World
11 Jan
Just as everything seems to be getting more expensive through inflation, many Germans have a huge secret stash of cash just waiting to be tapped into. What are they waiting for?
11 Jan
After weeks of rain and flooding, a dry spell and frost are welcome, but the problems are not over yet. And it seems unlikely that the already squeezed government budget will be able to help.
11 Jan
In Poland, the pro-European coalition under Donald Tusk is set to take power, ousting the right-wing populist Law and Justice party that has governed for eight years. The transition is a relief for many in the country, and marks a comeback for Tusk as prime minister.
10 Jan
Six Ukrainian Children Returned From Russia Under Qatari Deal. Qatar ambassador to Russia, Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser al-Thani and Alexey Ghazaryan of the Russian Office of the Commissioner for Children's Rights, meet Ukrainian children and their family members at the Qatari embassy in Moscow, Dec. 5, 2023
10 Jan
A shortage of labor in Germany has driven major employers to search for staff outside the country. National railway operator Deutsche Bahn is recruiting to fill 25,000 open positions.
10 Jan
The miscarriage of justice came to light in 2019 when the High Court ruled that the Horizon software was to blame and the government ordered an inquiry into the affair in 2020.
10 Jan
Commuters in Germany are facing a day of delays and disruptions, as train drivers strike and farmers block roads.
10 Jan
Three months on from the October 7 Hamas attacks and Israel's counteroffensive in Gaza, the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave is increasingly dire. The death toll continues to climb and the injured are struggling to receive adequate treatment in hospitals on the brink of collapse.
10 Jan
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has just been re-elected for a fifth term in a vote boycotted by the opposition. Since she came to power in 2009, at least 600 people have disappeared, including opposition activists, businessmen and members of the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to Human Rights Watch.
9 Jan
Fires are common among the cramped, bamboo-and-plastic structures of Bangladesh's refugee camps. But authorities believed the blaze, which coincided with elections, could also be a case of arson.
9 Jan
Pyongyang fired another 60 artillery rounds following the more than 200 fired the day before. Tensions between north and south have been escalating for months.
9 Jan
Farmers' protests have a long tradition in Germany. And today again, there are deliberate attempts by right-wing extremists to use farmers' anger for their own ends.