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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76358064_6.jpg”] Can the US ‘asphyxiate’ Iran without taking on China? https://p.dw.com/p/5JN3J The administration of US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new round of sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on Iran, targeting more than 60 entities, individuals and vessels linked to supply chains and financial networks. But experts say the strategy faces a major…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78501979_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JNwB Dolly Parton consistently churned out hits ever since her debut album ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’ in 1967Image: George Walker IV/AP Photo/picture alliance US country music singer Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.  Her nephew Brian Seaver announced the news in a video posted to Parton’s Instagram page.  The 80-year-old…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78276755_6.jpg”] Latvia discovers new tunnel at border with Belarus https://p.dw.com/p/5JNPw Latvia and Lithuania say a rising number of migrants are crossing irregularly from Belarus through hidden tunnels despite strengthened border defenses. Latvian authorities recently discovered two tunnels used by dozens of migrants, while Lithuanian border guards have uncovered 12 similar passages. The Baltic states accuse…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78493405_6.jpg”] Can Volkswagen stage an automotive comeback? https://p.dw.com/p/5JLVE Volkswagen is facing one of the biggest challenges in its history as the German automaker struggles with falling profitability, new technologies and intensifying competition from China. With global production capacity significantly exceeding demand, the company is pursuing a far-reaching restructuring program that could reshape its…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/77888402_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JJCN VW’s management is meeting workers at the carmaker’s headquarters in Wolfsburg where they could announce big changes for the companyImage: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa/picture alliance 1. Why is Volkswagen holding crunch talks with workers? Volkswagen’s management is holding extraordinary meetings with workers this week amid an unprecedented cost-cutting drive, including reports of up to 100,000 job losses and the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/77888402_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JJCN VW’s management is meeting workers at the carmaker’s headquarters in Wolfsburg where they could announce big changes for the companyImage: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa/picture alliance 1. Why is Volkswagen holding crunch talks with workers? Volkswagen’s management is holding extraordinary meetings with workers this week amid an unprecedented cost-cutting drive, including reports of up to 100,000 job losses and the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78416094_6.jpg”] Burundi’s vanishing lakes and the fight to bring them back https://p.dw.com/p/5JAFQ 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/burundis-vanishing-lakes-and-the-fight-to-bring-them-back/video-78449308″]

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76149231_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JMlQ Everyday leisure is increasingly dominated by internet use, AI, television, music and smartphones [FILE: Apr 1, 2015]Image: Eugenio Marongiu/picture alliance Germans are spending less of their free time socializing with friends and more on individually planned and digital activities, according to a survey published on Tuesday. Meeting friends remains the most…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78485712_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JM2Q Women shop for produce at a market in Tehran in August 2026Image: AFP US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has unveiled a new phase of Washington’s economic campaign against Iran, this time aimed not only at sanctioned Iranian institutions but at the international networks Tehran has used to keep money and goods…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/78473189_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5JLJ5 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the earlier proposed agreement ‘a bad deal’Image: Chris Tanouye/REUTERS Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, as relations between the neighbors nosedived following failed trade talks last week.  Here’s what you need to know: Washington ‌and ​Ottawa were racing…