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  • Uganda: Four children stabbed dead at Kampala kindergarten

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76645865_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Bb4K Ugandan police rushed to the scene of the stabbing: a children’s daycare centerImage: AP Photo/picture alliance Four young children were stabbed to death at a daycare center in Uganda‘s capital, Kampala, on Thursday, local police have confirmed. The toddlers, aged between two and three, were reportedly attacked by a male suspect…

  • Why the sky looks blue – the science behind it

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76429617_6.jpg”] Why the sky looks blue – the science behind it https://p.dw.com/p/5BB9X White light contains many wavelengths; each associated with different colors. Short wavelength blue light is scattered strongly by nitrogen and oxygen molecules in the atmosphere and reaches our eyes from all directions. Long wavelength red light passes through the atmosphere more…

  • Denmark: Warship sunk by Nelson’s British fleet discovered

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76641246_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BaTK Modern technology has been helpful in analyzing the site of the wreckImage: James Brooks/AP Photo/picture alliance The wreck of an iconic Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor where it has lain for over two centuries since being sunk in a battle with the British Royal Navy…

  • Fact check: Donald Trump speaks on Iran, oil and economy

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76640512_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BYd3 A month after the start of the war in Iran, President Donald Trump told Americans the US was ready to ‘finish the job’Image: CNP/AdMedia/picture alliance A month after the start of the war in Iran, President Donald Trump addressed the nation on April 1. Speaking from the White House, he said the…

  • Trump: Core objectives in Iran almost completed

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76635432_6.jpg”] Trump: Core objectives in Iran almost completed https://p.dw.com/p/5BZ77 Donald Trump said the United States is close to achieving its war goals in Iran, which he says will destroy the country’s missile production and ensure Tehran never obtains nuclear weapons. In his first presidential address since the start of the conflict, Trump said…

  • Ukraine’s quiet push: The war gains Kyiv keeps under wraps

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76567489_6.jpg”] Ukraine’s quiet push: The war gains Kyiv keeps under wraps https://p.dw.com/p/5BXN2 While the world’s attention was focused on the US-Israel with Iran, Ukraine has quietly recaptured territory and significantly weakened Russia’s energy infrastructure — hampering the windfall that Vladimir Putin was predicted to receive from soaring crude oil prices amid the crisis…

  • The war gains Ukraine keeps under wraps

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76567489_6.jpg”] The war gains Ukraine keeps under wraps https://p.dw.com/p/5BXN2 While the world’s attention was focused on the US-Israel with Iran, Ukraine has quietly recaptured territory and significantly weakened Russia’s energy infrastructure — hampering the windfall that Vladimir Putin was predicted to receive from soaring crude oil prices amid the crisis in the Middle…

  • Hungary’s government accused of spying on opposition

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76506125_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BXCb The latest revelations have put mounting pressure on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbanImage: Marton Monus/REUTERS The Hungarian election campaign has been in a frenzy for weeks, but this latest scandal has shocked even the most cool-headed observers. Many have described it as a “return to dictatorship and Communist times.” Last week,…

  • US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76634334_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BYIp Rodriguez was formally recognized by the US as Venezuela’s leader in MarchImage: Juan Barreto/AFP The United States has lifted sanctions against Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez, a post on the US Treasury Department’s website said Wednesday. Rodriguez assumed the office after Washington deposed her predecessor Nicolas Maduro — with US forces…

  • Powerful earthquake strikes Molucca ⁠Sea near Indonesia

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76634541_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BY6z One person was reported to have been killed by the falling rubble in the Manado area Image: Tonny Rarung/AFP A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the Northern ‌Molucca ⁠Sea ⁠off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia, early Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. It triggered a tsunami warning for Indonesia as well…