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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76307373_6.jpg”] Hostilities among Iran, Israel and US persist into 12th day https://p.dw.com/p/5ABYF Since the Iran war began, access to a fifth of the world’s oil has been choked off at the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran insists no ships will pass until US‑Israeli attacks stop. Meanwhile, as Washington and Tel Aviv call on Iranians to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76309206_6.jpg”] The hopes and fears of Iranians in Germany https://p.dw.com/p/5ABAA The escalating war in Iran and the wider Middle East is taking a toll on Iranians in exile in Germany. Many fear for their families and friends caught in the turmoil back home. DW’s reporters spoke with activist Haleh Rahmandi and human rights…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76303050_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5A9o7 The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has repeatedly been targeted by RussiaImage: Sofiia Gatilova/REUTERS Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes kill four in the Kharkiv region Bundestag president Julia Klöckner is in Kyiv, expected to address Ukraine’s parliament Here are the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/74501283_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AAU7 Germany has decommissioned its nuclear power plantsImage: Christine Koenig/picture alliance At a nuclear summit near Paris earlier this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the transition from nuclear energy undertaken by some EU countries as a “strategic mistake.” Nuclear power, she said, is a “reliable, affordable source of low-emission electricity.” …

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76284546_6.jpg”] Trump sends conflicting messages on Iran war https://p.dw.com/p/5AAVR “Right now, if the war were over tomorrow, the Iranian people are in worse condition than if Trump had never launched a war,” Ian Bremmer from the Eurasia Group told DW. Asked about the Trump administration’s objectives in this war, he said: “Originally, they wanted Venezuela…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76304665_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AA9n The Asian Football Confederation said it is focusing on ‘the welfare and safety of the players and officials.’Image: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images Members of the Iranian women’s national football team landed in Malaysia on Wednesday after their Asian Cup elimination and are awaiting a flight home as Iran‘s airspace remains closed amid…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76300571_6.jpg”] Iran war: ‘Fear shouldn’t dictate Jewish life,’ rabbi says https://p.dw.com/p/5A969 Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal from Berlin’s Chabad community is one of the organizers of the conference. Below is an excerpt from the interview. DW: Antisemitism is a growing problem here in Germany … It has been for some years. There’s more than 170 Jewish and Israeli…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76037177_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5A8sg Modi said missions and embassies were operating 24/7 helplines to provide help Image: Indian Prime Minister’s Office/AP Photo/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Two drones injured 4, including an Indian citizen in Dubai.  India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76253661_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5A826 NATO ally Turkey has reported that it has intercepted two incoming Iranian missiles since the start of the regional conflictImage: Ihlas News Agency/REUTERS Turkey has long been seen as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East — geographically as well as diplomatically. As tensions rose between Washington and Tehran, Ankara…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76298029_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5A8hi When emergency services arrived, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames Image: Alessandro Della Valle/dpa/picture alliance Police are investigating if a deliberate act caused a bus fire in western Switzerland that killed at least six people and injured several others on Tuesday. The bus caught fire around 6:25 pm (1725 GMT)…