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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanOktoberfest back on after Munich bomb scare
Explosions and a fire at a detached house in northern Munich triggered a large police response. The suspect was found injured and later died, but authorities found no link or threat to the Oktoberfest beer festival.
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Trump's Gaza plan finds Indonesia, Pakistan as Asian backers
The governments of Asia's largest Muslim-majority countries are backing the US president's peace plan. But, amid public backlash, will that support come at a cost?
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:Germany news: Oktoberfest reopens after Munich bomb scare
Germany's world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival was closed to visitors for much of Wednesday, following a house fire and suspected suicide with a potential link to the event. DW has more.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:Greece: Nationwide strikes disrupts services across country
Protesters are striking against new proposed labor laws that would allow firms to seek 13-hour working days.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:'Chunk' wins Fat Bear Week 2025 award in Alaska
The bulky brown bear from Alaska won the online competition by more than 30,000 votes despite a broken jaw impeding his pre-hibernation gorging. Voters also apparently forgave and forgot last year's infanticide.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:Listen: EU leaders debate 'drone wall' in Copenhagen after airspace violations
Today, Europeβs leaders gather in Copenhagen under unusually tight security, with Denmarkβs prime minister Mette Frideriksen stressing that Europeβs βhybrid warβ isnβt some abstract concept, itβs already playing out in the skies above us. But what else is on the agenda?
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:Bulgariaβs rule-of-law crisis could be Europeβs next headache
The EUβs latest rule-of-law drama isnβt in Warsaw or Budapest β itβs brewing quietly in Sofia. Unlike Poland and Hungary, Bulgaria isnβt rewriting or bending its constitution to political will, nor is it openly defying Brussels. Instead, it is preserving the form of the law while hollowing out its substance.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:European leaders in Denmark talk drones, Ukraine funding
EU leaders met in Denmark to discuss how best to counter drones after mysterious flights in the Nordic country. Ways to fund Ukraine during Russia's invasion were also a focus of the meeting. DW has more.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:Study: How October 7 changed Jewish life in Germany
A new study reveals that the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel significantly impacted the everyday lives of Jews and Israelis in Germany. The authors of the report are urging more protection against discrimination.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:'Cementing over our own future': Europe's nature loss is 600 football pitches daily
Every year, Europe loses 1,500kmΒ² to construction. Green spaces that once sheltered wildlife, supplied food and removed carbon from the atmosphere at an alarming rate, a new investigation reveals.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:Gaza flotilla to livestream any Israeli attack, as EU leaders meet on sanctions
The Gaza aid-flotilla is to live broadcast Israel's likely attack in the next 48 hours, as US diplomacy threatens further delays on EU sanctions against Israel.
Published on: October 01, 2025 | Source:Haiti: UNSC votes to bolster forces to fight gangs
The UN Security Council has voted to more than double the international force to help stop worsening gang violence. Armed gangs have taken control of almost all of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Bridget Phillipson calls out βinsultingβ campaign of deputy leadership rival
Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, has hit back at her Labour deputy leadership rival, Lucy Powell, by suggesting she is βinsultingβ Angela Rayner and John Prescott in her campaign.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Britainβs Labour Party decides to let Keir be Keir β whoever that may beΒ
The under-fire British prime minister tried to assure both flanks of his party he has their back.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Conservative MEP launches petition to ban Islamic headscarves in European ParliamentΒ
Charlie Weimers says he expects broad support for his initiative, but other lawmakers slammed it as sexist and Islamophobic.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Listen: What the Gaza peace plan means for Palestinians, Israel, and Hamas
After a meeting at the White House, Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu have presented what theyβre calling a 20-point peace plan for Gaza. But is this really the start of peace?
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Congo: Death sentence for former leader Joseph Kabila
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia by a military court. He was found guilty of treason and complicity with the M23 militia.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Trump will wield his βstickβ to punish Putin, says Finlandβs president
Alexander Stubb, Trumpβs European golf buddy, says America is hardening its support for Ukraine.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:UK βnew townsβ could still be awaiting residents by the next election, minister suggestsΒ
Housing Secretary Steve Reed said there would be 'spades in the ground' on three sites by 2029, but that he could only 'guess' whether anyone would be calling the towns their home
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Judge excoriates Trump in blistering decision calling efforts to deport pro-Palestinian academics illegal
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administrationβs effort to deport pro-Palestinian academics is a deliberate attack on free speech meant to βstrike fearβ into non-citizen students and chill campus protests. βThe effect of these targeted deportation proceedings continues unconstitutionally to chill freedom of speech to this day,β U.S. District Judge William Youngconcluded, in [β¦]
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Tony Blairβs role in Gaza peace plan sparks fierce responses from his Labour colleagues
Prominent members of Starmer's Cabinet applauded the former Labour leader's involvement despite misgivings from critics.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Pfizer, Trump strike drug pricing deal
The deal is a victory for Trump who has pressured drugmakers to voluntarily comply with his policy priorities. If not, they will likely face regulation or high tariffs.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Greece faces general strike amid contentious labor market reform
Greek lawmakers could soon introduce the 13-hour workday. But workers and unions vehemently reject the plan. They have announced a general strike for Wednesday.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Top Starmer ally says that forthcoming book about Labour Together will βwhitewashβ Corbyn antisemitism concernsΒ
Steve Reed, the housing secretary, told POLITICO that journalist Paul Holdenβs book 'The Fraud' would 'whitewash the antisemitism scandal that happened under Jeremy Corbyn.'
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:How India and Pakistan let war spill onto cricket field
The animosity between India and Pakistan bubbled over at the Asia Cup finals in Dubai, showing that cricket is more than just a game when played between the two regional rivals.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Trump tells generals US faces 'war from within'
US President Donald Trump told military leaders that they would also be involved in "straightening up" Democratic-led cities. Meanwhile, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Ukrainian diver held in Poland over Russian pipeline blasts in Baltic Sea
The man, named as Volodymyr Z, was detained in the early hours of Tuesday near Warsaw.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:South Africa's ambassador to France found dead in Paris
Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel "Nathi" Mthethwa's body was discovered outside a Paris hotel. His death is being treated as a possible suicide, the local presecutor's office says.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:EU funding may reach human rights abusers in north Africa, warns leaked document
EU funds spent abroad to tackle irregular migration may end up benefiting people slapped with international sanctions for rights abuses, according to a leaked internal European Commission document.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:What's next for Timor-Leste as it joins ASEAN?
Timor-Leste has tried for years to join Southeast Asia's most significant regional body, hoping it would pave the way for more investment in the country.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:The Draghi report is not holy scripture
The problem is that scripture is beyond criticism. The Draghi report should not be. Ten months into the Trump presidency it has not aged well, and the report should be debated, challenged, and improved β not treated as gospel, explains Michael Meyer-Resende.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Trump gives Hamas '3 to 4 days' to accept plan
US President Donald Trump said that Hamas must quickly decide whether to accept the terms of his Gaza peace plan. Otherwise, Israel will be given the green light to take whatever actions it deems necessary. DW has more.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:Republika Srpska: Milorad Dodik paves the way for presidential election
After dominating politics in Republika Srpska for 27 years, Milorad Dodik is stepping down in the face of national court rulings and international pressure, paving the way for a presidential election on November 23.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:'Eco-EU' up against US oil and Russian reactors in Africa energy plan
Europe, the US and Russia are each taking different paths as they offer energy financing to African governments, explains Africa correspondent Ben Fox.
Published on: September 30, 2025 | Source:EU leaders to discuss financial fix to funnel frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
EU leaders to discuss new plan to turn Russiaβs frozen central bank reserves into interest-free loans for Ukraine β using them as collateral without formally seizing the funds.
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