Biden says Trump Pentagon stalling transition
US President-elect Joe Biden says that Donald Trump's appointees at the Pentagon are stalling on the transition and warns that the United States faces security risks as a result. After he and…
Dozens of French graves defaced with swastikas
Dozens of tombstones at a graveyard in the French town of Fontainebleau were defaced with swastikas. Jewish gravestones were spared. "Sixty seven graves is huge. It is deeply shocking. It's a despicable…
2020: Dozens of journalists killed in targeted attacks
At least 50 journalists worldwide have lost their lives on the job this year, according to the annual report of media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders. The NGO has warned of an…
Zimbabwean ‘Christmas beetle’ makes a seasonal snack
In Zimbabwean towns, food tastes have become westernised, but in the countryside, there remains a time-honoured tradition of eating insects. The chafer beetle, also called the Christmas beetle, is a dark-red bug…
Uganda sees no end to election-related violence
Tensions are rising as Uganda gears up for a general election. President Yoweri Museveni, in power for 36 years, has changed the constitution to be able to run again. Experts fear the…
Italian fishermen speak of torture after detention in Libya
After languishing in Libyan prisons, the crews of two Italian fishing boats seized by the Libyan coast guard in September were released just before Christmas. Back home, they tell DW's Jacopo Lentini…
2020: Major events that shaped the world
There is no simple way, to sum up this year. Tumultuous, terrifying, wearisome, Resilient, heroic, hopeful? Apart from been a leap year starting on a Wednesday, the year 2020 is the most…
Israeli ambassador to Hungary backs Viktor Orban’s government
In a DW interview, Israeli Ambassador Yacov Hadas-Handelsman condemns anti-Semitic statements made by individual Hungarian politicians. Overall, however, he praises the Fidesz government.…
India: Top court seeks work break for COVID frontline doctors
The Supreme Court has called on the government to allow doctors at the coronavirus frontline to go on leave. Judges said doctors risk suffering a range of mental health issues under the…
Protesters in Nepal decry dissolution of parliament
Nepal's ruling Communist Party has split in two and the president, acting on the recommendation of Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, has ousted the parliament.…