How Russia drafts migrants to fight in Ukraine (www.dw.com)
Russia needs soldiers, and its authorities are increasingly turning to migrants to fill the military’s ranks. Guest workers from Central Asian countries are often rounded up on the street, taken to recruitment offices and pressured into signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. This process can involve threats and...
Chinese city hunts for dozens of crocodiles (www.dw.com)
Chinese media reported on Tuesday that more than 70 crocodiles had escaped after deluges in Guangdong province caused a lake at a crocodile farm to overflow....
Romania: Consternation at state's response to Russian drone – DW – 09/08/2023 (www.dw.com)
Russia has been bombarding Ukraine's Danube River ports close to the Romanian border since late July. Why did Romania first deny and later confirm that a Russian drone had landed on its territory earlier this week?...
Colombian government and rebels agree on ceasefire (www.dw.com)
Mexico: Indigenous senator to take on ruling party (www.dw.com)
Senator Xochitl Galvez has been formally nominated as the 2024 presidential candidate opposing President Lopez Obrador's MORENA party.
Germany agrees corporate tax cuts to 'stimulate' economy – DW – 08/29/2023 (www.dw.com)
Germany agrees corporate tax cuts to 'stimulate' economy – DW – 08/29/2023 (www.dw.com)
Michel says EU must be ready to admit new members by 2030 (www.dw.com)
Pope Francis calls US Catholic Church 'reactionary' (www.dw.com)
Pope Francis has lamented a “very strong reactionary attitude” in the US Catholic Church, saying that ideology had replaced faith in some parts of it and some members had failed to understand “there is an appropriate evolution in understanding matters of faith and morals.”...
India's Modi calls for African Union to join G20 (www.dw.com)
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the African Union to join the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) on Sunday....
Spain: Women's football team won't play until boss is ousted (www.dw.com)
What Niger can learn from Zimbabwe's 2017 coup (www.dw.com)
Canada probes Walmart, Hugo Boss over Uyghur labor concerns (www.dw.com)
Vladimir Putin will not attend India G20 in person (www.dw.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be going to the G20 summit in India in early September in person....
Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali form military pact (www.dw.com)
The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also seized power in coups....
Ludwig II: Bavaria's 'fairytale king' and his dream castle (www.dw.com)
Perched on a cliff in the Bavarian Alps near Füssen, Germany, the Neuschwanstein Castle is the epitome of the idyllic. Its spires soar to the heavens, while the surrounding landscapes are an invitation to daydreaming. It’s the stuff of fairytales, so much so that the man who had it built is dubbed the “fairytale king” —...
Is conservative Islam gaining ground in secular Kosovo? (www.dw.com)
There have been a number of attacks on journalists in Kosovo in recent years. Now, conservative Muslims in the southern Kosovar city of Prizren are agitating against a news portal and a journalist.
Belarus increasingly isolated as tensions rise at EU border – DW – 08/22/2023 (www.dw.com)
Travel to Belarus is not recommended.
BRICS summit: Leaders eye expansion, common currency (www.dw.com)
Xi calls for accelerating BRICS expansion...
German Cabinet approves law easing gender, name changes (www.dw.com)
The German government has approved a law of self-determination allowing people to change their gender and name more easily.
US slaps China visa curbs for 'forced assimilation' in Tibet (www.dw.com)
The United States is to impose visa curbs on Chinese officials suspected of “forced assimilation” of Tibetan children at state-run schools, the US State Department said in a statement on Tuesday....
US slaps China visa curbs for 'forced assimilation' in Tibet (www.dw.com)
Washington has denounced China's education policies in Tibet, where UN experts say an estimated 1 million children have been separated from their families.
Thailand parliament votes in Srettha as new prime minister (www.dw.com)
Thailand parliament votes in Srettha as new prime minister (www.dw.com)
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