In an exclusive report from inside Iran, witnesses told DW how recent mass demonstrations escalated into deadly clashes. Mass protests, a deepening economic crisis and a tense military standoff with the US have strained Iranian officials' hold on the Islamic Republic in recent weeks. As clashes between demonstrators and security …

A recent series of terror attacks in Balochistan, a mineral-rich region of Pakistan struggling with a separatist insurgency, poses a grave challenge to Islamabad. A wave of simultaneous gun attacks and suicide bombings targeting schools, banks and security installations in Pakistan's Balochistan province over the weekend has killed 50 people, …

Katie Uhlaender says she was unfairly denied the chance to reach her sixth Winter Olympics by rivals Canada. The top sports court has now blocked the US skeleton athlete's latest effort to compete. US skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender has told DW that she is "extremely disappointed" after her last-ditch attempt …

New releases from the Epstein files show the former Labour Party politician shared political information with the convicted sex offender. Police are reviewing reports of misconduct. Peter Mandelson, a former heavyweight of the UK political scene, is stepping down from his position in the House of Lords in light of …

Petro's visit comes as Trump has accused him of pumping cocaine into the US, while the Colombian leader has been a vocal critic of US actions in Venezuela. But the meeting seemed to go far better than expected. Colombian President Gustavo Petro met US President Donald Trump for the first …

It's been nearly 40 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall but you can still buy pieces of it in the German capital as souvenirs. Are they genuine? When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it sealed the fate of East Germany. People wasted no time and started hacking …

A new WHO study suggests more than 7 million cases of cancer in 2022 were preventable. Nearly 40% of all the cases that year were caused by modifiable risk factors — behavioral and environmental factors we can change. "We now have the information to prevent cancer before it starts," said …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting three Gulf states within just 72 hours. He is pursuing new "strategic partnerships" — as Germany's friendship with the United States is becoming increasingly fragile. The fact that the key Gulf states — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — are …

Iran's president has issued the clearest indication he'd like to enter renewed nuclear talks with the US and others. But this comes amid mixed diplomatic messages, large anti-government protests, and maritime tensions. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he'd instructed his foreign minister to "pursue fair and equitable …

The move comes after Donald Trump stepped back on his insistence that the US must control Greenland to ensure national security. Greenland has warned the US still wants to control the strategic Arctic island. NATO on Tuesday said "planning is underway" for an Arctic mission, coming weeks after US President …