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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76642168_6.jpg”] Beautiful blossoms herald arrival of spring For a few weeks each year, cherry blossoms and other early-blooming flowers transform urban spaces around the globe. The interplay between nature, architecture and culture creates a unique, fleeting magic. Image: Imaginechina/Sipa USA/picture alliance Spring awakening Along the waterfront promenade in Potsdam, eastern Germany, the cherry…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76525081_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BfSn Germany aims to raise the number of active-duty soldiers from roughly 180,000 at present to 260,000 by 2035Image: Federico Gambarini/dpa/picture alliance A new military service law took effect in Germany at the start of 2026 aimed at boosting the strength of the armed forces amid threats to European security in the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76662033_6.jpg”] What is US military doing to bring missing pilot home? https://p.dw.com/p/5Bf9v To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video [analyse_source url=”https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-us-military-doing-to-bring-missing-pilot-home/video-76661507″]

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76660184_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BeuV Authorities ruled out structural failure at the StadiumImage: Connie France/AFP At least one person has died and 60 others were injured in Peru‘s capital, Lima, on Friday night, authorities reported. The incident took place at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, in what appears to have been a crush of fans. What do…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76657794_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BeSy Astronauts captured a stunning shot of the globe, with the oceans topped by swirling cloudsImage: Reid Wiseman/NASA/ZUMA/picture alliance The Artemis II mission successfully continued its lunar flyby path, passing the halfway point between the Earth and the Moon, NASA has said. Artemis II astronauts are the first to fly towards the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76657744_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BeDj Hindu Kush region is a highly seismically active geographic location [File photo: June 2025, Kabul]Image: Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/picture alliance At least eight people were killed in Kabul after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 rattled parts of northern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, officials said. The quake was centered in the Hindu Kush mountain…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/73941841_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BeAC A US Air Force F-15E fighter jet, pictured here, was reportedly shot down by the Iranian military on FridayImage: Ben Walker/CATERS/SIPA/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Two US military planes hit in separate incidents on Friday One of the two crew members of a US F-15E that was…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76651739_6.jpg”] Russia launches new daytime attacks on Ukraine https://p.dw.com/p/5Be41 Russian strikes hit a veterinary clinic near Kyiv, killing around 20 animals as attacks intensify across Ukraine. Kharkiv suffered multiple casualties, while Ukraine says Russia is using Iranian‑made Shahed drones in a deliberate “Easter escalation.” Despite the bombardment, analysts report no Russian territorial gains in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76651550_6.jpg”] Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure https://p.dw.com/p/5BdgO A US airstrike has destroyed a major bridge near Tehran, heightening tensions as civilian infrastructure is protected under international law. President Trump warned of more attacks, while Iran rejected a ceasefire and demanded guarantees and compensation. With medical facilities also hit and both sides…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76637999_6.jpg”] How AI is shaping the war in Iran https://p.dw.com/p/5BdSv The 2026 Iran war  marks a historic shift in global espionage as the CIA and Mossad fuse human intelligence with artificial intelligence. While AI-driven data enabled the high-precision strike on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it also led to catastrophe: a US airstrike on a school…