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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78513048_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JWuh Infantino is under pressure from UEFA once againImage: Ulmer/Pressefoto Ulmer/picture alliance Just a day after UEFA reportedly agreed to remove their threat of boycotting FIFA tournaments, European football’s governing body has launched a new wave of pressure on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign. UEFA has asked a US federal court for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78505517_605.webp”] Is Germany’s weak economy boosting support for the AfD? https://p.dw.com/p/5JTfL As Saxony-Anhalt heads toward a pivotal state election, economic anxiety is at the center of the campaign. Rising energy prices, pressures on Germany’s chemical industry, uncertainty in the automotive supply chain and a growing shortage of skilled workers have become key issues…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76965583_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JVaF Mladic was dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [FILE: June 8, 2021]Image: Jerry Lampen/REUTERS Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for war crimes committed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war has died, a United Nations official said.  Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76885459_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JUFh Chinese oil purchases are a critical lifeline for IranImage: CHINATOPIX/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance China has pushed back on what it called “illegal unilateral sanctions” after the US announced new measures earlier this week to cut off all potential sources of revenue to Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday described the sanctions package…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78155253_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JOcT The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is leading strongly in the polls and hopes to form a state government for the first timeImage: M. Gränzdörfer/Agentur Matthias Wehnert/IMAGO The Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6 could make history. For the first time, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could become the strongest party…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78446632_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JTXK Many DW social media users paint a bleak picture of life in RussiaImage: Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Fuel shortages are disrupting daily routines. Discontent over pay is rising as job prospects weaken. Planning for the future has given way to short-term coping as anxiety spreads in Russia. Even Russia’s major pollsters, including…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/63323822_6.jpg”] Will Elon Musk give Ukraine Starlink’s eyes over Russia? https://p.dw.com/p/5JThE Despite Elon Musk‘s polarizing reputation and controversial involvement in US politics, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine’s highest honors. The reason is Starlink, Musk’s satellite internetnetwork, which has become vital to Ukraine’s defense against Russia.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76813071_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JD67 The Caspian Sea is under enormous pressureImage: Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/IMAGO Some of the world’s largest lakes could shrink substantially within this century, with far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and roughly a quarter of the global population living in affected regions. Although restoration efforts have proved successful in some cases, many inland bodies of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78521468_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JSkq Khalid Shiekh Mohammed in US detention in 2017Image: AP Photo/picture alliance Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the terror attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, has been given a trial date. Mohammed was captured in 2003 and has spent nearly 20 years in detention at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. A…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78518329_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JSCL Police in Caen are investigating whether the incident was intentional [File photo: April 2025]Image: Sébastien Dupuy/AFP A person drove a car into a crowd in the northwestern French city of Caen on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring about a dozen others, firefighters and police said, according to the…