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  • Why did diplomacy fail between the US and Iran?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76167457_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59ajm Explosions were seen in several districts of Tehran following US-Israeli military operations on February 28Image: Salampix/abaca/picture alliance “Significant progress” had been made during talks in Geneva, Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said on Friday. His country mediated negotiations between the United States and Iran, with the latter offering assurances that it would…

  • Analyst assesses Iran politics as US launches attacks

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76163699_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59aOs US President Donald Trump announcing military campaign against Iran in a video posted on social mediaImage: Chris Delmas/AFP After Israel launched “preemptive strikes” against Iran on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump announced in a speech that “major combat operations” by the US were also underway. “Our objective is to defend the…

  • Taliban offer talks after Pakistan bombing raids

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76162359_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59ZkK Pakistan reported hundreds of Taliban casualties, but it is difficult to verify the warring sides’ claimsImage: REUTERS Pakistan and Afghanistan continued to exchange strikes on Saturday, offering conflicting reports on their progress and discrediting each others’ versions of events. Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that over 331 Afghan Taliban forces had…

  • Argentina passes Milei’s controversial labor reform

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76161104_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59Ywv Argentina’s new labor law, which was passed by the Senate, allows for workdays of up to 12 hoursImage: Juan Mabromata/AFP Argentine President Javier Milei gained a crucial political victory on Friday as lawmakers approved a sweeping and divisive reform to the country’s labor laws. The Senate passed the government-backed initiative into law,…

  • Houthi rebels are not going to back down: Marina Miron

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76148100_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59WcP The Houthis showed off improvised and adapted weapons in NovemberImage: Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency/IMAGO Following Israel’s strike on Iran, it remains to be seen in what way Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia will react. In the past days, they were outspoken in their support for Tehran. As part of the Iran-led “Axis of…

  • Israel says launched ‘preemptive’ strike against Iran

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76161429_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59Ywn Explosions were reported across Tehran early on SaturdayImage: AP Photo/picture alliance We’re moving our coverage of this unfolding situation to our live blog here. Israel has launched a “preemptive” strike against Iran, the country’s Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday. He described the attack as being done “to remove threats.” He did…

  • Black History Month: Following Berlin’s trail of colonialism

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75752616_6.jpg”] Black History Month: Following Berlin’s trail of colonialism https://p.dw.com/p/59Y4S To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video [analyse_source url=”https://www.dw.com/en/black-history-month-following-berlins-trail-of-colonialism/video-76157604″]

  • Neil Sedaka, singer-songwriter of 1960-70s fame, dies at 86

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76160021_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59Yi6 Sedaka’s family has not mentioned the cause of deathImage: MPI04/Capital Pictures/picture alliance Neil Sedaka, the hit rock ‘n’ roll singer and songwriter who achieved fame in the 1960s and 1970s with hits like “Laughter in the Rain” and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” died on Friday. Sedaka was 86.  “Our family is…

  • Bolivia: 15 killed in cargo plane crash near La Paz

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76159934_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59YgO The military cargo plane was carrying Bolivian bank notes from the central bank to other major citiesImage: Juan Karita/AP Photo/picture alliance A military cargo plane carrying banknotes skidded off the runway near Bolivia’s capital La Paz on Friday and crashed into a busy avenue. Officials said 15 people had died into the incident and…

  • Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery unveil megamerger

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76143687_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59Ydy Warner Bros. is a massive media and entertainment conglomerateImage: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto/picture alliance Warner Bros. Discovery Friday signed a formal agreement to be acquired by Paramount, the two companies said Friday. Paramount’s bid, that stands at more than $110 billion, comes after Netflix dropped out of its bidding war for the storied Hollywood studio.…