Malta's fast-track naturalization scheme for foreign investors violates EU law, the bloc's top court has ruled. It said ...

Albania has lost about 6.5% of its total forest area over the past 20 years. Research shows that the country's 2016 ...

For many young people in Germany, getting a driver's license has become almost unaffordable. Calls for reform are growing ...

Common chemicals found in everyday plastic products may be associated with cardiovascular disease worldwide, with highest impacts in Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific.

In its annual report, Amnesty International sounds the alarm on the global system of rule-based human rights.

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

The French national turned himself in at a police station in Italy, several hundred kilometers from the scene of the crime.

Some 2,600 refugees from Afghanistan are in Pakistan awaiting permission to travel to Germany. But the incoming German government intends to allow them to come only in exceptional cases.

This year's Freedom of Speech Award goes to Tamar Kintsurashvili, a veteran journalist in Georgia. She's been fighting disinformation for years and has recently been under mounting pressure.

In his first 100 days, Trump has made unprecedented use of executive orders. About a quarter of those have been taken to court. DW looks at the legal challenges and the orders already changing how the ...

Canada's CBC and CTV have projected a win for PM Mark Carney, but it was not clear if he would secure a majority. US President Donald Trump renewed his calls to make Canada the US's 51st state as ...

Ukraine had the highest military burden in the world, by far: its military spending amounted to 34% of GDP in 2024. In comparison, Germany's was just under 2%. The SIPRI report states that "All ...