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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76440315_6.jpg”] For Iranian Americans, Nowruz brings hope — and worry https://p.dw.com/p/5AjQw Iranian exile communities in Washington, D.C., are marking Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with traditional spring rituals — even as celebrations feel subdued amid the US‑Israeli war with Iran. With limited contact to relatives back home, many here gather to keep their…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76423797_6.jpg”] Displaced Lebanese face somber Eid amid Israel’s offensive https://p.dw.com/p/5Ajei The southern Lebanese city of Tyre stands empty after Israel ordered its residents to evacuate. Since the war began on March 2, more than a million people have been forced from their homes in Lebanon. Many displaced families now sleep on the streets…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76430283_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AiC9 The survivors remain stranded hundreds of kilometers short of their destination in MayotteImage: Ibrahim Youssouf/AFP At least 18 African refugees drowned off Comoros after smugglers dropped them into the water some distance from shore as they tried to reach the French island of Mayotte, officials and rescuers said Thursday. About 30 others…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76430153_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Ahd5 Chad’s border with Sudan has become a liability as the civil war in neighboring Darfur increasingly spills across itImage: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Government officials in Chad announced Thursday that 17 people were killed and several more injured in the eastern town of Tine late Wednesday in a drone attack originating from Sudan. Tine…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76431874_6.jpg”] Iran war disrupts fuel smuggling in Pakistan’s Balochistan https://p.dw.com/p/5Ahru In remote border regions like Balochistan, economic opportunities are scarce, and Iranian fuel smuggling has filled that gap for decades as the only means of making a living. Fuel is cheaper in Iran due to subsidies. In Pakistan, it can be sold at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76428338_6.jpg”] Inside NATO’s Arctic operation preparing for a Russia crisis https://p.dw.com/p/5AgYi NATO is stepping up its military presence in northern Norway as Russia expands activity across the Arctic, as President Donald Trump has made it clear the US has major strategic interests in the region too, namely its bid for Greenland. From air patrols to submarine…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76429921_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Agfp Transport workers in Magdeburg with a banner meaning ‘Without a strike, nothing will change’Image: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Disruption for commuters as many bus and tram workers stage a walkout The states of Hamburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt particularly…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76423638_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Affm Anutin Charnvirakul has been elected to stay on as Thailand’s prime minister after a resounding election victory by his conservative Bhumjaithai party in February Image: Chalinee Thirasupa/REUTERS Thailand’s parliament on Thursday elected Anutin Charnvirakul to be the country’s new prime minister. Anutin received 293 of 498 votes in the Thursday tally,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76387461_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AY7S After journalists suspected that several images provided by the news agency SalamPix were AI-generated, media houses looked through their content and found many examplesImage: Salampix Manipulated or recycled photos and videos frequently circulate during wars and crises — sometimes to deceive, sometimes simply to generate clicks. During the ongoing US‑Israel war with Iran, the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76423447_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5Af5P Indian authorities have banned the song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ over its ‘obscene’ lyricsImage: Money Sharma/AFP Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The Indian Parliament addresses controversy over the song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ which has caused a stir on social media Fears grow of…