World's richest five men double wealth since 2020 ( www.dw.com )
Large demonstration against right-wing extremism with 80,000 participants in Hamburg premature closed due to overcrowding. ( www.dw.com )
Holocaust survivors urge young EU voters to shun far right ( www.dw.com )
A group of eight Holocaust survivors drew parallels between the current political climate and that of Germany in the 1930s. Some of them condemned the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD)....
Greece introduces the six-day work week ( www.dw.com )
From the construction industry to the tourism sector, Greek employers cannot find the staff they need. The government's solution: longer working hours. A new law enables employers to implement a six-day work week...
France's Macron dissolves parliament, calls new elections ( www.dw.com )
French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh elections after his party's poor performance in the EU elections. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally....
Germany to miss 2030 climate goal: experts ( www.dw.com )
Germany wants to be climate neutral by 2045. But a panel of government climate advisers says it's already in danger of missing a key target to cut planet-heating emissions by the end of the decade....
Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters ( www.dw.com )
The prehistoric megalithic structure in England has been targeted by activists spraying orange powder paint, social media footage showed....
Germany: Record cocaine haul worth billions of euros seized ( www.dw.com )
"Dozens of tons of cocaine have been taken out of circulation," German authorities said. The drugs were first uncovered in Hamburg last year....
Why are so many Russians freezing in their homes? ( www.dw.com )
Russia boasts a massive energy infrastructure, but a recent wave of heating system breakdowns has left many of its citizens scrambling to keep the frost outside....
Bug meat and other fake news inundate EU voters ( www.dw.com )
Conspiracy theorists are trying to influence European election campaigns with disinformation and lies. Much of the fabrication comes from Moscow, but plenty is homegrown....
US pharmacy giants to start selling abortion pill ( www.dw.com )
Pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens will soon begin selling a commonly used abortion pill —mifepristone — expanding availability of the drug that is at the center of legal challenges surrounding abortion rights....
French conservatives move toward far-right alliance ( www.dw.com )
The leader of France's Republicans party has said he would be open to an alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in snap French elections. Such an alliance would break a decades-old taboo....
LGBTQ+ activists warn against normalizing Europe's far right ( www.dw.com )
LGBTQ+ activists share their stories with DW to warn against the potential consequences should nationalist and far-right parties make their expected gains in the European elections....
France's competition watchdog hits Google with €250m fine ( www.dw.com )
Greece introduces the six-day work week ( www.dw.com )
"While the 40-hour work week is still officially in place, employers are permitted to require staff to work up to two unpaid hours per day for a limited period in return for more free time."
French parliamentary election: Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) projected to win first round, beating the leftist NPF alliance and Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble ( www.dw.com )
Polish PM Donald Tusk warns that "literally any scenario is possible" and that Europe entered the pre-war era when Russia invaded Ukraine ( www.dw.com )
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Ukraine says eastern front has 'deteriorated significantly' ( www.dw.com )
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of boarding boats ( www.dw.com )
Chinese Coast Guard rammed and boarded Philippine naval boats and confiscated their weapons in the South China Sea, injuring a Filipino soldier, the Philippine military said on Wednesday....
Record 120 million people displaced globally — UN report ( www.dw.com )
A UN report reveals that 120 million people were forcibly displaced globally in 2024 due to conflict and violence. This marks a record high, affecting 1.5% of the world's population....
Russia: Putin critic Kara-Murza taken to hospital, says wife ( www.dw.com )
Poland: Soldier dies after knife attack on Belarus border ( www.dw.com )
A Polish soldier who was stabbed on the country's border with Belarus in May has died from his injuries, Poland's military announced on Thursday....
Ukraine updates: Belgium to deliver 30 F-16 fighter aircraft ( www.dw.com )
Belgium is committed to delivering 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028 to assist Kyiv in countering Russia's invasion....
US journalist Evan Gershkovich faces Russian spy charges ( www.dw.com )
Evan Gershkovich, a US reporter, is accused of being a CIA spy and has been detained in a Moscow jail for over a year. He could face up to 20 years in prison — unless he's saved by a last-minute prisoner swap....
The anti-war Russians who refuse to flee: despite repression from the Kremlin, some Russian human rights defenders don’t want to give up their fight ( www.dw.com )
Since February 2022, about 20,000 people have been detained at anti-war protests in Russia, according to human rights project OVD-Info, with almost 900 of these cases leading to prosecution....
