Europe Edition

Sales of electric vehicles are expected to surge in India by the end of the decade as the government pledges to slash carbon emissions....

Kenya's economy is grappling with a shortage of foreign exchange reserves. As consumers feel the pain, bigger structural problems remain, and experts say relief might not come any time soon....

In Israel, protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial reform have been going on for weeks. Cultural activists say Israel's democracy is in danger. Writer Etgar Keret explains why....

Strikes have led to hundreds of flights to and from four German airports being canceled. The walkouts are part of a wider scenario of industrial action called by the public sector union Verdi....

Sexual attacks on women and girls have continued since last year's peace deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigray leadership, witnesses told DW....

In an interview with DW, former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has become more paranoid over the years and that Russian propaganda is based on total dishonesty....

Bayern Munich will take on their former head coach Pep Guardiola and Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinals....

Bayern Munich will reunite with some familiar faces, including former coach Pep Guardiola and superstar striker Erling Haaland, when they take on Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinals....

Two-thirds of Germans are against a proposed EU sales ban on cars with combustion engines, according to a new survey. Berlin has recently blocked an EU vote on the ban....

The German federal parliament, the Bundestag, is bursting at the seams. Now the ruling parties have pushed through legislation to make it smaller and limit its size. But the opposition argues that is unconstitutional....

Slovakia has decided to send 13 MIG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian forces have made some progress in the battle for the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, according to British intelligence. DW has the latest....

Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will explore ways to deepen bilateral security relations amid growing challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The war in Ukraine will also be high on the agenda....

Chancellor Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will look at ways to deepen bilateral security relations amid growing challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The war in Ukraine is also high on the agenda....

Xi Jinping's trip announcement comes as the West increasingly views China as one of Russia's biggest supporters in its invasion of Ukraine....

Xi Jinping's trip announcement comes as the West increasingly views China as one of Russia's biggest supporters in its invasion of Ukraine....

Niger, one of the world's poorest nations, has resisted a recent spate of coups and inroads by Russian mercenaries seen in neighboring countries and is set to benefit from millions in US aid....

In a rare show of unity, the UN Security Council asked for an "independent assessment" on dealing with the Afghan Taliban, saying it needed some "fresh thinking."...

Juventus beat Freiburg 2-0 (3-0 agg) to reach the last eight of the Europa League. The game hinged on a VAR call at the end of the first half, reducing Freiburg to 10 men and handing Juventus the platform for victory....

Under pressure to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the European Union is pushing policies to clean up its economy....

A consortium of large US banks pumped $30 billion to prevent First Republic Bank from going under. Fear over a looming financial crisis has been high since two US mid-sized lenders collapsed last week....

The battle over a national 49 monthly bus and tram ticket has cleared another hurdle. After winning approval in the Bundestag it now moves to the Bundesrat for a final vote at the end of the month....

The two spoke of defense cooperation as well as the chancellor's "concern" over Israel's intended judicial reforms. Israeli PM Netanyahu called the visit historic but said some of the public criticism was "preposterous."...

Two officers were shot dead in Edmonton City in Canada's western Alberta province, police have said. They were responding to a domestic disturbance, the suspect is thought to have shot himself....

The IAEA had said the missing uranium "may present a radiological risk." The self-declared Eastern Libyan Army said it was recovered near the Chadian border....

Visit Saudi's proposed sponsorship of the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand drew the ire of the host nations and players across the globe. Human Rights Watch believe FIFA failed to do their due diligence....

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said the gas build-up that caused the explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia had killed 21 people. Search and resuce efforts were called off as 10 missing miners were found dead....

Almost 6 metric million tons of lithium have been discovered in Indian-administered Kashmir. Authorities hope lithium mining will help India become more self-reliant. Critics say it will only worsen global warming....

The populist party has taken center stage in a sign of growing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition....

Polish counterintelligence has crushed a Russian spy ring, Poland's Defense Minister said. The spies had hidden cameras in the southeast of the country, which has become a major hub for arms shipments to Ukraine....

At the German parliament, the chancellor presented Berlin's position before an EU summit next week in Brussels, saying competitiveness was the "prerequisite4; for economic success....

Beachfront condominiums, large estates, airplanes — Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba bought it all with the bribe money he took from individuals and companies in the US....

A new study proves same-sex reproduction in mice is possible, raising the distant possibility of using the same technique for people....

North Korea fired a ballistic missile in to the sea off its east coast, South Korean military officials have said....

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in to the sea off its east coast, South Korean military officials have said....

Eintracht Frankfurt were unable to overturn their first leg deficit, succumbing to a 3-0 defeat in Naples, 5-0 on aggregate. Napoli head into the quarter finals unbeaten in 12 Champions League games....

Russia has been one of Syria's few allies during its years of war and is now trying to help Assad end his international isolation. Assad thanked Putin for Russia's "unchanged" support for Syria since invading Ukraine....

A powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia has claimed at least 11 lives and left 10 more workers trapped in the mine....

Teachers, train drivers and civil servants joined the UK's doctors on the picket line. Hundreds of thousands of workers have walked off the job....

Berlin police say two people have been injured in a shooting incident in the western district of Charlottenburg....

Israel has seen weeks of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial judicial reform plans. It was unclear if the itinerary change was linked to the demonstrations....

Supporters say charges against Ousmane Sonko are the latest attempt by the government to curb his political ambitions, including his likely 2024 presidential bid....

Shares in global investment bank Credit Suisse fell sharply on Wednesday sending shares plunging in other European banks....

After a series of legal wranglings and an attempt to ban away fans, Eintracht Frankfurt rejected their ticket allocation away at SSC Napoli. Several hundred Frankfurt ultras have traveled to Naples anyway....

Diplomatic relations between Managua and the Holy See seem to be in a dramatic state, with media reports saying they are over. Yet neither the Vatican nor the Nicaraguan government interpret the news that way....

Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy says military commanders want to inflict "maximum damage" on Russia. Meanwhile, reporters witnessed the use of white phosphorus in eastern Ukraine. Follow DW for the latest....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to "destroy" Russian forces that have nearly encircled Bakhmut, but some observers are not convinced by this strategy. DW has the latest....

It marks the latest step in China reopening its borders for foreigners after three years of COVID restrictions. Visa-free entry will be resumed for foreigners from Hong Kong and Macao, and ASEAN nations....

The first women to clear dangerous explosives in Libya are part of an international trend for gender equity in the job....

German car giant Volkswagen has chosen Canada to build its first battery plant outside Europe to localize its electric vehicle production chain in the region....

More than 20,000 people have reached Italy's shores this year and the government says the influx is deliberate. It now wants NATO's help....