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Donald Trump speaks to members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C.

Fact check: Is US crime rate higher in Democrat-run cities?

PoliticsSeptember 3, 2025
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News

September 5, 2025

US: South Koreans detained in ICE raid on Hyundai plant

September 5, 2025

US: Trump signs order renaming Pentagon 'Department of War'

September 5, 2025

US court rejects Trump transgender passport appeal

September 4, 2025

US: Florida to abolish all vaccine mandates

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Reports & Analysis

View from under the sea bottom on sun rays shining through water surface

Scientists suspect freshwater ocean beneath Atlantic seabed

Scientists suspect freshwater ocean beneath Atlantic seabed

Massive pockets of fresh water hidden deep beneath the sea could eventually provide drinking water for millions in need.
ScienceSeptember 5, 202502:07 min
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in Alberta in June

Are Canada and India doing enough to repair ties?

Are Canada and India doing enough to repair ties?

India has moved to revive diplomatic ties with Canada, deepening trade and strategic links beyond US dependence.
ConflictsSeptember 4, 2025
A hand holding a sign that reads "I stand with the survivors" is seen in front of the US Capitol

Jeffrey Epstein survivors: 'Release the files, end secrecy'

Jeffrey Epstein survivors: 'Release the files, end secrecy'

Survivors urged Congress to release the Epstein files, saying transparency is the path to accountability.
Law and JusticeSeptember 4, 2025
Survivor Haley Robson (C) speaks at a news conference with alleged victims of disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on September 03, 2025 in Washington, DC

Survivors demand US gov't release all Epstein files

Survivors demand US gov't release all Epstein files

The women claim the Department of Justice is keeping information on the convicted sex offender hidden from the public.
Law and JusticeSeptember 3, 202502:35 min
View of specially designed tables and seats in an otherwise empty assembly hall of a two-story penitentiary building, with a gallery running alongside the entire upper floor and tube lights attached to the ceiling

US town of Leavenworth divided over migrant detention

US town of Leavenworth divided over migrant detention

A dormant private prison in Kansas is at the center of a heated debate, as the owner plans to detain migrants.
BusinessSeptember 1, 202503:28 min
A person holds a smartphone in their hand in an unknown location, on February 27, 2025

Digital taxes put US-EU trade talks under pressure

Digital taxes put US-EU trade talks under pressure

Trump is threatening retaliation over EU tech rules, shaking Brussels’ 15% tariff deal. What cards does the bloc have?
TradeSeptember 1, 2025
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In the spotlight

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.
TradeSeptember 5, 2025
A desalination plant in Israel

Desalination doesn't have to be bad for the environment

Drinking from the sea is essential to securing water supply, and need not have negative environmental impacts.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 3, 2025
Two female Afro-American museum-goers speak into a DW microphone

How Trump wants to change the way US slavery history is told

The White House is pressuring the Smithsonian to make "content corrections" on exhibits depicting slavery and migration.
CultureSeptember 1, 202503:51 min
Rescue of a 3-month-old baby in New Orleans during Katrina. He is being handed down from a roof into a waiting water craft

Hurricane Katrina left lasting legacy for youngest survivors

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, child survivors are still reckoning with the storm's long shadow.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 28, 2025
Photographed in profile against a backdrop of bouquets of flowers, Travis Kelce, a well-built man with a beard, holds Taylor Swift, a young woman with long blonde hair and red lipstick. Her hands are on his cheeks. Both are smiling.

Swift's love story spotlights parasocial relationships

Why are so many people so ecstatic about Taylor Swift's engagement when she's a celebrity they don't even know?
CultureAugust 28, 2025
President Donald Trump wearing a "Trump was right about everything" hat speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025

Fact check: Is the Trump administration rewriting history?

JD Vance misstates World War II history — DW fact checks Trump's distortions from Iraq to museum censorship.
PoliticsAugust 27, 2025
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Living

A film still from 'Sound of Falling': A woman dresses while she looks into a mirror showing different parts of her body, the room features period wallpaper.

'Sound of Falling' is Germany's entry for the Oscars

The Cannes Jury Prize-winning drama by Mascha Schilinski will represent Germany in the best international film category.
FilmAugust 21, 2025
View of a person holding up a tin (L) and a plastic bag (R) filled with gingerbread

US tariffs may ruin Christmas for German gingerbread factory

German gingerbread is baked in summer to be ready for the holiday season. US tariffs could hit Christmas cookie profits.
TradeAugust 20, 202502:41 min
Fashion designer Rudi Gernreich: He's wearing a black overall, buttons open almost down to his midriff, exposing a hairy chest with gold chains.

Who was thong inventor Rudi Gernreich?

The thong was created by Austrian-born designer Rudi Gernreich, who didn't want to sexualize the body, but liberate it.
DesignAugust 19, 2025