India: Anger over exam irregularities spreads to Jharkhand

Inspired by the Cockroach movement, young people in India's eastern state of Jharkhand are marching on the state assembly to demand transparency and a probe into alleged irregularities in civil servic…

dw.com · 5m ago

Thai ex-lawmaker shoots local official dead over loan

A former lawmaker confessed to shooting a senior official at a government office over a money dispute, police have said. The incident came just days after Thailand's deadliest shooting in nearly four …

dw.com · 5m ago

Father and sons forced to manually clear rubble in Gaza

Forced to rely on basic tools, a father and his sons are clearing the rubble of their destroyed home in Gaza.…

aljazeera.com · 25m ago

Searching for Survivors After Colombia’s Earthquake

Our Colombia-based reporter Genevieve Glatsky witnesses the search for survivors after a five-story apartment building in the city of Cali collapsed in an earthquake.…

nytimes.com · 30m ago

Deported From the U.S., Trapped in a Prison in Africa

Roberto Mosquera, a Cuban immigrant who has lived in the United States since 1980 and completed a prison sentence in 1996, was arrested by ICE last year and sent to a prison in Eswatini, a country in …

nytimes.com · 47m ago

Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions

The lawsuit is the latest example of organizations pushing back on what they call the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine international law…

independent.co.uk · 52m ago

Relatives mourn victims of Pakistan avalanche

Relatives gathered to mourn the three Nepali mountaineers, Kili Pemba Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa, and Nima Sherpa.…

aljazeera.com · 53m ago

Bipartisan group looks to overhaul Social Security and help save it from financial ruin

The effort, led by Senator Dick Durbin, comes after a report found Social Security will only be able to pay out 78 percent of benefits in 2032…

independent.co.uk · 1h ago

Belarusian opposition politician and scientist Aliaksandr Milinkevich dies at 79

The former Sakharov Prize laureate ran against Aliaksandr Lukashenka for the Belarusian presidency in 2006.…

euronews.com · 1h ago

Rescuers race to find Colombia earthquake survivors as death toll rises

Over 1,100 homes were destroyed when Colombia was struck by its strongest earthquake on record.…

cbsnews.com · 1h ago

US state department has canceled over 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to office

Revocations targeted foreign nationals who allegedly broke terms of their visas, government saysThe US Department of State has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Donald Trump returned to office, q…

theguardian.com · 1h ago

Inside the Secret Service 'shell game' to hide US presidents in plain sight

Elaborate deception operations and decoys are often used to deceive potential threats to the US president.…

bbc.co.uk · 1h ago

CBS delivers update on Tony Romo after his OWI arrest

Romo retired from the NFL and joined CBS Sports as the lead game analyst in April 2017…

independent.co.uk · 1h ago

Pakistan interior minister in Tehran amid talks to reopen Hormuz

Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi has held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran.…

aljazeera.com · 1h ago

Total Eclipse

If you’re in Europe, get ready to gaze at the sky. But not without the right glasses.…

nytimes.com · 1h ago

Iran-US war latest: Tehran hits back at Trump’s claim of ‘complete control’ over Hormuz and says it will stay closed

US leader reportedly hid in a catering truck to fend off an assassination threat while attending Nato summit last month…

independent.co.uk · 1h ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv sends new proposals to Trump’s negotiators for plan to end conflict, says Zelensky

Ukrainian warns Putin is poised to escalate the conflict as air defences run dry…

independent.co.uk · 1h ago

In Gaza’s tents, widows face war’s harshest realities alone

Widows in Gaza struggle alone under displacement, burdened by loss, insecurity, and daily battles for survival.…

aljazeera.com · 1h ago

Fishermen face deadly dangers as Yemen’s Red Sea becomes a warzone

Many Yemeni fishermen have abandoned the trade, seeking safer livelihoods as Red Sea becomes too dangerous.…

aljazeera.com · 1h ago