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The Chinese government has issued statements about the importance of peace and positioned itself as a broker between Russia and Ukraine, the Myanmar junta and armed groups, and Iran and Saudi Arabia. But at the same time, they have allowed the export of arms to Sudan and Myanmar and of censorship and surveillance technologies to Pakistan, Kazakhstan and the Solomon Islands.
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EU questions four US platforms over child protection
Amid allegations of insufficient child protection, the European Commission is demanding information from four US platforms. The platforms in question include Apple, Snapchat, Google, and YouTube.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Germany news: Investigators raid homes of Frankfurt police
Investigators have searched the homes and offices of 17 Frankfurt police officers accused of assault and obstruction of justice. Meanwhile, two far-right AfD lawmakers have lost parliamentary immunity.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Israeli troops start pulling back from parts of Gaza
The withdrawal of Israeli troops is part of a deal that also calls for the release of several hundred Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remaining 48 hostages in Gaza. Follow DW for more.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 has gone to Maria Corina Machado. The committee lauded "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:North Korea parade: Is Kim Jong Un stronger than ever?
As North Korea celebrates the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party, Kim's strategy of securing his power with massive nuclear and missile armament seems to have paid off.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Lea Meyer reminds German sport to see athletes as people
Mental health has not always been a top consideration in German sport. But on World Mental Health Day, there are signs of change.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:The Bad Bunny Super Bowl controversy: Why is MAGA angry?
The Puerto Rican superstar has been picked to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show and will perform his set entirely in Spanish, enraging MAGA.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:EU puts off 'chat control' vote amid deep division
The EU Council has cancelled its vote, due next week, on a controversial anti-child sexual abuse regulation, a law popularly dubbed "chat control."
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Israeli government approves hostage release deal
The Israeli military is expected to pull back to new lines within Gaza as part of the deal. The US will also deploy 200 troops to monitor its implementation. DW has the latest.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted
James had previously sued Donald Trump and his company for fraud while he was running for office. She accused the Trump administration of a "desperate weaponization" of the US justice system.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Belgium PM was target of foiled jihadi attack plot
Prosecutors said an improvised explosive device was found in the home of one of the suspects in the Belgian city of Antwerp.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs trade war has India hugging Britain close
The U.S. president's second stint in office is binding the two countries together β and prompting London to look the other way on contentious issues.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Germany: Merz pledges to resist 2035 EU electric car switch
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would oppose the "hard cutoff" currently planned by the EU, aiming to stop registering new internal combustion engine cars by 2035. The goal was already under review and looking fragile.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:3 arrested in suspected terror plot targeting Belgian PM Bart De Wever
Federal investigators are probing evidence of plans to use adroneto deploy an explosive device.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Pelicot rape case appellant sentenced to 10 years in jail
The 44-year-old man had maintained his innocence, blaming Pelicot's husband for "luring" him. Gisele Pelicot told the man in court that she never gave him consent and accused him of cowardice.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Can France learn from Italy to overcome its fiscal crisis?
France's political and economic crisis is deepening. Governments keep falling, budgets can't be agreed and the country's debt pile keeps expanding. Can it learn anything from reformed problem child Italy?
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Top French union leader says entire pensions system should be rebuilt
Marylise LΓ©on urges French political parties to find common ground and avoid "political exhaustion."
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:India: Modi and Starmer hail trade deal during Mumbai visit
Indian PM Narendra Modi said that strengthening ties between India and the UK represented "an example of stability in an uncertain world." Starmer hailed a "new modern partnership" for the future.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:German chancellor hosts auto summit as carmakers bleed jobs
German automakers won fresh incentives to revive demand for electric vehicles during crunch talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Berlin is under pressure to act as German sales slump while Chinese rivals surge.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:What to know about Franceβs political mess
President Emmanuel Macron is set to announce a new prime minister on Friday, but that won't end the crisis.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:EU banks in Russia betting on 'grand bargain', instead of asset-grab
Some EU firms in Russia are raking in money, others already lost billions, as CEOs hedge bets on if the Ukraine war will see a "grand bargain" β or an asset-grab.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:EU Parliament votes to ban veggie burgers β then serves them for lunch
The ink was barely dry on the European Parliamentβs prohibition across the bloc when its own chefs dished up βvegan burgers,β leaving lawmakers choking on the irony.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Congo 'perplexed and disappointed' by EU inaction on Rwanda war
βPerplexed and disappointedβ is the verdict ofThΓ©rΓ¨seKayikwambaWagner, DR Congoβs foreign minister, on the EUβstepidresponse to Rwandaβs warthat continues to rage in eastern Congo.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Football: Indian Super League is at a crossroads
India's top football league stands on the brink of collapse. Could this crisis finally force the sport to rebuild from the ground up?
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:As Trump awaits Nobel Peace Prize verdict, Netanyahu backs him
"He deserves it," the Israeli prime minister says the day before the winner is announced.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Alleged Hungarian spying on EU institutions triggers internal probe
The European Commission will look into allegations Hungary's intelligence service spied on the EU institutions and its staff.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Residents flee Kupiansk as Russia pushes offensive
Some residents have remained even as Russian troops threaten to take full control of Kupiansk. The longer they wait. the more dangerous it becomes to evacuate them. DW spoke with internally displaced people in Ukraine.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Meloniβs lawmakers block prosecution of Italian ministers over Libyan warlord release
The vote reflects the firm control held by the prime ministerβs governing majority.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:How Huawei came in from the cold after being blacklisted by the EU
The powerful Chinese company is back at one of the blocβs most influential lobbies, raising questions over its impact on watering down policies aimed at limiting Beijingβs ability to hack key infrastructure.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Children ordered to evacuate from frontline city
Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of children and their guardians from around the frontline city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, citing an increase in Russian drone attacks.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:MEPs discuss proxy voting for pregnant women and new mothers
The European Parliament wants to allow pregnant MEPs absent from the chamber to vote in plenary sessions. But it's expected that the European Councilβs consent will be difficult.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Hungary found to have sent agents to spy on EU β report
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban secretly sent agents to spy on European Union institutions in Brussels for years, according to a report published by a Belgian newspaper.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Korea: Fading hopes for families split by North-South divide
With North Korea building up ties with China and Russia while growing ever more distant from Seoul, the chances of reunions for families torn apart by the 1950s Korean War look slim.
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