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Global superpowers condemn chemical weapon use in Syria
A new UN report suggests that the Assad regime and the “Islamic State” have been resorting to chemical warfare.
American University attack: An eyewitness account from Kabul
In a DW interview, award winning Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini gives a firsthand account of the militant attack on Kabul’s American University.
‘Abstain from politics,’ S. Sudan ex-rebel leader told
Following Riek Machar’s reported reappearance in Khartoum, the South Sudanese government has started laying down conditions for the eventual return home of the former vice president and rebel leader.
Report: Berlin looks into pulling jets out of Turkey
Germany must find alternatives to the Incirlik Air Base and pull its soldiers and weapons from Turkey, German MP Rainer Arnold told the Spiegel magazine. Ankara has been blocking official visits from Berlin to the base.
Turkey rolls on with Syria operation as US confirms retreat of Syrian Kurds
At least 10 more Turkish tanks have crossed into Syria, a day after pro-Ankara Syrian opposition fighters ousted jihadis from Jarablus.
Dilma Rousseff’s last chance
Can Dilma Rousseff avoid impeachment or will Brazil’s first female president be the first to be deposed? A final vote will decide her fate. DW’s Astrid Prange reports from Rio de Janeiro.
Turkey evacuates border town ahead of potential military incursion into Syria
Turkey has pledged to push jihadi fighters belonging to the so-called “Islamic State” out of the Syrian town of Jarablus near the Turkish border.
Russia barred from further use of Iran military base
Russian fighter jets had temporary permission to fly missions over Syria from Iran. Then Iran’s parliament said no. The relationship between Iran and Russia has always lacked trust.
5 Italian thugs assault 4 Egyptians in Sicily
The Egyptians live in an Italian city full of illegal immigrants; motives behind the assault remain unclear
Porcine plan: Hungarian MEP makes a right old pig’s ear
Last weekend Hungarian MEP Gyorgy Schöpflin tweeted that the country should post pig heads at the border to discourage Muslims from entering.
US election: Latest email news makes ‘Clinton an issue’
The discovery of a big batch of previously undisclosed emails related to her private account is bad news for Hillary Clinton, a US politics scholar tells DW, as it takes the pressure off Trump and turns it up on Clinton.
Germany to sink diagnostic reference levels for x-ray radiation
Depending where you are in the world, and what kind of machine you’re standing in front of, you are exposed to different levels of radiation during an x-ray examination. Germany is now looking to turn down the juice. According to a statement released by Germany’s Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) on Tuesday, the diagnostic …
US and Turkey to navigate differences in Ankara
Turkey and the United States have a history of overcoming differences.
Smuggling migrants through Bulgaria
For thousands of migrants who crossed the border between Turkey and Bulgaria the only alternative is to leave the latter with the help of smugglers.
Gulen’s future in US Justice Department’s hands
Former US Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffries spoke to DW ahead of Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the country.
Russia pulls out warplanes from Iran
Russia has pulled its warplanes out of Iran after conducting airstrikes on Syria from an Iranian base.
Ukraine, Russia flex muscles ahead of Independence Day
Tensions between Ukraine and Russia have been rising in recent weeks.
Turkey vows to ‘cleanse’ Islamic State from borders after wedding suicide attack
Following the bombing of a Kurdish wedding, Turkey’s foreign ministry has said it’s willing to “do what it takes” to rid its borders of the “Islamic State” (IS).
Brazil police seize passports in Olympic ticket scam
Police in Rio de Janeiro have raided Irish Olympic officials in connection with a probe into a black market ticket ring.
Erdogan: Wedding suicide bomber was child ‘between 12 and 14’
Turkish President Erdogan has said the suicide bomber who attacked a wedding party in southeastern Turkey was a child as young as 12 years old.
Several killed in blast at wedding in Turkey’s Gaziantep
Fifty people were reportedly killed and almost 100 wounded in an explosion in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. Turkish President Erdogan said the attack was likely carried out by the militant “Islamic State” group.
In Tunisia, returning migrants find a ray of hope
As the European Union searches for solutions to its migrant crisis, a program for returning migrants in Tunisia boasts a stunning success rate.
A year after the Thalys attack, how has European train security changed?
On August 21, 2015, an attacker shot at passengers on the high-speed Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris.
‘Russia was in charge of its own fate in 1991’
A quarter century after the August Coup, Dmitry Bykov, one of Russia’s most famous intellectuals, journalists and opposition figures reflects on the days that effectively led to the end of the Soviet Union.
Doctors Without Borders evacuating hospital staff from Yemen
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said it was evacuating its staff from Yemen following an air strike that killed 19 people at a clinic. The Saudi-led coalition expressed regret and proposed a meeting with the charity.
Twitter axes 235,000 more ‘terror-related’ accounts
The social media giant says it has closed nearly a quarter of a million accounts with links to terrorism since February. The action follows growing criticism that Islamist extremists are winning a “digital jihad.”
European experts skeptical of the Gulen movement
The Gulen movement has generated broad support in Germany and across the world. Experts, however, have doubts over its image as the representative of “moderate Islam” in Europe.
When Trump and Clinton talk about Germany two worlds collide
Thanks to Donald Trump, Germany plays an unusually pronounced role in the US presidential election campaign. But what both candidates say about it sounds like if they are talking about two different countries.
Ethiopian anti-government protests set to continue
Since November 2015, Ethiopia has been experiencing a wave of anti-government protests unleashed by fears by the Oromo people that the government was planning to seize their land. Hundreds of people have been killed.
Startling picture of five-year-old Syrian captures horror of Aleppo conflict
A photograph of a five-year-old boy who survived an airstrike in Aleppo has highlighted the extent of the civil war in Syria. The image has gone viral around the world.