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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76885459_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JUFh Chinese oil purchases are a critical lifeline for IranImage: CHINATOPIX/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance China has pushed back on what it called “illegal unilateral sanctions” after the US announced new measures earlier this week to cut off all potential sources of revenue to Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday described the sanctions package…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78155253_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JOcT The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is leading strongly in the polls and hopes to form a state government for the first timeImage: M. Gränzdörfer/Agentur Matthias Wehnert/IMAGO The Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6 could make history. For the first time, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could become the strongest party…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78446632_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JTXK Many DW social media users paint a bleak picture of life in RussiaImage: Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Fuel shortages are disrupting daily routines. Discontent over pay is rising as job prospects weaken. Planning for the future has given way to short-term coping as anxiety spreads in Russia. Even Russia’s major pollsters, including…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/63323822_6.jpg”] Will Elon Musk give Ukraine Starlink’s eyes over Russia? https://p.dw.com/p/5JThE Despite Elon Musk‘s polarizing reputation and controversial involvement in US politics, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine’s highest honors. The reason is Starlink, Musk’s satellite internetnetwork, which has become vital to Ukraine’s defense against Russia.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76813071_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JD67 The Caspian Sea is under enormous pressureImage: Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/IMAGO Some of the world’s largest lakes could shrink substantially within this century, with far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and roughly a quarter of the global population living in affected regions. Although restoration efforts have proved successful in some cases, many inland bodies of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78521468_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JSkq Khalid Shiekh Mohammed in US detention in 2017Image: AP Photo/picture alliance Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the terror attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, has been given a trial date. Mohammed was captured in 2003 and has spent nearly 20 years in detention at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. A…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78518329_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JSCL Police in Caen are investigating whether the incident was intentional [File photo: April 2025]Image: Sébastien Dupuy/AFP A person drove a car into a crowd in the northwestern French city of Caen on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring about a dozen others, firefighters and police said, according to the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78284700_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JQzi As temperatures climbed past 40 degrees Celsius across southern Europe this summer, scientists say such extreme heat is increasing due to human-caused climate changeImage: Tiziana Fabi/AFP As a summer of European extreme heat draws to a close, politicians are looking back at the toll. Germany recordedaround 14,000 heat-related deaths, almost two-thirds in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78514912_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JRK5 Tim Curry had a stroke around 10 years ago and suffered severe health issues ever since [FILE: August 2016]Image: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Photo/picture alliance Actor Tim Curry died at the age of 80, Variety, TMZ and other celebrity news outlets reported on Wednesday.  A cause of death was not immediately given but…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/61134520_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JIuC Magdeburg is the state capital of Saxony-AnhaltImage: Heiko Kueverling/Zoonar/picture alliance Saxony-Anhalt, one of Germany’s 16 federal states, boasts a rich cultural and historical heritage: Many of the world-famous architects associated with the Bauhaus in Dessau lived and worked here. The towns of Eisleben and, above all, Wittenberg preserve the memory of the great…