World
15 Jan
The US is gearing up for the first big vote of the 2024 presidential campaign. On January 15, Iowa will hold the first caucus of the Republican nominating cycle. Since it looks set to be a shoe-in for Donald Trump, all eyes are on who will come in second. We take a closer look.
15 Jan
Talking Europe interviews the EU commissioner in charge of jobs and social rights, Nicolas Schmit. He speaks to the importance of protecting workers, particularly the "gig" or "platform" workers, whose status is at the core of a dispute between the European Commission and several EU member states.
15 Jan
The storm has grounded flights and left hundreds of thousands without power, while also hampering last-minute events ahead of a key GOP primary in Iowa.
15 Jan
Violence erupted after Ecuador's president declared a state of emergency following a top drug gang leader's escape from prison.
15 Jan
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina winning a fourth consecutive term provides India a sense of continuity and stability for regional security, despite criticism of democratic backsliding, analysts say.
15 Jan
A mudslide in Colombia killed at least 18 people who were trying to take shelter in a house near a road linking Medellin and Quibdo. Others may still be trapped.
14 Jan
The German government is making a U-turn on arms exports. It wants to allow the delivery of Iris-T missiles and Eurofighter fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
14 Jan
The quake has caused some of the strongest tremors on record and devastated a rural and remote region of the country. Landslides and bad weather continue to hamper rescue efforts.
14 Jan
For almost two weeks, the Russian border town of Belgorod has been shelled by Ukraine's army on a daily basis. Dozens of people have died or suffered injuries. DW spoke with some of Belgorod's residents.
14 Jan
Former US President Donald Trump has warned that prosecuting him as a political opponent of his successor and likely election rival Joe Biden, would lead to "bedlam."
14 Jan
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has accused Ukraine of being a neo-Nazi state – with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government often targeted as sympathisers. A video by a German "whistleblower" now accuses the Ukrainian president of buying a former Nazi holiday home that belonged to Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
14 Jan
Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency and warned that the country has entered an “internal armed conflict” due to the drug gang violence. Violence in Ecuador has unleashed a wave of terror among the population.
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Polling stations open in Chad for a presidential election that will bring transition to a close.
