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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76093635_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59KMI Students gather for an anti-government rally at the all-female Alzahra University in TehranImage: UGC/AFP At universities across Iran this week, students returning for the new semester are speaking out against the Iranian government. Since Saturday, images and videos of protesting students have circulated online. Eyewitnesses at seven universities reported memorial services…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75310929_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59I3e Some soldiers fear the course of the war depends on who will first run out of fightersImage: Stringer/REUTERS Soldiers spend weeks or even months in a cramped shelter in a so-called “kill zone,” a stretch as long as 20 kilometers (12 miles) that is largely controlled by enemy drones. There is no way…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/71173868_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59KMR Sonko announced the legislation in parliament, which would have to approve it. FILE: December 27, 2024.Image: Seyllou/AFP Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Tuesday unveiled legislation to double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations. People are regularly arrested on such charges in traditionalist, Muslim-majority Senegal, where they currently face a prison sentence…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/41252156_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59JtW DW is Germany’s international broadcasterImage: M. Becker/dpa/picture alliance The German Journalists Association (DJV) on Tuesday called on Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to summon Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin, Gökhan Turan, after a DW reporter was placed in pretrial detention. Alican Uludag was placed in pretrial custody by a judge on Friday at the request of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75913421_6.jpg”] Is this Germany’s most advanced AI factory? https://p.dw.com/p/59JBh Germany’s Deutsche Telekom has built a cutting-edge underground “AI factory” in Munich, boosting Germany’s national computing capacity by 50% and providing companies with long‑awaited access to advanced AI and graphics processing power. Housed 30 meters below ground in 14 high‑density pods, each containing 512 Nvidia…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75800988_6.jpg”] Germany’s Merz seeks China reset as trade imbalance widens https://p.dw.com/p/59Hq7 Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting China to strengthen economic ties and urge Beijing to use its influence over Russia to help end the war in Ukraine. His visit comes as Germany’s trade relationship with China shifts, with Chinese industries increasingly dominating…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75937955_6.jpg”] How has Russia changed in the four years of the Ukraine war? https://p.dw.com/p/59JKu Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year with no clear end in sight. Analyst Dmitry Oreshkin says many Russians expect negotiations to follow Kremlin‑defined terms, while everyday hardship grows as wages stagnate and prices rise. Despite public frustration, elites…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75822959_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/58Llt Germany’s new Industrial AI Cloud data center opened to much fanfare last weekImage: picture alliance/dpa Germany launched a major artificial intelligence (AI) project this month to cut its reliance on US providers of high-performance computing and data processing — a move seen as helping Europe to control its own AI future. The Industrial…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76099872_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59IsW A state ceremony is being held at the Reichstag in honor of Rita SüssmuthImage: Britta Pedersen/dpa/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know  A ceremony is to be held at the German parliament in honor of its late ex-president, Rita Süssmuth, who died on February…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76069831_6.jpg”] Four years of war in Ukraine: a timeline https://p.dw.com/p/59IjZ Russia’s full‑scale invasion in 2022 saw rapid advances toward Kyiv, but Ukrainian resistance pushed Russian troops back. Kyiv later reclaimed Kherson, while Russia captured Bakhmut after a brutal siege. Ukraine’s counteroffensive brought limited gains, followed by a brief incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.…