Too old for combat, some Ukrainians in their mid-60s have formed the volunteer unit "Steppe Wolves." DW meets the men who fire repaired rockets back at Russian forces, close to the front line in south...
As more Ukrainian power plants are rendered inoperable by Russian strikes, it is unclear how many more attacks on the country's infrastructures Ukraine can withstand.
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Both sides accuse each other of deliberately targeting civilians. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled on both sides of the border....
Winter rains and flooding have turned living conditions for displaced and homeless Palestinians in Gaza into absolute misery. Their tents have been inundated, soaking mattresses, clothes and food supp...
Indonesia’s Sumatra island remain in dire conditions two weeks after cyclone-driven floods. International offers of assistance have begun to pour in, but the government insists on handling the respons...
About 500,000 people are fleeing renewed clashes on the Thailand-Cambodia border. Over a dozen killed as fighting shatters a U.S.-Malaysian peace deal amid a decades-old temple land dispute....
When Mariupol fell in 2022, thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were captured. Rasti endured 2.5 years of torture and isolation in Russian captivity. Freed, he returned to the frontline, scarred but deter...
In South Florida, Venezuelans are watching rising US-Venezuela tensions with hope and fear. Many support the Trump administration pressure on Venezuelan authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro. But they a...
An investigation involving DW reveals a sperm donor with a gene that raises the risk of childhood cancer has fathered around 200 children worldwide. ...
Australia has become the first country in the world to ban social media for under 16s. Companies who don't comply face fines in the tens of millions. The government says it's to protect young people. ...