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Just hours before Lionel Messi played his last match for Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo posted his latest salvo in a row with Portugal. Ronaldo wants to play on despite the troubles, while Messi bathed in adulation.
After being chosen for one of the world's most prestigious awards, some Nobel laureates lose touch with reality and suddenly start spouting unscientific nonsense. They're afflicted by what some have called "Nobelitis."
Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. So while the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the poorest countries in the world are banking on solar, wind and water instead.
Families gathered at the Nova music festival site and other attack locations in memory of those killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Aden International Airport came under attack as Yemen's war intensified, with the Houthis targeting key transport hubs.
The Transport Ministry has put forward a five-year plan for improving Germany's ailing railroad infrastructure. Chancellor Merz has voiced solidarity with Israel on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks. DW has more.
Delhi police has beefed up security around the Election Commission of India, likely preparing for another day of 'vote theft' protests. Meanwhile, PM Modi marks 25 years in public service. Follow live.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking a gamble by calling an early election in Spain. The housing crisis, migration and the rise of the right-wing populist Vox party are all likely to dominate the campaign.
Mali's military regained control of the strategic town of Kidal after forcing Tuareg separatists and al Queda-linked jihadists to withdraw following an offensive backed by Russia's Africa Corps.
Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi bowed out of international football with one last goal for his country. For football in Argentina, and indeed across the world, it's the end of an era.
A death row inmate who survived a botched execution last week is conscious and talking in hospital, according to her lawyers, who want to commute her death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
The company's new model, named "Le Chonk," is its first release in five months. Mistral says it outruns some of its Chinese competitors in several areas.
Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in the way of efforts to address climate change.
The European Commission has put forward ideas it hopes will both ease the EU expansion process and allay concerns among existing members. Several countries, not least war-torn Ukraine, are among the candidates.
The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to be transparent about its findings.
Prime Minister Lecornu is pledging to improve schools at a time when the government seeks to save billions. France's dilemma can be seen across the EU: How to cut spending when citizens are demanding more from the state?
The man, a British national in his twenties, was arrested in London in suspicion of "preparing terrorist acts."
The International Olympic Committee has revealed the six other countries intending to bid for the 2036 Olympic Games. This comes after Germany selected Munich as its Olympic candidate.
The former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, has been accused of spying for a foreign country. Never before has a German official of August Hanning's stature been accused of treason.
Paramount has completed an $81 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, as its owner Skydance creates a new entertainment behemoth. Billionaire David Ellison's hostile takeover bid defeated rival efforts from Netflix.
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont fled Spain in 2017 after launching an independence bid. The court's decision means he can return home without fear of arrest after almost a decade in exile.
Eleven years after catastrophic fires prompted promises of tougher action, Southeast Asia is again choking on transboundary haze, raising questions about whether the region has learned the lessons of 2015.
As more women in Iran reject rules on wearing hijab headscarves, hardliners are shifting focus from "morality police" street enforcement towards social pressure in workplaces, services and businesses.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is consolidating power, but he must contend with a regional alliance opposing him and a Tigray conflict that could spill over into Eritrea.
For the first time since the end of World War II, a German state parliament has chosen parliamentary speaker from the far right: Tobias Rausch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Can Xue is considered one of this year's favorites; Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are other strong contenders. But what goes on behind the scenes in the selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature?
The Spanish government has approved a pair of emergency housing decrees, including extended eviction protections and limits on property speculation, after major protests rocked Barcelona.
The patient arrived in Kenya over the weekend from the Democratic Republic of Congo before testing positive for the virus. Health authorities are on high alert and monitoring for more cases.
The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. Some of these viral narratives are misleading.
AI models have repeatedly broken into real commercial and government systems during safety tests during 2026. Cybersecurity researcher Thorsten Holz explains what that means, and why he isn't expecting a robot uprising.
Halzen got the Nobel for his contributions to the IceCube neutrino Observatory and discovery of high-energy neutrinos, described as "ghostly messengers from space."
At a rare public hearing Germany's intelligence agencies identified Russia as the country's most dangerous adversary. The threat from China is also coming into focus. And the homegrown far right also poses a challenge.
Some 256,000 people took to the streets in student-led protests across France. They demonstrated against poor learning conditions and run-down schools.
August Hanning, the man who once led Germany's spy service, is now under investigation for passing on state secrets.
Parti Quebecois has won the provincial election, but fallen short of a majority. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he will seek another referendum on independence, but not while US President Donald Trump is in office.
For the first time since World War II, a far-right party has a house speaker in a German state parliament. And Germany's foreign minister has warned that the climate crisis could fuel extremism. DW has more.
India's opposition is amping up pressure on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged voter roll manipulation. DW has more.
Trump faced criticism from across the political divide after at least $1.5 million in federal funds was spent on TV ads. He says his MAGA Inc. super PAC will pay for future ads.
A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has topped 1,000 cases, with neighboring New York declaring a disaster emergency and mobilizing measures to fight the spread.
The court gave more details on the warrants for four Taliban leaders accused of the crime against humanity of gender persecution of women, girls and the LGBTQ+ community. The Islamist group rejected the warrants.
Australia has used offshore processing centers to deter asylum seekers for more than two decades. As the EU and US pursue similar third-country arrangements, Australia's experience highlights the potential problems.
The breach by the hackers was through the legitimate login credentials of a local company, initial findings suggest. The data of some 8.8 million registered people was compromised.
Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz have written to Ursula von der Leyen, calling for tougher EU mechanisms against unfair trade practices by other states. They name no names but seem to have China or the US in mind.
Romanian authorities did not say what caused the fire, but local media reported that the ship was carrying grain and was hit by a drone.
The Flydubai pilot from Oman suspected of trying to crash a plane in Israel spent time in Oceania as a young man. Police in both Australia and New Zealand said they would investigate his links to the countries.
The euro has fallen to a 17-month low against the dollar. That will make inflation worse in the EU, where political worries and concern over French debt are already troubling investors. Is a fiscal crisis at hand?
Rescue teams searched the crash site after the military aircraft went down in southern Nigeria, with everyone on board now confirmed to have died.
The end of the US military mission in Iraq leaves the Kurdistan region facing a severe security vacuum. As Erbil grapples with deep internal divisions, Tehran is well positioned to make strategic gains.
Germany's top court, which turned 75 this year, is losing the population's trust, surveys show. Some say reforms in the way it picks candidates would help, to also accept candidates nominated by the far-right AfD.
Beijing says its new Laos facility will train pilots. Analysts see a broader signal: China's growing military presence in mainland Southeast Asia.
A worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, and nearly 200 of her contacts are under medical observation. Russian authorities deny a link to the bacterial infection. The US is monitoring the situation.
Jürgen Klopp has done things a little differently since becoming Germany coach. Casting a wider net for talent and trying to connect with players and country haven't made an immediate impact, but he is not bowed.
New technology has stopped votes being cast on behalf of dead or absent voters, and turnout has fallen to a record low. But it was a case of deja vu in Bosnia's elections with the same parties winning.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the award for discoveries that provide new insights into how we might treat blindness, depression, addiction and dementia.
For Pacific island nations, climate change is no distant threat. As seas rise, they're bringing the real-time consequences of a warming planet directly to world leaders in Tuvalu.
More than a third of Israelis have shown symptoms of mental health conditions, a report found. Three years after the October 7 attack, the country's health system is still struggling to come to terms with its effects.
Israel is holding memorial ceremonies nationwide for those killed in the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks and soldiers who died in the ensuing war.
Moscow is already waging a "shadow war" against Europe, the head of Germany's foreign intelligence service says. The Left Party is taking a case over remarks by the CDU's Katherina Reiche to a top court.
The Spanish prime minister had repeatedly insisted he would serve out his four-year term, with elections scheduled for 2027. The move comes after a major defeat for his coalition's proposed housing reforms.
Yemen's internationally recognized government has launched a new military offensive to retake Houthi-held territory, as the Iran-backed rebel group claims new attacks in Saudi Arabia.
The Supreme Court heard pleas against India's beleagured poll body chief over alleged unilateral decisions related to the large-scale revision of voter lists.
The student protests that rocked France last week have prompted authorities to keep up to 500 schools closed on Monday. A teenage boy lost his hand, seemingly while trying to pick up a police tear gas grenade.
Gulf crude exports returned to pre-war levels in September, with producers increasingly relying on alternative routes and ship-to-ship transfers to bypass Hormuz. Iranian exports remain below the pre-war average.
A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, just before departing for China, with the US officials accusing her of spying on Taiwan's president's son.
Following a suspected terrorist plot targeting the UK's Fairford airbase, the US Air Force withdrew all its B-1 planes from the site.
Thousands of Imran Khan supporters have begun a trek to Islamabad to demand he be freed as Pakistan's political leadership remains in deadlock. The government has set up roadblocks to keep protesters at bay.
An Anthropic report says the AI model Claude was used in pro-Russian campaigns in the Central African Republic. Similar allegations were raised for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan and Mali.
US President Donald Trump has chosen members to lead a new AI task force to coordinate the administration's response to the rapidly evolving technology.
Authorities warned of extreme danger around Barcelona and Girona, with rivers at risk of overflowing and residents urged to stay indoors.
The Japanese government has lodged an official protest with Washington after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Okinawa — where incidents involving US service personnel are not uncommon.
Bosnia-Herzegovina's three-member presidency is set to be dominated by nationalists from the three major ethnic groups, including Zeljka Cvijanovic, backed by disqualified Serb secessionist leader Milorad Dodik.
As air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, Chancellor Merz called on President Putin to end his "senseless war" and announced new measures to support Ukraine, including plans for joint Ukrainian-German drone production.
Reports indicate Ethiopian government forces have made advances against a northern rebel group. Renewed fighting has raised fears the conflict could spill over into the wider region.
One person has died and two others have suffered burns in a fire near the main access route to the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
Populist Flavio Bolsonaro has secured a thin lead over incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but the next president of Brazil will be decided in the runoff round, according to the country’s electoral court.
Days after US President Donald Trump signed a voluntary pact with artificial intelligence giants, a former OpenAI worker said his industry needs the same safeguards as nuclear power or aviation.
For years, Pakistan supported the Taliban in Afghanistan. But now Pakistan is bombing its neighbor. How the former allies became adversaries and why negotiations keep failing.
Prison commissioner Frank Strada insisted his team followed protocol, even after two doses of anesthetic failed to kill convicted murderer Christa Pike. He is set to leave his post this month.
The pair were arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur and later charged with plotting to attack Jewish targets in Manchester.
Organizers estimated that 500,000 people turned out in the streets of Madrid to demand affordable housing. Similar protests were held in around 50 other Spanish cities.
A warrior emperor who ruled the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages, Czar Samuel is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity. But his remains have been in Greece for decades – and he is also claimed by North Macedonia.
Authorities in Spain rescued some 90 people after heavy rain sparked flooding in the town of Madrigueras. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his condolences to the family of a 102-year-old woman who died.
Nearly half of Germans view former Chancellor Angela Merkel as better suited to handle Germany's challenges than current Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Also, today is the last day of Oktoberfest in Munich. DW has the latest.
As Moscow intensifies attacks on Kyiv and other cities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to hit Russian energy infrastructure.
Fatima Zahra Mansouri has been chosen as Morocco's first female prime minister. Is her appointment a kind of symbolism, to show Morocco in a positive light? Or could Mansouri bring genuine changes for Moroccan women?
Three women journalists say police officers sexually harassed them as they covered protests demanding the resignation of India's election chief. Meanwhile, LGBTQIA influencer Mad Sandhu was shot dead in Amritsar.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is governed by a system established after the Bosnian war — more than 30 years ago. Ethnic divisions, a complex administration and European integration all shape the country's political reality.
Latvia's prime minister, Andris Kulbergs, looks set to retain power after his party appeared to score the country's biggest election victory since independence.
A new study highlights persistent structural disparities in wealth and leadership positions between East and West Germany, 36 years after reunification.
The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car.
The man, who stabbed his fellow pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai flight, was reportedly barred from flying in his native Oman over security concerns.
The US and Australia have announced a halt to their consular services in Brazil beginning Friday. The news comes two days before Brazilians head to the polls to vote in the high-stakes presidential election.
Lawyers for Christa Pike said she's unconscious and on a ventilator after a botched execution attempt. Pike is believed to be the first person to have survived the administration of lethal drugs in the modern era.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military has said.
The suspect was already charged with the killing of Reform UK's Ann Widdecombe.
An 2024 alleged gang rape at the prestigious Cornell University has gained national attention after the accuser, identified only as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit. A special prosecutor has been appointed to handle the case.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Captain Smit Machchhar via video call. Meanwhile, authorities in the UAE and Israel said an investigation is making progress.
Spain's minority government suffered defeat in parliament as it tried to push through a pair of emergency measures aimed at making housing more affordable. A pensioner's eviction and protests led to the bid.
The award-winning documentary "NAZA" continues to spark controversy in Israel. The Israeli military has now published a multi-page statement calling the film's portrayal "distorted."
The ruling overturns a move by the Central Elections Committee to ban four parties. The conservative Muslim Ra'am party could serve as the kingmaker following the next elections.