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How Germany can better support young entrepreneurs
Benedict Kurz wants his app to provide an AI-supported tutor to a billion schoolchildren worldwide. But why doesn't Germany have more young entrepreneurs like him?
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:
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Oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies in hit-and-run
Fauja Singh, believed to be he first centenarian to complete a full marathon, has died aged 114 after being hit by a car, media say. He began competitive running at 89 as a way to beat grief-induced depression.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:President Trump: Pharma tariff is coming, Indonesia deal sealed
The US President announced a list of updates concerning US trade tariffs on Tuesday, including a deal with Indonesia and his plans to gradually increase tariffs on pharmaceutical imports.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Olympic and Paralympic medals for 2026 revealed in Venice
The official medals for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were unveiled in Venice on Tuesday, carried by boat to the Palazzo Balbi on the Grand Canal.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Roman-era erotic mosaic panel stolen by Nazi captain during World War II returns to Pompeii
The mosaic - dating between mid- to last century B.C. and the first century - stolen by a Nazi German captain and is considered a work of βextraordinary cultural interest.β
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:EU antisemitism coordinator breached her mandate
Katharina von Schnurbein's view reflects a troubling shift in the function of her office: from protecting Jewish communities in Europe to protecting a foreign government from legal and political scrutiny.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 billion in spending cuts
Senate Republicans voted to progress President Donald Trump's request to cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending on Tuesday, despite concerns.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Georgia's visa-free regime with EU at risk over 'backsliding' concerns
The EU plans to reintroduce its visa regime with Georgia unless Tbilisi curbs democratic backsliding. The European Commission will notify the South Caucasus country of its decision by 31 August.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:What's holding up Germany's power grid renewal?
A key factor in Germany's energy transition is the transfer of electricity from the wind-rich north to the industrial south of the country. But a lack of power transmission lines is proving a massive bottleneck.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Disputes on raw materials and trade overshadow EU-China summit
The EU and China are at loggerheads over a series of trade disputes, including Chinaβs control over the worldβs critical raw materials, ahead of their joint summit in Beijing next week.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Why do β¬300bn of European familiesβ savings leave the EU every year?
The EUβs core challenge is not merely market fragmentation, but a structural underdevelopment of capital markets and a macroeconomic model that exports its own savings. Recognising this distinction matters, writes economist Judith Arnal.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Brazil prosecutor urges Bolsonaro be found guilty of coup
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sought to destroy the "democratic order" after his 2022 election defeat to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has denied the charges.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Ukraine updates: Trump says Kyiv 'shouldn't' target Moscow
Donald Trump says the US is "not looking" to supply Ukraine with weapons to reach deeper into Russia. Meanwhile, the EU has failed to reach an agreement on an 18th round of sanctions against Moscow. DW has more.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Commission in late-night haggling over β¬1.717 trillion EU budget plan
Figure, for seven years from 2028, would represent increase from 1.2 trillion, but could be changed before announcement Wednesday.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:EU backs Trump Ukraine U-Turn but wants US to 'share burden'
The European bloc welcomed a shift in US rhetoric on Ukraine but pressed Washington to chip in. The EU, however, failed to agree on a new round of sanctions on Russia.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:EU tells Trump to βshare the burdenβ of sending Patriots to Ukraine
U.S. president has said Europe should pay for the missile systems Kyiv needs, but the bloc's top diplomat wants to split the bill.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Two men who felled iconic Sycamore Gap tree on UK's Roman Wall jailed for four years
Sarah Dodd, a lawyer specialising in tree law, said it was the first time in the UK that someone had been sentenced to prison for illegally felling a tree.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:EU approves Germanyβs mega spending plan
Germany aims to quickly ramp up spending on infrastructure, security and the military.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:French PM looks to scrap two public holidays in bold bid to cut national debt
MPs will vote on François Bayrou's budget plan in the autumn, in a moment of high risk for the government.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Hungary: Orban's latest hate campaign against Ukraine
After an ethnic Hungarian conscript died in unexplained circumstances in Ukraine, Hungary's leader has renewed his campaign against the neighboring country. DW's research shows he has been spreading falsified videos.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Stolen Roman mosaic with erotic motif returned to Pompeii after WWII
A Roman-era mosaic panel featuring an erotic motif was officially returned today to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii after more than 80 years in Germany.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:French PM Bayrou proposes slashing two public holidays to reduce national deficit
Franceβs public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling 168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU rules.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:EU delays Israel sanctions in 'green light for genocide'
Israel will not face any EU sanctions before September, as diplomats monitor a sketchy Gaza aid deal and human rights groups cry "betrayal".
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Carney concedes any deal with Trump will include tariffs
The prime minister has pledged to forge a new trade and security deal with the U.S.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Russiaβs increasing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine βunbearable,β says top EU diplomat
Moscow is using banned chemical weapons to inflict as "much pain and suffering" as possible to force Ukraine to surrender, Kaja Kallas said.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:EU delays measures against Israel on Gaza despite pressure to actΒ
The EUβs 27 foreign ministers agreed to βkeep a close watchβ on Israelβs compliance with a recent agreement to improve humanitarian aid access into Gaza. They also delayed agreeing on a list of 10 options to respond to Israel's action in Gaza during a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:After huge US cuts, who pays for aid in the Middle East now?
For the first time in 30 years, in 2024, some of the world's biggest spenders on aid and development cut funding. Now aid organizations in the Middle East are forced to seek new, potentially more demanding, donors.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal resigns, paving way for government reshuffle
The Ukrainian parliament is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on the dismissal of Denys Shmyhal's government, amid a reshuffle launched by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this week.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Slovakia demands exemption to drop veto on EU Russia sanctions
Prime Minister Robert Fico says the reassurances provided by Ursula von der Leyen are "insufficient" to satisfy Slovakia's concerns and lift his veto.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Deadly airstrikes hit Gaza, killing dozens of people overnight
Several neighbourhoods in Gaza City came under heavy Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday, with footage showing widespread destruction and mourning at local hospitals.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Le Pen will topple French PM Bayrou if he sticks to Tuesdayβs spending plan
Prime minister earlier announced plans to save billions of euros by making people work on Easter Monday and VE Day.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Trump faces backlash from MAGA base over Epstein files and arms for Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has spent years encouraging dark or harmful conspiracy theories, and that strategy may now come back to bite him.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Michel Barnier running in parliamentary by-election in Paris
The EU veteran has not lost his appetite for French politics.
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Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Next EU budget seen as funding migration crackdown
The next EU budget may end up imposing tougher development aid conditions to force foreign states into complying on migration, warn some in civil society.
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