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  • 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.…

  • Inequality, corruption led to Kazakhstan unrest

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78474328_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGpK Kazakhs are voting in an election that was triggered by the adoption of a new constitution earlier this yearImage: Pavel Mikheyev/REUTERS Kazakhstan’s 12.3 million eligible voters will elect the Central Asian country’s parliament on Sunday. The polls come after a new constitution approved in March did away with the Senate to…

  • Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78473996_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGde Australia has been grappling with bird flu since JuneImage: Phillip Island Nature Parks/AFP Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal on Sunday, after it found the deadly virus in a long-nosed fur seal. Authorities in the state of South Australia said they found the virus in…

  • Red faces as Sydney Marathon medal shows German stadium

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78473844_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGav Munich’s Allianz-Arena is definitely the odd man out on the Sydney Marathon medalImage: Heike Feiner/HMB Media/picture alliance Organizers of the 2026 Sydney Marathon are making the best of the situation after minting tens of thousands of medals engraved with depictions of landmarks from the eastern Australian city along with one that doesn’t belong…

  • What we know about US drug charges against Mexico officials

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76989882_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGYX Ruben Rocha Moya has denied all charges against him and implied they are politically motivatedImage: Carl De Souza/AFP A Mexican state govenor, who is wanted by the US for conspiracy to smuggle drugs, says he sought a temporary but indefinite leave of absence just days after his controversial return to office. “Sinaloa,…

  • US-Iran war: Will it ever end?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78297864_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGT8 Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s powerful Supreme National Security Council, has vowed Tehran will retaliate against further economic pressure from the US and its alliesImage: tabnak Iran on Saturday warned countries against joining the United States‘ campaign to isolate the Iranian economy. “We declare to all countries… do not join…

  • Cargo vessel sinks off Indian coast

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78118187_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JGBi It’s unclear how many of the sailors have survived the shipwreckImage: Alexander Stein/JOKER/picture alliance A cargo ship has sunk off the eastern coast of India, the country’s coast guard said. The Panama-flagged vessel Ocean Winner had 24 crew on board, at least two of whom were reportedly rescued. The crew included…