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Delegates leave as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026.

UNGA: Gaza dominates agenda as Abbas, Netanyahu speak

Many delegates walked out for Benajamin Netanyahu's address at the UN General Assembly. DW has more.

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Africa

Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region

How Tigray's renewed fighting could spread in Horn of Africa

Amid fresh conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, regional expert Martin Plaut warns of possible regional spillover.

Asia

The Philippines' top diplomat Theresa Lazaro shakes hands with EU's Kaja Kallas while holding up a document behind a desk in Manilla (24.07.2026)

EU finally clinching trade deals with Southeast Asian states

The EU is closing in on a string of trade deals in Southeast Asia, but a bloc-to-bloc deal with ASEAN seems far away.

Germany

Three AfD politicians (Alice Weidel, Ulrich Siegmund and Tino Chrupalla) appearing to shout in celebration after the party's win in Saxony-Anhalt

Extremist parties are thriving ― and that scares people

Far-right and far-left parties are celebrating success after success. Political psychology can help explain that.

Europe

People enter the Saint-Etienne Cathedral where a banner displays a picture of Pope Leo XIV waving

'Pope fever' takes hold as Pope Leo visits France

Pope Leo is set to attract huge crowds during his visit to France. On his trip, he plans to talk about Europe's future.

Middle East

Yemen's Saudi-Houthi clash fuels humanitarian crisis

With over 132,000 people already displaced by the latest fighting, Yemen is sliding back into a humanitarian emergency.

North America

US President Donald Trump (center) salutes next to Chinese President Xi Jinping (left)

Trump hosts China's Xi for state visit

While the three-day visit promises plenty of pomp and ceremony, expectations for substantive breakthroughs are low.

Latin America

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Ecuador struggles to stop violence against women

More than 400 women were killed in 2025. UN representative Miriam Bandes said the justice system is failing victims.

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El Nino

El Nino is a climate phenomenon characterized by warmer sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean near the equator, with disruptive effects on global weather patterns.

Firefighters and military personnel, help to spray water in an attempt to extinguish fire at an area affected by wildfire in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, August 9, 2026

Could El Nino cause half a million heat-related deaths?

A new study has found that this year's record-breaking El Nino could cause an extra half a million heat-related deaths.

The first flowers begin to appear in the Atacama Desert, near Copiapo, Chile on September 8, 2026. Unusual rainfall associated with the 'El Nino' phenomenon has created the necessary moisture conditions for an early start to the so-called "Flowering Desert."

What happens when El Nino meets climate change?

An extremely strong El Nino is developing in the Pacific and could push global temperatures even higher.

Wind brought by Hurricane Matthew blows palm trees on Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas, seen against a wind-whipped sea

How El Nino is shaping tropical storms worldwide

El Nino will have a huge impact on the world's weather. In the Atlantic, it could mean a season without hurricanes.

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Relatives hold a photo of a femicide victim in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Gang warfare in Ecuador fuels wave of femicides

In Ecuador, more than 400 women were killed in 2025. For 2026, the number of femicides looks set to rise even further.

Rows of seats facing the podium at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) hall at the UN headquarters

Who is skipping the UN General Assembly — and why

The seats of more than 50 global leaders are empty at the UN General Assembly in New York — for many reasons.

Protesters on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin in 2024 holding a banner that reads 'Deutsche Wohnen enteignen' (expropriate Deutsche Wohnen)

Could Berlin expropriate large real estate companies?

The Left won the Berlin election partly by promising to implement an expropriation referendum to solve the rent crisis.

Imran Khan seen in 2022, seated and dressed in a blue shirt, speaks during a press conference in a hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound

Pakistan: Khan family arrests raise stakes ahead of protests

The sons of jailed Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan told DW their ill father is being isolated from family and doctors.

Ukrainian servicemen speak to a local woman next to a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in Cherson

Warnings of famine grow in Ukrainian town of Oleshky

Food supplies to the town of Oleshky, in the occupied part of the southern Kherson region, have been cut off since May.

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Is Syria's 'new' economy for the rich only?

The Syrian government has announced economic prosperity. But ordinary Syrians say their lives are getting worse.

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A smartphone screen shows an "AI" app folder containing ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek

Could flattering AI make humanity turn on itself?

A study shows chatbots mirror users' politics. Researchers fear this could deepen polarization.

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'From Evin, with Love': Women's art in an Iranian prison

An exhibition in Munich is showing handmade artworks and writings by women who were imprisoned in Tehran's Evin Prison.

A unicorn seen in a tapestry, enclosed by a fence in a field of flowers.

Did unicorns and dragons ever exist?

Fossils, rhinos and narwhal tusks may have helped our ancestors dream up these mythical creatures.

Humanoid robot navigating a room in a retirement home

How robots are helping solve China's elderly care crisis

China is turning to humanoid robots to help care for its rapidly aging population.

Two MMA fighters compete as the one in blue, on the right, strikes the one on the left in the face

Could we see MMA at the Olympics?

Mixed martial arts made its debut at the Asian Games this week, a step closer to the Olympics. But obstacles remain.

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Oktoberfest fever grips Munich

Hundreds of thousands of guests, packed beer tents and tight security marked the start of the world's largest folk fest.

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