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The first EU summit of 2017 is underway in Malta. Topics on the table include the bloc's refugee policies and the new US president's apparent hostility toward the European Union.
Corruption and cronyism, not transparency: Accusations against Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, could seriously damage the Five Star Movement, says political scientist Jan Labitzke.
Romania is facing its biggest wave of anti-government protests since 1989, while Bulgaria heads into its third parliamentary vote in four years. The two states joined the EU 10 years ago, but remain beset by corruption.
SPD candidate Martin Schulz would receive 16 percent more votes than current CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel, a survey showed. The SPD has benefited since Schulz was nominated as the party's candidate for the Chancellery.
Luxury US retailer Nordstrom will stop selling Ivanka Trump's brand after a slump in sales. Trump brand names have been under a boycott by some shoppers.
After a barrage of criticism from his own staff about Donald Trump's immigration policies, Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick has stepped down from his position on a team of business advisors to the new US president.
Germany's foreign minister arrived in Washington to convey 'an offer of friendship and trust.' He met with government leaders including VP Mike Pence who is to visit the Munich Security Conference later this month.
Tens of thousands of protestors have taken to the streets in Bucharest and across Romania to protest decriminalizing official misconduct. The government moves have also concerned other nations and the EU.
Artillery fire intensified as night fell with more civilian deaths reported. At least 15 people have died since the fighting around Avdiivka and Donetsk intensified in the last five days.
Attacks on refugees and their homes remained high in 2016, Germany's Federal Criminal Police report. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere intends to increase deportations of people whose asylum requests are rejected.
When the government built a gondola over favelas, many saw it as a vanity project. Now the cable car has come to a halt. Clare Richardson reports from Rio.
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has warned Pyongyang that any nuclear attack by N. Korea would trigger an "effective" response. But how is China looking at the Trump administration's aggressive stance towards its ally?
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has announced an end to his nearly 38-year rein. Now 74, the autocrat is Africa's second-longest serving leader - one month short of Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
Two weeks into office, Donald Trump is already irking Republican lawmakers. His decision to implement policy unilaterally through executive action runs contrary to the traditional White House-Capitol Hill relationship.
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has sent a stern warning to Moscow as renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies. Her message comes amid a flurry of criticism over the Trump Administration's policy toward Russia.
Fast-growing social media company Snap has filed documents for a share offering, seeking to raise billions of dollars in a keenly anticipated Wall Street debut and after burning massive amounts of cash in recent years.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will build the first new West Bank settlement in over 20 years. Meanwhile, the Trump administration in the US pushed back against further settlements.
Iran's missile test was done to provoke the US, says political scientist Ali Fathollah-Nejad in an interview with DW. Now the US can exploit the situation for its own interests - possibly to instigate armed conflict.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Turkey was an exercise in problems and discomfort.
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The Israeli government has approved thousands of new housing units in settlements in the West Bank despite a recent UN resolution calling for a halt to building. DW visited the settlement of Efrat to speak to its mayor.
President Trump issued an executive order and Yalda Zarbakhch suddenly couldn't travel to the US any more. The German-Iranian DW reporter finds solace in a picture from Chicago's O'Hare airport.
European Union leaders are heading to Malta for a crucial summit. Topping the agenda: the migration crisis, the Brexit process and the "threat" the new American administration poses to the bloc.
Soldier, banker, Breitbart player: Stephen Bannon already boasts a compelling biography. Its next chapter is shaping up to be even more intriguing, as his power at President Donald Trump's side grows by the day.
Increased Chinese naval capabilities and hawkish statements from the new US secretary of state are making waves in the Asia Pacific, triggering fears of a potential confrontation over Chinese claims in the SCS.
Newly announced as the Social Democrats' candidate to be chancellor, Martin Schulz was a hit with the party faithful in Germany's old industrial heartland. The big test will be winning over the rest of the country.
Palm oil is practically everywhere, whether it be food, cosmetics or gasoline. And it is not always easy to identify. So I decided to understand this ubiquitous stuff better.
Yuri Alekseyev used to be a lawyer in Moscow. Now he lives in a tent in the forest with a white rabbit named Petruschka. But the 'hobbit' is still in contact with the world - and has some interesting hobbies.
