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Hundreds died and more than 40 people were abducted during Hamas' terror attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel on October 7, 2023. An exhibition commemorates the horror of that day.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Our latest edition of the Secrecy Tracker exposes new cases of EU secrecy: refusals to disclose documents on Israelβs defence funding and its Gaza reports, a so-called 'fair solution' limiting transparency of Big Tech, Ursula von der Leyenβs deleted texts, stalled document-access reforms, and lawsuits over hidden environmental rules.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Forever chemicals are everywhere: bloodstream, drinking water and outdoor clothing. A new study shows that they are also in European officials.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Speaking two years after the Oct. 7 attacks, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says waning Western support for Israeli action in Gaza was predictable.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Macron has no good cards left and appears to be playing for time as France's political and economic crisis escalates.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Russia's president is trying to "intimidate and instill fear" and is waging an "information war" against Germany. Meanwhile, electric cars are set to get a tax break. More on DW.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:The Democratic-led state said the Trump administration's planned troop deployment is unconstitutional. A lawsuit said Americans should not "live under the threat of military occupation" for opposing the president.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:βThe world is in the most precarious and perilous state it has been for decades," the European Commission president tells lawmakers as she urges them to keep her in post.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:The president's unpopularity means those who associate themselves with him risk a beating at France's 2027 election, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:The Ukrainian leader says British-made microcomputers were used in weapons launched at Ukraine this weekend.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:"I am astonished that after everything that has happened in Ukraine, she still thinks this way," a former leader says of ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Lecornu was asked by President Macron to stay on until Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to achieve "stability" for the country.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:The French president gave Lecornu 48 hours to find a path forward despite having accepted his resignation Monday morning.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Lithuania's startups are on the rise with fintechs showing the way. There's hope the sector could become an economic backbone. But more young tech companies will need to take the leap.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Join the puffin patrol as they rescue lost pufflings on Vestmannaeyjar, off the southern coast of Iceland.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:French president Emmanuel Macron is under growing pressure to hold snap elections after close ally SebastianLecornu becamethe fifth French prime minister to resign since parliamentary elections in July2024.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Migrants crossing on small boats should be forced to return to France, said Tony Abbott.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Brazil's leader held a "positive" call with US President Donald Trump, and discussed punitive measures imposed by the US president who has claimed a criminal case against Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was biased.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Far-right Alternative for Germany's Beatrix von Storch and other party leaders seek to strengthen ties to the Trump administration with Washington visits.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and right-wing Motorists for Themselves look to join a coalition government.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:The far-right National Rally is pushing for new elections.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Drones used by the EU's border agency Frontex will only be for border surveillance, the European Commission has stated β after its migration chief Magnus Brunner suggested otherwise.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Watch as mountain biker AurΓ©lien Fontenoy cycles up the Eiffel Tower's staircase to break the world record by nearly seven minutes.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Kyiv says long-range drones have struck deep inside Russia, hitting several targets hundreds of miles from Ukraine. Meanwhile, a perinatal center in Sumy caught fire after a Russian drone strike. Follow DW for more.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Arch-conservative Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister β but challenging political realities may push the nationalist leader toward a more pragmatic approach.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:For the first time, the ICC has found a militia leader guilty of war crimes committed in Sudan's Darfur region more than 20 years ago.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Gold and bitcoin have both hit record highs in recent days. Geopolitical and economic uncertainty are factors, while doubts over the US dollar are attracting institutional investors.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Gold and bitcoin have both hit record highs in recent days. Geopolitical and economic uncertainty are factors, while doubts over the US dollar are attracting institutional investors.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Sara DΓ€britz, one of Germany's most experienced players, will no longer play for the national team. She follows former teammates Alexandra Popp and Svenja Huth in calling time on her international career.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:With a new school for "drone commandos," the massive "Cold Start" drone war games, and an ambitious air defense reform, India is rewriting its military playbook amid challenges from Pakistan and China.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Fears over rights violations have overshadowed Ghana's decision to accept US deportees. Amidst calls to suspend the agreement, analysts fret over the diplomatic implications for the West African nation.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:Franceβs prime minister SΓ©bastien Lecornu has resigned less than a month after being appointed and just 12 hours after presenting his new government. But what led to the resignation and what happens now?
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:A chronicler of the 20th century, from her surrealist experiments with Man Ray to gripping photos from World War II, Lee Miller put her unique stamp on all of her work, as shown at the Tate Britain.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:The October 7 attack by Hamas shook Israel to its core. In response, the country initiated a military campaign in Gaza that has also frequently gone beyond its borders, altering the Middle East's political landscape.
Published on: October 06, 2025 | Source:There is a systemic absence of a genuine European electoral space. As long as citizens are only allowed to vote for national parties, from national lists, presented by national actors, using national symbols, it is unrealistic to expect a European public debate.
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