Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel rages on despite earlier proclamations of a truce in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is reportedly traveling to Switzerland for peace talks. DW has more.

A police officer said twin blasts in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were triggered remotely. No group immediately claimed responsibility.

The viral Cockroach Janta Party is escalating pressure on the government, citing exam irregularities and student suicides in its campaign against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. DW has more.

Children's paths through Germany's school system are often determined before their first day of kindergarten, according to the national report on education. An elementary school in Bonn is offering a new model for kids.

President Rodrigo Paz says he has declared the state of emergency "to free the country's roads." Blockades have become a major tactic in weeks of intensifying protests to demand that the president resign.

Germany was lashed overnight by summer storms that caused flooding, injuries and evacuations. Lightning, high winds and heavy rain saw several people hospitalized. DW has the latest.

A huge fire tore through a four-star beach resort in the Dominican Republic, killing one woman. About 1,700 tourists were evacuated as the fire appeared to destroy most of the hotel.

A migratory sea bird tested positive for the contagious H5 variant of bird flu in Western Australia. Up until now Australia was the only continent which had not detected the strain.

A former Qatar-owned jumbo jet, converted into the new presidential aircraft, is nearly ready for service. Trump said it had been transformed into "a flying White House."

A former Qatari-owned jumbo jet, converted into the new presidential aircraft, is nearly ready for service. Trump said it had been transformed into "a flying White House."

Donald Trump's comments that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "begged for a picture" have elicited a furious response from Rome. Meloni said she was "stunned."

Karol Nawrocki's decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest honor is likely to spark a severe diplomatic crisis between Poland and Ukraine.

At least one person died and many others were injured in the train collision that occurred about 90 kilometers north of London.

From July 2026 onwards, BPA will no longer be permitted in EU food packaging. The industrial chemical is known to interfere with the human hormonal system.

Eva Maria Michelmann vanished in Syria in January as government forces advanced on Kurdish fighters in the northeast. The German government last week said it was working to get her home.

Lebanon's Hezbollah group has claimed that the US-Iran peace deal is a "great victory." The group, which is opposed to Israel, has certainly been bolstered by the deal. But what have they really won?

As heat waves grow more frequent and fierce, cities worldwide are racing to cool streets and reshape urban life.

With AI dominated by US firms, Europe is pushing for more independence. New partnerships, investments and startups aim to boost the continent's digital sovereignty, but challenges around funding and regulation remain.

Opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira remains under house arrest months after the Guinea-Bissau coup, deepening a political crisis and raising tensions with international partners.

A man arrested after a toddler had to be rescued from a crocodile pen at a private zoo has been released on bail. Police say he was unfit for interview.