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  • Can Iran survive Trump’s new sanctions?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78490084_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JJFV US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump would be appealing to world leaders to join in the isolation effortsImage: Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS The US on Monday announced what it said would be an “unprecedented” bid to constrict Iran‘s economy, by targeting its trading partners, as the  war in the Middle East continues with…

  • Beyond likes: Can Gen Z turn climate awareness into action?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78460315_6.jpg”] Beyond likes: Can Gen Z turn climate awareness into action? https://p.dw.com/p/5JALu 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/beyond-likes-can-gen-z-turn-climate-awareness-into-action/video-78449710″]

  • Four nations boycott Eurovision over Israel inclusion

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/77787080_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JIre The 2027 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in BulgariaImage: Klaus Titzer/APA-Images/picture alliance Dutch state broadcaster Avrotros said on Monday that the Netherlands will not be taking part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The event can “no longer be considered neutral,” given the war in Gaza, it said. Avrotros Director-General Taco…

  • Norway’s Epstein fallout: A case study in accountability?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/68425442_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JI6d Harald was admitted to the hospital in Oslo on Monday [FILE: June 2023]Image: Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrup/REUTERS The health of Norway‘s King Harald has “deteriorated” while in the hospital this weekend, the royal household said in a statement on Sunday. Harald, 89, is being treated for haemolytic anaemia, a condition caused by…

  • Crete fears more migrant arrivals could hurt tourism

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78478649_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JHsg Greece has toughened up on asylum-seekers [Photo: 2021, Samos]Image: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/picture alliance Migrants clashed with police at a detention center in northern Greece, with 35 having escaped the premises after cutting through a perimeter fence before police detained about half of them again, authorities said on Sunday. Greece is a major…

  • Guinea: Garbage collapse at landfill kills dozens

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78478538_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JHrp The catastrophe occurred in the early hours of Sunday morningImage: AFP At least 30 people have died after a landfill collapsed in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, officials said on Sunday. Heavy rains overnight caused a large mound of rubbish to collapse at the Dar Es Salam landfill, burying nearby homes before dawn.…

  • Russia’s oil empire under pressure

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78407748_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGBe Cars waiting in line to refuel at a Rosneft gas station in Moscow on August 17Image: Anastasia Barashkova/REUTERS Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries have triggered a new fuel crisis in Russia. Reuters news agency reports that at least 30 regions are now affected. Unlike the previous wave of shortages, which began…

  • Harry Kane named men’s footballer of the year in Germany

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/77275895_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JHFc Kane was named the Bundesliga’s men’s Player of the Year in the vote organized by Kicker magazine Image: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo/picture alliance Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has been named men’s Player of the Year in Germany after a record-breaking season for the Bundesliga champions. Bayern coach Vincent Kompany was voted…

  • Ukraine protests erupt over ouster of defense minister

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78472521_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGxD Zelenskyy has warned against holding elections in wartimeImage: Thomas Trutschel/IMAGO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that holding elections in his country amid the full-scale Russian invasion would be highly dangerous, in remarks made in response to a call from the former defense minister to organize a vote. “I believe that in a…

  • Weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro boom in UK

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78437516_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5J6zO Prescriptions for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have more than quadrupled in the US in recent yearsImage: Richard B. Levine/Sipa USA/picture alliance The United States has been grappling with an obesity epidemic since the late 1970s, but there is growing evidence that the constantly climbing obesity rates are beginning to drop.…