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What to know about Israel’s controversial death penalty bill
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76586999_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BOyn Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (left) backed far-right minister Ben-Gvir’s death penalty billImage: Oren Ben Hakoon/REUTERS Israel‘s parliament, the Knesset, on Monday passed legislation making the death penalty by hanging the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians found guilty of murdering Israeli citizens. A total of 62 of 120 lawmakers backed the bill, including…
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Film shows Chibok mothers’ enduring courage
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76598399_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BOdi Nigeria’s Red Cross was on hand in the area on MondayImage: Stringer/REUTERS The Plateau State government in central Nigeria declared a two-day curfew in the Jos North Local Government Area after an overnight attack in the Angwan Rukuba district of the city. It said the curfew would remain in force until…
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Berlin under pressure to fix pensions, health care and taxes
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/74903011_6.jpg”] Berlin under pressure to fix pensions, health care and taxes https://p.dw.com/p/5BOer Germany faces mounting pressure to deliver long‑overdue reforms as global crises, economic strain and election setbacks challenge the governing coalition. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil shifts toward the political center, calling for more work and pragmatic debate, while the far‑right AfD gains…
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Trump issues new threat to Iran’s energy sites
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/74143635_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BO9z Trump maintains strong ties with Pakistani leaders and has hosted them at the White House Image: Government of Pakistan Pakistan has intensified its diplomatic outreach to become a key mediator in the US-Israel war with Iran, using its strategic relationships with Iran and the US to serve as a mediator. Despite no…
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WEF 2026: Can Europe defend itself?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76588447_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BNr2 Pistorius (right) has a vision for a new alliance of middle powers that includes Japan, Singapore and Australia alongside GermanyImage: R. Ebbighausen/DW During his eight-day tour to the Indo-Pacific, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius repeatedly emphasized the importance of the rules‑based international order — the shared structures that have underpinned global cooperation…
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Finnish police say stray Ukrainian drone carried warhead
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76595669_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BO8L Two drones crashed near Kouvola in southern Finland on Sunday, one of which was later identified as being UkrainianImage: Sasu Jarnstedt/AFP A Ukrainian drone that crashed in southern Finland was found to have carried an unexploded warhead, Finnish police said on Monday. There were no reports of injuries or damage from…
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Journalists under fire in the occupied West Bank
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76591949_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BN5u The encounter happened near Tayasir where settlers have established an outpost considered illegal under international lawImage: Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/picture alliance The Israeli military has suspended an entire reserve battalion following a clash with journalists from the US broadcaster CNN in the occupied West Bank. The army’s top commander called the incident a “serious ethical…
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Could the war in Iran benefit Ukraine?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76578857_6.jpg”] Could the war in Iran benefit Ukraine? https://p.dw.com/p/5BN4l Over the last few days, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been touring the Gulf states in an effort to gather support for Ukraine’s war against Russia, meeting leaders who are themselves now facing drone attacks from Iran. Since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine…
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India news: Delhi police arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba commander
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/72355612_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BMNL Shabbir Ahmed Lone is accused of being partly responsible for the 2025 attack on a popular tourist destination in Indian-administered Kashmir [File: April 2025]Image: Adnan Abidi/REUTERS Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know LeT operative Shabbir Ahmed Lone was detained near the border with Bangladesh Bihar’s…
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Young immigrants who grew up in Sweden facing deportation
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/70095464_6.jpg”] Young immigrants who grew up in Sweden facing deportation https://p.dw.com/p/5Ao1c Sweden’s government is enforcing one of Europe’s toughest immigration laws, deporting young people who grew up in the country once they turn 18. DW met four affected teenagers facing deportation to Iran or Egypt despite studies, jobs and families in Sweden. Nationwide protests have…