Brussels has ended a customs exemption for low-value imports from China while agreeing with Beijing to monitor trade flows and improve access to rare earth materials.

Iran's leadership is planning a six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei starting July 4, in what officials say will be the largest gathering in Tehran's history — and a demonstration of strength at home and abroad.

At least five people were killed when an explosive device detonated near a key government building in the Syrian capital.

Mexico has fully embraced its role as a World Cup host. Visitors are raving about the atmosphere and say they wish that there were more knockout-stage matches in Mexico as opposed to in the United States.

Mexico has fully embraced its role as a World Cup host. Many visitors rave about the atmosphere and wish there were more knockout-stage matches in Mexico as opposed to the United States.

The German government had been set to purchase a 40% stake in KNDS, but the prerequisite stock market flotation has been postponed. Meanwhile, a German drone start-up has raised $1 billion in fresh funding.

Turkish stand-up comedian Deniz Goktas was detained on his return to Turkey, days after a video he posted online gained traction. The clip included references to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and religion.

The Vatican's watchdog authority has imposed severe disciplinary measures on an ultratraditionalist Catholic group. The move comes after the group, the Society of Saint Pius X, consecrated bishops without papal consent.

The Vatican's watchdog authority has imposed severe disciplinary measures on an ultratraditionalist Catholic group. The move comes after the group, the Society of Saint Pius X, consecrated bishops without papal consent.

German prosecutors believe the Ukrainian national suspected of sabotaging Baltic Sea gas pipelines in 2022 acted "on the orders of state authorities in Ukraine." The suspect was officially charged on Wednesday.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his coalition has cleared a reform package as pressure grows to deliver growth. Meanwhile, a top court rejects complaints against the criminalization of childlike sex dolls. DW has more.

It has been claimed that following Germany's World Cup exit, some fans launched a petition seeking to ban "African" and "Muslim" players from the national team — and that DW reported the story. This is not true.

It has been claimed that following Germany's World Cup exit, some fans launched a petition seeking to ban "African" and "Muslim" players from the national team — and that DW covered the story. This is not true.

An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck belonging to his parents into a group of monks on a pilgrimage, police said. Eight were killed in the incident and 14 more were hospitalized in Mukdahan province.

While the popularity of the World Cup continues to grow, organizers FIFA have arguably never been less popular. So why does football still need FIFA? And is there any way out?

Sanae Takaichi is on her first visit to India since becoming PM. She will hold talks with Narendra Modi to boost bilateral ties.

As flights get pricier and gas prices stay high, more US travelers are turning to trains — and hitting a system built for freight, not people.

As gas prices fluctuate and flights get more expensive, travelers in the US are rediscovering trains — only to find a system built to move boxes, not people.

Ballistic and cruise missiles and drones were used in what Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said was the largest attack on the city since the war began.

A fire at a hospital in the northern German town of Ludwigslust has killed two people. Many patients and staff were evacuated from the facility.