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DR Congo: All sides may be guilty of war crimes — UN probe

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Moroccan activist sentenced to prison in blasphemy case

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Chinese ride atop trucks during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China

Chinese ride atop trucks during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China

Dissent simmers in China despite Xi flaunting military might

Dissent simmers in China despite Xi flaunting military might

After China held a massive military parade in Beijing, a single act of projected defiance has captured global attention.

Afghan men walk on the rubble of a damaged house following a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday

Afghan men walk on the rubble of a damaged house following a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday

Afghanistan quake: Why are women struggling to get help?

Afghanistan quake: Why are women struggling to get help?

Taliban restrictions and cultural barriers have left many women without help after Afghanistan's earthquake.

DW's reporter Edith Kimani and her colleague Abdullahi Ahmed (Trust TV) stand in front of a group of people in a square

DW's reporter Edith Kimani and her colleague Abdullahi Ahmed (Trust TV) stand in front of a group of people in a square

Street debate: What's holding women back?

Street debate: What's holding women back?

This street debate explores the complexities of hustling as a woman in Nigeria.

Palestinians struggle to receive donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025

Palestinians struggle to receive donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025

'I miss eating:' Suffering and starvation in Gaza

'I miss eating:' Suffering and starvation in Gaza

Some children in Gaza are too weak to eat and too scared to hope for a better future. WARNING: Graphic images.

Seen through a small gap in a tent, sitting outside, a woman in brown clothing with a black headscarf, wearing a blue surgical mask and a blue armband, looks at the ground

Seen through a small gap in a tent, sitting outside, a woman in brown clothing with a black headscarf, wearing a blue surgical mask and a blue armband, looks at the ground

En route to Germany, Afghans face deportation in Pakistan

En route to Germany, Afghans face deportation in Pakistan

How quickly they are allowed to travel to Germany is a matter of life or death for many Afghans stuck in Pakistan.

Night-time view of a protester carrying an Indonesian flag and walking past the gate of Jakarta police headquarters, where objects were set on fire during a protest

Night-time view of a protester carrying an Indonesian flag and walking past the gate of Jakarta police headquarters, where objects were set on fire during a protest

Fire at Indonesia government building kills three people

Fire at Indonesia government building kills three people

Indonesian protests against low wages and lawmaker benefits got out of hand, and government buildings were set on fire.

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Press freedom

A free and independent media landscape, a fundamental characteristic of democracies, is protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Two men in suits in a stairwell

Berlusconi family takes over German TV group ProSiebenSat1

Berlusconi family takes over German TV group ProSiebenSat1

The takeover of the TV giant ProSiebenSat1 has stoked fears that media diversity in Germany might be at risk.

A hand points at the cover of a local newspaper in a street stall inAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (November 2021 file)

A hand points at the cover of a local newspaper in a street stall inAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (November 2021 file)

Ethiopia tightens grip on media ahead of 2026 vote

Ethiopia tightens grip on media ahead of 2026 vote

Rights groups are warning of a media crackdown as Ethiopia prepares for its general election in 2026.

DW chief condemns 'unacceptable' attack on journalists

DW chief condemns 'unacceptable' attack on journalists

DW Director-General Peter Limbourg said there was "no justification for threatening press representatives."

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Palestinians hold out their empty pots in front of a charity kitchen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 21, 2025

Palestinians hold out their empty pots in front of a charity kitchen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 21, 2025

Why aid agencies in Gaza are so careful with their language

DW has found that aid agencies avoid words like "occupation," "siege" and "accountability" in their public statements.

A packet of birth control pills

A packet of birth control pills

What does birth control pill have to do with Auschwitz?

The pill gave women new freedom. But its development was based on brutal human experiments conducted in Auschwitz.

A man looks into the camera with red figment drawn across his forehead

A man looks into the camera with red figment drawn across his forehead

India: Hindu nationalists force religious conversions

Right-wing Hindus are pressuring Christians in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state to convert.

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