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POLITICSUNITED STATES OF AMERICA Harris calls Trump's Arlington visit 'a political stunt' 3 hours ago3 hours ago US Vice President Kamala Harris said Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery was disrespectful amid controversy over actions taken by his campaign there. https://p.dw.com/p/4k8x2 Trump and some relatives of US service members killed in Afghanistan at Arlington National Cemetery Trump was at the cemetery on Monday to...

Back to homepage / Middle East Israeli strikes kill almost 50 in Gaza as WHO rolls out polio vaccine campaign The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday began its campaign to vaccinate around 640,000 children in Gaza against polio amid renewed Israeli strikes that killed at least 48 people in the enclave. Israel on Thursday had agreed to daily eight-hour pauses...

Back to homepage / Europe AS IT HAPPENED LIVE Russian strike kills two and injures 10 more in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says A Russian guided bomb attack on Saturday killed two people and injured 10 more including children in a village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the governor said. Governor Oleh Synehubov said the Russian strike hit the village of Cherkaska Lozova, damaging...

Back to homepage / Asia / Pacific UNSEEN, UNHEARD Afghan women are erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or...

CHINA / DIPLOMACY China-US strategic communication ‘candid, substantive, constructive’ Wang Yi, Sullivan discuss new round of interaction between two countries' heads of state in near future By Zhang Yuying and Yu Xi Published: Aug 29, 2024 12:47 AM Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs (fourth right), and US National...

CHINA / DIPLOMACY US fans flames as Philippines keeps provoking China in South China Sea Washington’s escort promise ‘to encourage more provocations’ By Liu Xuanzun Published: Aug 28, 2024 11:44 PM Updated: Aug 29, 2024 12:51 AM Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra intrudes into the adjacent waters of China's Xianbin Jiao and approaches dangerously China...

Opposition, allies pressure Modi government to halt arms supply to Israel Delegation from Istanbul-based League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds meets Indian political leaders in New Delhi to mobilise support for the Palestinian cause. Ayse Betul Aytekin is an assistant producer at TRT World. AYSE BETUL AYTEKIN Public displays of solidarity with Palestine have faced ongoing suppression in India, with the government often targeting...

MAGAZINE 20 HOURS AGO Explained: China's Ukraine peace plan that Beijing is trying to revive Beijing has pushed for greater global acceptance of its 12-point framework, which has drawn scepticism from the West, led by the US. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk to have a tea ceremony in Beijing's Zhongnanhai park, China May 16, 2024. / Photo: Reuters REUTERS Russian...

DISCRIMINATION 4 DAYS AGO Timeline: The persecution and exodus of Myanmar's Rohingya As refugees mark the 7th "Rohingya Genocide Day", fresh arrivals strain camps' capacity in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district. A Rohingya refugee family walk along the road at the Kutupalang refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, June 26, 2024. / Photo: Reuters REUTERS A Rohingya refugee family walk along the road at the Kutupalang...

DISCRIMINATION A DAY AGO Sweden to prosecute two men over Quran burnings The men committed "offences of agitation against an ethnic or national group" on four separate occasions when burning Islam's holy book outside a mosque and other public places. Sweden's domestic security service raised its terrorism alert level as a result of the burnings, while neighbouring Denmark, which also saw a spate...

MIDDLE EAST AN HOUR AGO Live blog: Top Islamic Jihad commander killed in Israeli West Bank raid Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 328th day, has killed at least 40,602 Palestinians — mostly women and children — and wounded over 93,855 others, a conservative estimate, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under debris of bombed homes. Earlier, the Israeli military said...

OPINION 14 HOURS AGO My university is targeting students like me for protesting against Israel George Washington University claims to be a beacon of free speech, but has so far ordered mass arrests, suspended Palestine solidarity groups on campus and initiated disciplinary hearings against many students. Moataz Salim is a Palestinian graduate student in DC from Gaza advocating for an end to the...

MIDDLE EAST 2 HOURS AGO Better late than never: US sanctions Israeli settlers Yitzhak Levi Filant led a group of armed illegal settlers in February to set up roadblocks and conduct patrols aimed at forcing Palestinians from their land. The sanctions will be imposed under an executive order on occupied West Bank violence that President Joe Biden signed in February. / Photo: AP AP The...

MIDDLE EAST 3 HOURS AGO UN: 212 staff members killed since start of Israel's war on Gaza The humanitarian operation in Gaza "has become one of the most challenging in the world", the UN says. UNRWA is the largest humanitarian organisation in Gaza and is considered as the backbone of the humanitarian aid operations in the besieged Palestinian enclave. / Photo: Reuters REUTERS UNRWA is...