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Venezuelan former opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia called for fresh presidential elections in Venezuela. The…
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Venezuelan former opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia called for fresh presidential elections in Venezuela. The push comes around five months after US forces captured former President Nicolas Maduro.
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Prime Minister Peter Magyar and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a deal that could free up over €16 billion in EU funds for Hungary. Now, Magyar’s new government needs to deliver.
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The recall comes a day after Putin warned Armenia against seeking EU membership and alluded to the "Ukrainian scenario." Armenia historically has strong ties with Russia but has pivoted toward the West in recent years.
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Venezuelan former opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia called for fresh presidential elections in Venezuela. The push comes around five months after US forces captured former President Nicolas Maduro.
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Prime Minister Peter Magyar and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a deal that could free up over €16 billion in EU funds for Hungary. Now, Magyar’s new…
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The recall comes a day after Putin warned Armenia against seeking EU membership and alluded to the "Ukrainian scenario." Armenia historically has strong ties with Russia but has pivoted toward…
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Voting is underway in Malta’s parliamentary election. Opinion polls show Prime Minister Robert Abela on course for reelection in the shadow of the Middle East crisis.
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Three climbers fell to their deaths near a perilous pass on Mount McKinley in the US’s Denali National Park and Preserve. One mountaineer was rescued.
Tripling adaptation finance is just the start – delivery is what matters
Evans Njewa of Malawi is chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group at UN climate talks. At COP30 in Belém, the world took a long-awaited step forward. Countries agreed to triple international finance for adaptation by 2035. Using the current goal as a starting point, as proposed by the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the […]
Outdated geological data limits Africa’s push to benefit from its mineral wealth
Resource-rich African nations risk missing out on the investment needed to extract and refine their mineral wealth into high-value products for the clean energy transition because they lack accurate information on what they have, experts are warning. African countries have attracted huge interest as the world scrambles to access the minerals and metals needed for […]
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World News in Brief: More UN staff detentions in Yemen, peacekeepers killed in Sudan sent home, attacks in Ukraine
The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned the arbitrary detention of 10 more UN personnel by Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, warning that the growing crackdown is crippling humanitarian operations and putting millions of lives at risk.
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Famine over in Gaza, situation still ‘critical’ — monitor
UN-backed hunger monitor IPC said Gaza was still facing "emergency" levels of hunger and called for increased aid deliveries despite improvements since an October 10 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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Rome to introduce entry fee for historic Trevi Fountain
Rome’s mayor said tourists will have to pay to get close to Trevi Fountain, one of the Italian capital’s most popular monuments, starting in February.
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France court rejects request to suspend Shein
The French government aimed to suspend Shein after child-like sex dolls and other illicit items were found on the platform. The site instead has been ordered to implement age-verification measures.
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What do Ukrainians want from a peace agreement?
Polls say that Ukrainians want peace, but not at any cost. What are the red lines and what would they be willing to compromise on?
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Youth in Uganda seek a piece of the political pie
Uganda’s young population wants a voice in politics, but costly nomination rules, entrenched power, and security hurdles keep leadership out of reach. A DW street debate reveals why change feels elusive.
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Ellinor: “While I still have power to fight for Indigenous rights in Norway, I will”
Ellinor Guttorm Utsi, 60, is a Sami reindeer herder from Norway. The Sami people are an Indigenous People with distinct culture, languages, and traditions who inhabit the northernmost regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Now, this land and way of life are under threat. The Norwegian Government is planning to build several hundred wind turbines, […]
“Tell everyone we are being massacred”: overlooked war crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), across a vast swathe of mountainous terrain, a conflict is raging that the world has forgotten. The Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State-linked armed group commonly called the ADF, are abducting and killing civilians with alarming frequency, and abusing women and girls as sexual slaves in North […]