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Berlin hosts Sudan Conference: a brutal, forgotten conflict

The war in Sudan has been raging for the past three years, and a ceasefire is nowhere in sight. Participants at a conference of donors in Berlin hope ...

Apr 15, 2026
Germany: Sudan aid conference in Berlin raises €1.3B

The war in Sudan is entering its fourth year with international attention focused on other conflicts. The conference in Berlin is aiming to bring back...

Apr 15, 2026
South Africa appoints veteran Afrikaner politician Roelf Meyer as US ambassador amid tense Trump tie

South Africa has appointed a prominent Afrikaner politician, Roelf Meyer, to the ambassadorial role in Washington. This comes amid allegations from th...

Apr 15, 2026
German health minister announces billions in cutbacks

The comprehensive reform package aims to plug a multi-billion-euro hole in Germany's expensive healthcare system. The reforms include mandatory second...

Apr 15, 2026
What's behind Israel's attacks along Lebanon's Litani River?

Israel is pushing forward with plans to remove Lebanese homes and residents from between the Litani River and its own border, creating a buffer zone. ...

Apr 15, 2026
Iran: Hundreds of thousands of jobs lost due to war

After six weeks of war, job losses are growing in Iran. Destroyed industrial facilities have brought production in many sectors to a standstill, hitti...

Apr 15, 2026
EU chief urges bloc-wide push on age verification app to protect children online

EU chief calls for a bloc-wide push on an age verification app to protect children online. If enforced, users will have to prove their age to access l...

Apr 15, 2026
Attacks on US academics: A microcosm of a larger threat to democracy

In the new DW documentary "Democracy Under Attack: Can Dündar and Trump's America," the Turkish press freedom icon looks at the parallels between the...

Apr 15, 2026
India's aviation boom hits turbulence amid Iran war

From longer routes to higher fares, the Middle East conflict is exposing vulnerabilities in India's fast-growing airline sector....

Apr 15, 2026

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