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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76615121_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BT53 Trump and his supporters argue that their news reporting promotes liberal bias and shouldn’t be supported by taxpayersImage: Saul Loeb/AFP A federal judge Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from halting funding to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). US District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76183717_6.jpg”] North Korea gains critical intel by aiding Russia in Ukraine https://p.dw.com/p/5BT0l North Korea has supported Russia in its war in Ukraine since 2017, when it recognized Crimea as part of Russia. It has since taken Russia’s side diplomatically and has reportedly been supplying it with weapons and munitions for years. In 2024,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76613731_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BSe6 After three recent missile strikes, the situation at the Iranian nuclear reactor at Bushehr (pictured here in 2010) is deteriorating, its Russian managers saidImage: Mehr News Agency/AP Photo/picture alliance There is little doubt that the nuclear threat in the Middle East has risen during the current conflict. During the war, which…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75049186_6.jpg”] Why prosecuting Russian war crimes in Ukraine is difficult https://p.dw.com/p/5BSpX Ukraine is marking four years since the liberation of Bucha, north of Kyiv, where Russian forces committed some of the worst atrocities of the war. Hundreds of civilians were found massacred across the city, although Russia continues to deny responsibility. Oleksandra Matviichuk, a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76332167_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BSPQ An LGBTQ rights group wrote to President Diomaye Faye asking him not to sign the bill into lawImage: Light Oriye Tamunotonye/AFP Senegal‘s official journal on Tuesday showed that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had formally signed into law new legislation on same-sex relations that have proved contentious abroad despite broad political support within…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/67390551_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BSf2 The conversion therapy ban was rejected by 8 justices to 1Image: Jemal Countess/Newscom/picture alliance The US Supreme Court said on Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” was unconstitutional, violating the First Amendment of freedom of speech. Colorado’s law currently bans licensed mental healthcare providers from seeking to change the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76612944_6.jpg”] EU top diplomats in Ukraine to commemorate Bucha massacre https://p.dw.com/p/5BSc2 EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas and Ukraine‘s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha marked four years since the Bucha massacre, highlighting the need for justice for alleged Russian war crimes. Visiting officials reaffirmed solidarity as Bucha remains a symbol of brutality, with over…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76611263_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BSEW Experts estimate the shipment could sustain daily demand in Cuba for nine to 10 daysImage: Yamil Lage/AFP A Russian oil tanker carrying hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil arrived in Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday, providing a small relief to the US-blockaded island nation. The Anatoly Kolodkin docked…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75351126_6.jpg”] African nations abandoning the death penalty https://p.dw.com/p/5BRAA While the picture on capital punishment across Africa is mixed, significant strides have been made to abolish the the death penalty. Zimbabwe became the latest African country to axe the practice in 2024, while Ghana passed a bill in 2023 to replace the death penalty with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75818135_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BRmO In cities like Berlin poverty and crime have become more visibleImage: Carsten Koall/dpa/picture alliance German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke of “an explosion of violence” during a session of the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of parliament, in March, where he was asked about violence against women. He said there was a need to…