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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76096482_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59I94 Mandelson is accused of passing information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2009 while he was serving as business secretary [FILE: February 21, 2026]Image: James Manning/PA/AP Photo/picture alliance British police on Monday arrested the former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, in a misconduct probe related to his ties to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/53513067_6.jpg”] China wins big from Trump’s new tariff https://p.dw.com/p/59GYZ The latest tariff upheaval in Washington has rattled the global economy, as the US Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump overstepped his authority with last year’s “reciprocal” tariffs — only for him to quickly re‑impose new universal levies of 15%. Businesses initially hopeful after the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75004288_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59GYp Duterte did not appear in the courtroom as the hearing got underwayImage: Lina Selg/ANP/IMAGO The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday began pretrial hearings for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The 80-year-old is facing three counts of crimes against humanity for dozens of killings allegedly carried out as part of his…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76088677_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59G3d Jetten’s optimism will be put to the test from the start, as his center-right coalition lacks a majority in the lower and upper houses of parliament and will need opposition support for all its proposalsImage: Koen van Weel/ANP/AFP Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Monday swore in a new minority coalition government, with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76088507_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59Ft0 Protesters gathered outside the Icelandic Parliament in 2014 after the government suspended EU accession talksImage: Halldor Kolbeins/AFP/Getty Images Iceland‘s government is considering holding a referendum on EU relations as early as August, according to two sources cited by news publication Politico. Reykjavik had pledged to hold the vote on restarting talks on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76058441_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59Eha Merz has criticized the average of 14.5 sick days taken by employees in GermanyImage: Thilo Schmuelgen/REUTERS Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The center-left Social Democrats are opposing a proposal by their coalition partner, the center-right CDU, to scrap telephone sick notes  A new…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76082413_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59ES0 Russian drones hit infrastructure across the southwestern Odesa region Image: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/REUTERS Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Russia attacks Odesa, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, one day before fourth anniversary of invasion Hungary blocks new EU sanctions package on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76081884_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59EO0 New York City has ordered a ban on all non-essential travelImage: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP Residents in New York City and New Jersey were hunkering down as a severe snowstorm swept across the northeastern United States late on Sunday, prompting a travel ban. Blizzard warnings were issued for New York City and Long…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76081620_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59EKS In honor of the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’s death in 1226, the Franciscans are exhibiting his bones for one month, until March 22Image: Emanuela Bianconi/IPA/abaca/picture alliance A long line of pilgrims and visitors waited patiently on Sunday to view the remains of Saint Francis of Assisi outside his namesake basilica in the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76081522_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/59EGw Kim Jong Un (center) has led the Workers’ Party of Korea since 2012, shortly after his father, Kim Jong Il, died in December 2011Image: Yonhap/picture alliance North Korea‘s ruling Workers’ Party re-elected leader Kim Jong Un as general secretary on Sunday, the fourth day of the party congress. This was reported…