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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that ties between the US and China are “on surer footing” as she concluded a 4-day visit to Beijing....

I’ve been reading similar head lines about this Paris summit for some days now. After reading this article it still doesn’t sound too special. Like it’s more problem oriented and has a bottom-up approach; so does anyone get what exaclty is " new " about it?

The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has risen sharply in the first half of this year. As of July 15, the state executed 98 men and two women for charges related to murder, terrorism and drugs. This marks a 42% increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to a recent report...

Scores of people have been killed after heavy rains in the remote south of Ethiopia. Authorities warned the death toll could continue to climb as bodies as well as survivors were pulled from the mud....

A government agency combating discrimination in Germany logged a record number of complaints in 2023. Around 40% of them pertained to racism, while roughly a quarter targeted the disabled or chronically ill....

China’s growing influence appears to have some drawbacks in Latin America. Beijing has targeted countries such as Guatemala and outraged retailers in Brazil....

Joint military drills this month suggest the ties between China and Cambodia are growing stronger. Experts argue Beijing will use Cambodia as a conduit to further its strategic interests in the South China Sea....

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Wednesday for two days of meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Putin’s second trip to China in six months will focus on military and financial assistance....

Pakistan’s Gwadar port was meant to be a shining success for the prestigious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of China’s global collection of infrastructure projects and trade networks known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But almost two decades later, it still sits empty....

Students from China and Hong Kong living in Europe and North America are being repressed by the government in Beijing, according to a new Amnesty International report. Students in Germany have also been affected....

In response to protesters calling for a ‘caliphate’ in Germany last week, hundreds of people took to the streets of Hamburg to voice support for democracy. The latest rally was organized by secular Islamic groups....

The widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation are the 10th DW Freedom of Speech Award laureates....

Under a new campaign called “nour” or “light,” endorsed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian “morality police” are out in force on so-called “guidance patrols” looking for women who refuse to wear the hijab, or headscarf....

Germany’s Federal Prosecutor has said three German citizens were arrested for alleged involvement in providing Chinese secret service with information on state-of-the-art machine parts for ship engines....

A long-awaited parliamentary discussion on Poland’s restrictive abortion laws is likely to see heated debate. Premier Donald Tusk has promised liberalization, but conservatives in his coalition could block progress....

Germany recorded a large rise in violent crime in 2023, the first year without pandemic restrictions, police statistics published Saturday showed....

Colombia is battling dozens of wildfires amid record-high temperatures in many parts of the country. President Gustavo Petro has declared a state of emergency to free up funds to fight the fires, which are also burning close to the capital, Bogota

The November earthquake in Nepal was the deadliest since 2015. Over 150 were killed. But now survivors are also at risk. Authorities say at least 34 quake survivors have died after weeks in makeshift tents in the cold.