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21 Feb
40% of the global population is overweight or obese. Highly processed industrial foodstuffs are largely to blame. But food companies continue to focus on products that are addictive.
20 Feb
The family of Alexei Navalny has reportedly been informed that his body will be withheld for two weeks. Hundreds have been arrested across Russia for honoring the country's most prominent opposition politician.
20 Feb
The wife of Alexei Navalny fears that Russian authorities will not release her husband’s body to cover up his killing. According to toxicologist Marc-Michael Blum, however, it takes weeks if not months until traces of nerve agents are no longer detectable.
20 Feb
Republicans in the US Congress are blocking a multi-billion-dollar military aid package that Ukraine urgently needs in its fight against Russia. Can Kyiv expect a release soon? At the Munich Security Conference, DW spoke with the former Commander of the US Army Europe, Ben Hodges.
20 Feb
A court in the Russian capital ruled Tuesday to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies.
20 Feb
This weekend again saw thousands of Germans hit the streets to show opposition to far-right ideology as President Steinmeier praised civic engagement. Meanwhile, support for the AfD dipped slightly in the latest polls.
20 Feb
The 31-year-old is facing court over an attack on two women near Germany's famed Neuschwanstein castle, one of the country's most visited sites.
20 Feb
US forces said they "conducted five self-defense strikes" to foil attacks from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The rebels have staged multiple assaults on merchant shipping since Israel's war with Hamas unfolded.
20 Feb
European warships and airborne early warning systems are being sent to the Red Sea in response to Houthi attacks on international shipping.
20 Feb
The death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday has sparked anger among western leaders and Kremlin critics. They accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government of being responsible.
20 Feb
Around 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering in southern Gaza, an area Israel is now threatening to attack. At the Munich Security Conference, attendees asked where the Palestinians could go next.
20 Feb
In an interview with FRANCE 24, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he expected that "regardless of the outcome of the US elections", Washington "will continue to be a committed NATO ally". "It is in the security interest of the United States to have a strong NATO," Stoltenberg noted.
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With less than 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics, we’re looking into whether or not they will be a healthy investment for Paris and France as a whole. Will the Games boost the French economy? Or will the costs outweigh the benefits?
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Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including "The Fall Guy" with Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, Philippe Caland's three films "Hollywood Buddha", "Ripple Effect" and "The Guru and the Gypsy", plus Luana Bajrami's "Phantom Youth". We finish with Lisa convincing Eve that a film about old French people is entertaining: Claus Drexel's documentary "Les Vieux", which translates as "Old Folks".
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rge swathes of Asia continue to swelter though a dramatic heatwave that has topped temperature records all the way from India to the Philippines. Bangladesh has faced the hottest April on record, with temperatures forcing millions of children to stay home from school and making working in the scorching heat difficult for millions. The heatwave is also leading to water shortages. But that term is one that water supply expert Isha Ray from the University of California, Berkeley does not like. She has been speaking at a conference in Paris called "Facing Environmental Crisis in South Asia" and told us in Perspective why she thinks the term is misleading.
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Armed assailants kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan's restive northwest, news media reported on Sunday, as the county experiences a surge in violence.
Some 15 men on motorbikes stopped the vehicle of Judge Shakirullah Marwat, according to officials cited by the AP news agency.
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The Philippine Coast Guard alleged China had aimed water cannons at its ship, "directly hitting the starboard astern of the BFAR vessel." The incident occurred in the Scarborough Shoal, which China seized in 2012.