After Australia’s world-first social-media ban for minors, France has drafted a similar law to block under-15s from major platforms, which could take effect from September.
Protests triggered by soaring inflation and a collapsing currency have highlighted widespread political discontent. Analysts say the deep economic woes are a major challenge to the regime’s authority.
Though 2025 saw flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, the year also brought many positive developments.
European countries are on high alert following a series of suspected sabotage attacks on underwater cables and pipelines.
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years — but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future.
Voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central African Republic’s first-ever combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, and ballot counting is now complete, the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) said on Wednesday, with results expected to be announced on 5 January.
Recent attacks across Ukraine have killed civilians, damaged critical infrastructure and cut heating and power supplies for millions, UN humanitarians report, as temperatures drop below freezing.
Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2026: A Visual Explainer eschelhaas Wed, 12/31/2025 – 15:25 Visual Explainer Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2026: A Visual Explainer The world was careening into a dangerous new era well before Donald Trump’s return to the White House. But the risks are getting higher rather than lower in his second […]
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026 eschelhaas Wed, 12/31/2025 – 14:31 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier […]
A sixth child has died in Gaza this month as Palestinians continue to endure dire living conditions linked to freezing rains and the devastation caused by the Israel-Hamas war, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced.
