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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76461849_6.jpg”] How Ukraine’s drone pilots help hold front near Pokrovsk https://p.dw.com/p/5ApBj Ukrainian drone units near Pokrovsk are facing growing danger as Russian forces intensify their attacks. Soldiers from the National Guard describe how constant drone strikes have pushed both sides back to fighting on foot, with armored vehicles increasingly targeted from the air.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76460332_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Ap0i Harvard has rejected Trump’s accusations, saying the institution was committed to fighting bias.Image: Jason Bergman/Sipa USA/picture alliance The US Justice Department on Friday sued Harvard University, accusing the prestigious school of violating federal civil rights law by failing to address antisemitism on its campus. President Donald Trump has previously clashed with Harvard, as…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76454138_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Ao4q Collien Fernandes has been fighting against online deepfakes for years, a new law is aiming to help her struggleImage: Sascha Schuermann/Panama Pictures/picture alliance German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig on Friday said the government was preparing a new law to criminalize pornographic deepfakes, accelerating efforts to tackle digital violence against women. The…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76433361_6.jpg”] Iran strikes Kuwait refinery after Israel hits gas field https://p.dw.com/p/5AoPc Iran has escalated tensions in the Gulf with drone strikes on a Kuwaiti oil refinery, days after Israel hit Iran’s South Pars gas field. The US and Qatar were caught off guard, but Washington and Tel Aviv now align publicly. President Trump says…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76457943_6.jpg”] Cuban exiles in Germany concerned over Trump’s threats https://p.dw.com/p/5Ao93 The two socialist states, Cuba and the former East Germany (GDR), had close ties. By 1989, around 30,000 Cubans had relocated to the former GDR for job training and development, employment and education. René Limonte-Brett is one of many Cuban nationals who took advantage…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/69437795_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Anwe Poland is one of only four EU countries that do not recognize same-sex marriage in their domestic lawsImage: Czarek Sokolowski/picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS Same-sex marriages performed in other EU countries will now be recognized in Poland, the Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Friday. The decision marks a landmark moment for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75771663_6.jpg”] Spain gains as travelers turn away from Gulf amid Iran war https://p.dw.com/p/5Aip2 Right now, it’s calm waters and quiet beaches in southeastern Spain’s Almeria. But local travel agents are bracing for a wave of travelers to Spain this summer.  Global tensions and conflict are shifting travel patterns, and agents report rising cancellations…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76455560_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AnT4 Norris family announced his death in a statement on social mediaImage: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Action star Chuck Norris has died at the age of 86, his family announced in a statement on Friday. The American actor was best known for his role in the hit TV show Walker, Texas Ranger and 1980s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76449094_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AlsT Specialized software highlights countries and metropolitan areas with particularly high botnet activityImage: Boris Roessler/dpa/picture alliance Investigators on Friday said they had worked with partners in the United States and Canada to shut down infrastructure linked to the “Aisuru” and “Kimwolf” networks. The so-called botnets, made up of millions of infected devices, were…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76447419_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Alg8 Over 500 emergency personnel and 120 vehicles, including aircraft and firefighting robots, were deployedImage: NEWSIS/Xinhua/picture alliance At least 55 people were injured on Friday after a fire tore through an auto parts factory in Daejeon, South Korea, officials said, as emergency crews raced to locate more than a dozen people believed…