With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a single supplier.

As decommissioning teams seek out unexploded ordnance in paddy fields, forests and rural pastures, Laos prepares to host a review conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Germany has long attracted skilled workers to its labor market. The country has been much less successful at retaining them. So what is Germany doing wrong?

The World Meteorological Association warns that the El Nino climate phenomenon could bring drought, floods and displacement to parts of Africa later this year. Are governments prepared?

The World Meteorological Association warns that the El Nino climate phenomenon could bring drought, floods and displacement to parts of Africa later this year. Are governments prepared?

Wildfires are raging across several parts of southern Europe. They come on the heels of massive heat waves in much of the region.

The trial against Sara Duterte is the latest escalation in a bitter feud between the Philippines' leading political dynasties. The proceedings could have major implications for the country's 2028 presidential elections.

One of the few certainties of World Cup football has been rocked after Donald Trump lobbied FIFA to overturn a US red card suspension. The decision has caused outrage but it isn't completely without precedent.

More than two dozen people have died and over 100 injured following a violent dispute between different prison populations in Negombo.

Officials for the militant organization have confirmed the move, which was agreed to earlier this year in a peace deal with Israel.

Crowds have thronged the streets of Tehran in a procession for Iran's late supreme leader. The huge event is seen as a show of strength by the theocratic regime amid peace negotiations with the US.

In Germany, where Nazi symbols and propaganda are tightly restricted by law, a new and creative strategy is being used to challenge far-right merchandise sellers: trademarks.

Beijing carried out the launch in what is known as a nuclear-free zone due to a longstanding treaty against testing nuclear missiles in the area.

When extreme heat hits, people turn to AC, but what if the grid fails? From France to the US, heat waves are pushing power systems to the limit, raising blackout risks and energy prices when electricity is needed most.

After a yearlong flight of a billion kilometers, a Chinese space probe is set to take samples from an asteroid. The mission is part of what President Xi Jinping calls the country's "space dream."

Heavy monsoon rains triggered building collapses, landslides and widespread transport disruption in India's financial capital, with forecasters warning of more rain. DW has the latest.

Heavy monsoon rains triggered building collapses, landslides and widespread transport disruption in India's financial capital, with forecasters warning of more rain. DW has the latest.

The budget draft provides for more borrowing than initially planned, as well as a big increase in defense spending. Meanwhile, three men are facing trial over a massive stash of illegal weapons. Follow DW for more.

The budget draft provides for more borrowing than initially planned, as well as a big increase in defense spending. Meanwhile, three men are facing trial over a massive stash of illegal weapons. Follow DW for more.

Think of quasars as time machines. Rare but revealing. They are light from the beginnings of the universe that let astronomers investigate how early galaxies formed.