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UK: Starmer names Lammy new deputy PM in cabinet reshuffle

European Commission fines Google in ad-tech antitrust case

Bulgaria asked to recognize trans' 'lived gender identity'

Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani dies

Portugal mourns Lisbon funicular crash victims

Ukraine: Germany stops short of pledging military commitment

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Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia launched a full-scale war on Ukraine in early 2022, an escalation of a conflict that began with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

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High-angle view of the wreckage of the Gloria funicular in a narrow street in Lisbon

Portugal in mourning after Lisbon funicular crash

Authorities investigate a cable car accident in Lisbon in which at least 16 people were killed.

Leaving the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) speaks to France's President Emmanuel Macron (C)

Ukraine's European allies agree security guarantees

The leaders of France and Ukraine say 26 countries have committed to protecting Ukraine from Russia after a peace deal.

Portrait of Andriy Parubiy is propped up next to the bright yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag at the memorial service on Maidan, Independence Square in Kyiv

Are Ukrainian politicians at risk in their own country?

Russia wants to destabilize Ukraine by assassinating politicians, activists and public figures, experts say.

EU-Mercosur trade deal angers farmers, environmentalists

The trade deal between the EU and the South American regional trading bloc Mercosur still faces resistance. What's next?

Lajos Orsos, a man in a black shirt, stands facing the camera

Hungarian Roma on a mission to help disadvantaged youths

Lajos Orsos is sharing his personal experience in the hope of inspiring others to make their way in the world.

A woman attending Prague Pride wears a rainbow-colored flower necklace and gestures as she dances

Czech election brings anxiety for country's LGBTQ+ community

Czechia's queer community fears that a shift to the right in next month's election could endanger its rights.

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Germany

A painting of a young girl wearing a blonde ponytail and pearls around her head

Nazi-looted art: Who owns this expressionist painting?

Disputed ownership of a work by artist Paula Modersohn-Becker may be the final case for a Nazi-looted art commission.

Poland

Row upon row of old photos are seen on display in an exhibition. The photos are headshots of young Polish men dressed in Wehrmacht uniforms. Some photos are black and white; some are in sepia tones

Were Polish troops in Nazi's military traitors or victims?

An exhibition in Gdansk tells the story of about 450,000 Poles who had to serve in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Russian Federation

Vladimir Putin looks to his right while wearing an earpiece during a meeting with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing, China

What's behind Putin's remarks on Ukraine's EU membership?

Many observers see Putin's comment as disingenuous, aimed at appeasing Trump and playing for time.

Ukraine

A collage of two portraits: on the left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and on the right Russian President Vladimir Putin

Timeline: Russia-Ukraine peace talks fail to materialize

Trump's diplomatic push to end Russia's war in Ukraine has so far yielded little to no result.

France

France's severe heat imperils Mediterranean marine life

Prolonged record heatwaves are scorching the the Mediterranean and threating marine flora and fauna.

Netherlands

Marine Rescue — Boyan Slat's fight for clean oceans

The Ocean Cleanup founder Boyan Slat aims to remove 90% of marine plastic waste by 2040.

Belgium

David van Reybrouck sitting at a desk in a conference room

Goethe Medal 2025 for David Van Reybrouck

The Belgian archaeologist brings fresh views on colonial history and pushes for democratic renewal.

Italy

8 people wearing dresses and suits stand on a red carpet

Dystopian futures and Gaza tragedy in focus at Venice

The 2025 Venice Film Festival will be remembered for films that bravely reflect on the wars and politics of the times.

Spain

A man poses for a picture through the window of the small caravan where he lives in Ibiza

Party island Ibiza suffers housing shortage

Mass tourism and overpriced real estate have been disastrous for island locals, with affordable housing in short supply.

United Kingdom

Six James Bond wax figures in a Berlin museum.

Who will be the next James Bond?

Who will follow Daniel Craig as 007? Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren insist James Bond should continue to be male.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L), Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping appear together at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024

Will BRICS boom under Trump's watch?

BRICS nations will meet virtually next week to coordinate trade retaliation against Trump's tariffs.

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani acknowledges the audience after presenting the Emporio Armani men's Fall-Winter 2016-2017 collection

Giorgio Armani, the minimalist, perfectionist fashion icon

Italian designer Giorgio Armani built an empire with elegant, timeless fashion. He died at the age of 91 in Milan.

A picture of Veronica Duzdova as a child

Slovakia's Roma women forcibly sterilized after giving birth

Thousands of Roma women in Slovakia were sterilized without their consent — causing lasting trauma.

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Flipping the Script: MEPs and EU voters reverse roles

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and voters switch places in the show produced by ENTR and DW News.

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Two shirtless children with closed eyes are portrayed in a sculpture

Children in art: A journey through history

From rulers to angels and street beggars: Why have children been depicted so differently across the centuries?

A woman uses a respiratory mask to inhale the air from a beehive to support her immune system as part of a wellness treatment in Belgrade, Serbia.

Wellness treatments in Belgrade promote bee awareness

Bees are thriving in Serbia's capital with its many flowers. The pollinators are even providing additional services.

How humans made chickens grow and foxes shrink

Since the Middle Ages, domestic animals have grown, while wild animals have gotten smaller, archeologists have found.

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