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US revives Puerto Rico naval base amid Venezuela tensions

The US has quietly reactivated its long-abandoned Roosevelt Roads naval base in Puerto Rico. Upgrades suggest preparations for sustained operations that could support a possible confrontation with Ven...

Categories
Conflicts, Politics
Production
2025-11-19
Duration
00:02:33
Languages
English
Editor's Choice

Indigenous groups call for climate justice at COP30

Brazil just approved exploratory oil drilling in the Amazon River basin, days ahead of the conference. That's drawn widespread criticism, including from Indigenous groups - who are demanding climate j...

Categories
Nature and Environment, Politics, Society, Climate
Production
2025-11-19
Duration
00:02:47
Languages
English
Editor's Choice

EU to boost military mobility for crisis situations

Facing a growing threat from Russia, the EU is planning an emergency system to speed cross-border movement of troops and military equipment. Currently, weak roads and red tape still hinder rapid deplo...

Categories
Conflicts, Politics
Production
2025-11-19
Duration
00:03:01
Languages
English
Editor's Choice

Latvia to rewater peatlands as natural defense against Russia

Latvia's military is considering rewatering drained peatlands to turn them into natural barriers as part of the Baltic Defense Line. The restored bogs could also help in the fight agains global warmin...

Categories
Conflicts, Nature and Environment
Production
2025-11-18
Duration
00:03:09
Languages
English
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Nigeria manhunt underway for kidnapped schoolgirls

On Monday, 25 girls from a secondary school in the northwest of the country had been abducted. Police say a criminal gang stormed the school with guns and killed the vice principal before disappearing...

Categories
Crime, Society, Terrorism
Production
2025-11-18
Duration
00:02:02
Languages
English
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Survivors of Sudan war recount harrowing scenes of terror

Aid agencies say they are "nowhere close" to meeting the needs of millions of people displaced by war in Sudan, as the number of people fleeing the violence rises. DW News obtained exclusive testimoni...

Categories
Conflicts, Human Rights, Migration
Production
2025-11-17
Duration
00:02:25
Languages
English
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Lax waste controls behind Indonesian shrimp export crisis

The US has restricted shrimp imports from Indonesia after finding radioactive contamination in a shipment of frozen breaded shrimp. The contamination was traced to factories near Jakarta, tainted by s...

Categories
Business, Globalization, Trade
Production
2025-11-17
Duration
00:03:09
Languages
English
Editor's Choice

Germany agrees on conscription framework

Germany's government plans to bring back military service, to boost troop numbers to deal with the perceived threat from Russia. But voluntary conscription could become compulsory, if not enough recru...

Categories
Politics
Production
2025-11-14
Duration
00:02:34
Languages
English
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New game explores colonial-era debate over looted artifacts

A new video game from South Africa turns the fight to reclaim Africa's stolen heritage into a playable mission. The debate over reclaiming colonial-era African artifacts from Western museums has raged...

Categories
Culture, Digital World, History
Production
2025-11-13
Duration
00:01:52
Languages
English
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Israel plans more demolitions in occupied West Bank

More families living in the West Bank are facing displacement: Last month, Israel's civil authority gave the order to level more than a dozen structures in the village of Umm al-Kheir. DW visited the ...

Categories
Conflicts
Production
2025-11-13
Duration
00:02:50
Languages
English