August 15, 2024

Feminist messages behind film set in rural India
Feminist messages behind film set in rural India

Feminist messages behind film set in rural India

Kiran Rao, director of "Laapataa Ladies," a film set in rural India and packed with subtle feminist messages. She tells us what inspired her to make the movie and how comedy was…
1 month ago
Thai prime minister dismissed for violating ethics rules
Thai prime minister dismissed for violating ethics rules

Thai prime minister dismissed for violating ethics rules

Thailand's Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over a controversial Cabinet appointment. DW spoke with journalist Matt Hunt in Bangkok about the surprise verdict.…
1 month ago
Freed Russian dissidents speak with reporters in Bonn
Freed Russian dissidents speak with reporters in Bonn

Freed Russian dissidents speak with reporters in Bonn

Three Russian prisoners freed on Thursday as part of a major prisoner swap have held a press conference at DW's headquarters in Germany. Opposition activists Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin and Andrei Pivovarov…
1 month ago
Deepfakes
Deepfakes

Deepfakes: Manipulating elections with AI

Political deepfakes are becoming a growing problem. Photos, audio recordings and videos that have been manipulated or even created with AI are being used worldwide to slander political opponents — and the…
1 month ago
Mpox is global health emergency
Mpox is global health emergency

W.H.O : Mpox is global health emergency

World's Health organization Director-General has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency…
1 month ago
Uproar in India over Spanish tourists gang rape
Uproar in India over Spanish tourists gang rape

Uproar in India over Spanish tourists gang rape

The woman was camping with her partner in the Dumka district in eastern India when they were assaulted. The couple had been touring on motorbikes at the time.…
1 month ago
Army destroys illegal refineries, seizes crude oil
Army destroys illegal refineries, seizes crude oil

Nigeria: Army destroys illegal refineries, seizes crude oil

Nigeria is Africa's leading energy producer but large-scale oil theft and pipeline sabotage have decreased output in recent years — reducing exports, crippling government finances and posing a serious challenge for President…
1 month ago
Iran's Pezeshkian unlikely to bring reform
Iran's Pezeshkian unlikely to bring reform

Iran’s Pezeshkian unlikely to bring reform

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won the runoff vote for Iran's presidency. He garnered 16 million votes ahead of hard-liner Saeed Jalili, who got fewer than 14 million.…
1 month ago