Thailand's acting government is seeking to dissolve the parliament after a rival candidate gained the support of a power-brokering bloc. The dissolution of the parliament would need the Thai king's approval.

A US Congressional committee has released over 33,000 pages of files on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats said most of the information was already public.

China is holding a massive military parade to commemorate 80 years since Japan surrendered at the end of World War II. North Korea's Kim and Russia's Putin are at the event hosted by China's Xi. DW has more.

A US court ruled the company must share certain information with rival companies to increase competition. Google said the move could result in its rivals having access to its technology.

Donald Trump has previously claimed Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro is a drug-trafficking threat to the US. Washington recently announced plans to boost its presence in the waters off Venezuela to combat drug cartels.

A judge has ruled the Trump administration "willfully" violated federal law by troops to Los Angeles to quell protests. Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco also raised alarm at possible troop deployment elsewhere.

Is Brazil a dictatorship? Is the country's Supreme Court abusing its power in the trial against the country's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, or is it defending democracy? DW Fact check takes a closer look.

Argentine authorities ramped up their search for an iconic missing painting that came to light online after 80 years, in a case that has captivated the South American nation.

Argentine authorities ramped up their search for an iconic missing painting that came to light online after 80 years, in a case that has captivated the South American nation.

Afghanistan's earthquake has left more than 1,400 dead. Amid rescue efforts, fake and AI-generated images have been spreading online. DW fact checkers debunked some of the viral claims.

As US President Trump tries to negotiate an end to the war, DW spoke to residents of eastern Ukraine on surrendering Donetsk and Luhansk to Putin.

DW spoke to soldiers and civilians in eastern Ukraine about the US-mediated negotiations to bring Russia's war to an end, and about whether territorial concessions were an option.

Chancellor Merz said he hoped new US tariffs for Switzerland would change, but the visiting Swiss president emphasized that it was ultimately down to her government to negotiate with Trump's White House. DW has more.

Burkina Faso's parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison. The amended family code was approved in a unanimous vote in the West African country.

French police have shot a man suspected of stabbing five people in central Marseille near a drug-trafficking hotspot. He was declared dead around 40 minutes after the attack, a city prosecutor said.

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said there are "pretty precise" plans for deploying European troops to Ukraine once a Russian peace settlement is reached. Experts say it's too soon to tell.

According to EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen, there are "pretty precise" plans for deploying European troops to Ukraine once a peace settlement with Russia has been reached. But experts say it's too soon to tell.

Jair Bolsonaro is accused of a plot to retain power after he lost the presidency in 2022. Supreme Court Judge De Moraes accused him of seeking a "dictatorship," while Trump has called the case a "witch hunt."

Chloe Malle is stepping in as the editor at American Vogue, succeeding Anna Wintour who directed the magazine for nearly four decades. Malle has steered all digital content at the title since 2023.