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Crops, Drugs, Votes: India’s breadbasket votes as grand election comes to a close Punjabis are disillusioned with politicians and their inability to act on the long-running crop pricing demand or the drug epidemic. This is a problem for Modi’s BJP on the last day of the Indian election Crops, Drugs, Votes: India’s breadbasket votes as grand election comes to a close Farmers...

CONFLICTSGERMANY German government sued over weapons sold to Israel 17 hours ago17 hours ago Human rights lawyer Alexander Schwarz told DW there was "reasonable grounds to believe" Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza with the kind of weapons it is getting from Germany. https://p.dw.com/p/4gShE Human rights lawyer Alexander Schwarz stand behind a DW microphone Schwarz told DW his organization was planning another lawsuit over...

POLITICSIRAN Syria's Assad offers condolences in Iran after Raisi death 15 hours ago15 hours ago Syrian President Bashar Assad has met Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei soon after the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi. His visit comes as Iran gears up to choose Raisi's successor. https://p.dw.com/p/4gT0x Bashar Assad and Ali Khamenei sit next to a portrait of Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on May 30 Iran...

CONFLICTSUKRAINE Germany pledges €500 million in arms support for Ukraine 14 hours ago14 hours ago German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new arms package for Ukraine focusing on air defense and including 1 million rounds of small arms ammunition. https://p.dw.com/p/4gTAg A IRIS-T SLM system. Undated archive image. Germany has pledged more ammunition for Ukrainian air defense systems Image: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa/picture alliance German Defence Minister Boris...

CONFLICTSUKRAINE NATO chief: Time to rethink restrictions on Ukraine weaponry 15 hours ago15 hours ago Jens Stoltenberg said it was time to "consider some of these restrictions" as allies mull allowing Kyiv to use Western weapons on Russian territory. He's following in the footsteps of several other Western leaders. https://p.dw.com/p/4gT7v NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the issue of Ukraine...

POLITICSUNITED STATES OF AMERICA US, China defense ministers meet at Shangri-La Dialogue 2 hours ago2 hours ago All eyes are on US-China relations at the Shangri-La Dialogue where Philippines' President is expected to discuss the nation's claim on the disputed South China Sea. https://p.dw.com/p/4gTf6 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (C) leaves a meeting at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore The who defense chiefs are...

POLITICSUNITED STATES OF AMERICA US election: Can Trump become president after conviction? Carla Bleiker 11 hours ago11 hours ago A former president convicted in a criminal trial is a first in US history. How will the outcomes affect Donald Trump's run for president? What if he has to go to prison? Here's what you need to know. https://p.dw.com/p/4eZSs Donald Trump sitting in a court room The...

15 years after civil war, Sri Lanka's Tamil minorities still await justice Ongoing government resistance to accountability and reconciliation is fueling ethnic tensions. This must change. Hannan Hussain is an international affairs commentator and author. His research interests include counterterrorism, conflict resolution, and inter-state relations in the Middle East and South Asia. He was previously a researcher at the Islamabad Policy...

MIDDLE EAST 3 HOURS AGO Live blog: US-British joint strikes leave two people dead in Yemen Israel's bombing in Gaza has killed 36,224 Palestinian, majority of them women, children, and infants, with more than 81,777 wounded during the 238-day war while10,000+ people are feared buried beneath the rubble of their homes. British RAF Typhoons were involved in attacks targeting Houthi fighters in Yemen....

Back to homepage / Middle East US and UK air strikes hit several strategic sites across Yemen The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, three U.S. officials said. Issued on: 31/05/2024...

Back to homepage / Europe Russia launches strikes on Kharkiv as Biden lets Ukraine use US arms to hit inside Russia Russian strikes killed three people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the regional governor said early Friday, hours after the United States authorised Kyiv to use American weapons to hit targets inside Russia in defence of the embattled region. Issued on:...

Back to homepage / Americas Trump found guilty on all counts in historic criminal trial A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush money case Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. Issued on: 30/05/2024 - 23:11 3 min Donald Trump arrives at the Manhattan Criminal...

Back to homepage / Middle East Israel faces fresh international condemnation over deadly strikes on Rafah tent camp Israel faced new condemnation Monday for strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there had been...

Back to homepage / Middle East ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR 🔴 Live: Netanyahu calls Israel’s deadly strike on Rafah tent camp a 'tragic mistake' Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu acknowledged a “tragic mistake” after an Israeli strike killed dozens of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday night in a speech before parliament on Monday. Netanyahu said Israel was investigating the...