Video report
Iran already had one of the highest rates of capital punishment in the world. Now, rights groups say, the country is using the current conflict to carry out even more executions, in an attempt to repress dissent.
Video bundle
In the fight against escalating gang crime, Sweden's parliament will vote on plans to hold 13-year-olds criminally responsible and, in serious cases, imprison them. Other European nations are also lowering age limits.
Video bundle
Armenians are set to vote on the country's future geopolitical direction on June 7. The election will be a test of public opinion in the long-standing Russia ally, where the population is increasingly eyeing the EU.
Video bundle
Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party is set for a decisive election win when results are announced. The election was marked by security challenges, a divided opposition and the exclusion of entire regions from voting.
The Ukrainian city of Oleshky has been occupied by Russian troops since 2022. Many residents are cut off from the outside world and living in dire conditions. Now, Kyiv wants to rescue them.
Sunday's presidential runoff in Peru pits Keiko Fujimori against Roberto Sanchez in an election marked by social tension, rising crime and declining confidence in political institutions.
With so much sunlight, Iraq is very well-positioned to use solar power to help fix its annual summer electricity crisis. So why is it that Iraq's government has only recently started to take solar power seriously?
Video bundle
The deadly Ebola outbreak isn't the only thing causing concern for health workers in Congo. Rumors and disinformation are hindering efforts to contain the virus. The patterns are well-known — and could be confronted.
Video report
It is not only a deadly Ebola variant causing concern for health workers in DR Congo. Rumors and disinformation hinder efforts to contain the virus. The patterns are well-known — and could be confronted.
Video bundle
With Washington's attention elsewhere, North Korea has slowly been building up its nuclear weapons program. This week, Kim Jong Un took a publicity tour of a new nuclear fuel facility while promising to build more bombs.
Video bundle
Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party is set for a decisive election win despite security challenges, a divided opposition and some regions not voting.
Sunday's election in Kosovo — the third in under 16 months — is marked by a clash between former allies PM Albin Kurti and ex-President Vjosa Osmani, deadlock in the dialogue with Serbia, and obstacles to EU integration.
Sunday's election in Kosovo — the third in under 16 months — is marked by a clash between former allies PM Albin Kurti and ex-President Vjosa Osmani, deadlock in the dialogue with Serbia and obstacles to EU integration.
Video bundle
One hundred days after the start of the Iran war, the Islamic Republic appears stable. But beneath the surface, economic strain, social unrest and growing repression point to deeper instability.
Video bundle
The new coalition government of Slovenia's veteran leader Janez Jansa is already advancing divisive policies that some warn could deepen polarization.
Video report
The new coalition government of Slovenia's veteran leader Janez Jansa was approved by parliament on Thursday. It's already advancing divisive policies that some warn could deepen polarization.
Video bundle
As criticism of Instagram, TikTok and X grows in the EU, developers have been working on European social media apps. But can they compete? DW answers the key questions.
Video report
Opaque algorithms, too little legal protection for minors, a lot of hate speech and disinformation: in Europe, US and Chinese social media platforms have long drawn criticism. Europe wants to go its own way — but how?
Video bundle
In a victory for rejected asylum-seekers, the European Court of Justice has ruled they must be given more than just the bare minimum to survive. But as the EU's new migration pact kicks in, will relief be short-lived?
Video bundle
On the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Wu'er Kaixi, who played a leading role during the 1989 protests, spoke to DW about his personal loss and nearly four decades in exile.
×
×
×
×