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DW News · News · 6:00 PM
Spain's housing crisis sparks political showdown | DW News

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early election after his minority government suffered a serious setback in Congress, where lawmakers rejected measures aimed at tackling soaring rents, preventing evi…

DW News · News · 4:52 PM
Nobel Prize in medicine 2026 | DW News

Nobel Prize 2026 explained: the breakthrough that lets scientists switch brain cells on and off with light. Known as optogenetics, this technology helps researchers map the brain and uncover the biology behind behavio…

DW News · News · 3:59 PM
Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro wins first round over incumbent Lula | DW News

Brazil is heading to a presidential runoff after the top two finishers in Sunday's election were unable to secure enough votes for outright victory. Challenger Flávio Bolsonaro won the first round beating incumbent Lu…

DW News · News · 2:21 PM
Could Germany's far-right AfD ban public broadcasting? | DW News

The far-right AfD wants to abolish public broadcasting in Germany. Will Saxony-Anhalt be the beginning of the end for its established media? #dwgermanpolitics

DW News · News · 1:15 PM
Can Nepal reshape India-China relations? | DW News

After the devastating floods in Nepal, the country’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah is calling for greater cooperation between Nepal, India and China. Can climate change push Asia's biggest powers to work together? #dwg…

DW News · News · 12:50 PM
Schools shut as student protests shake France | DW News

France's education minister has announced the partial or total closure of up to 500 schools across the country on Monday. This is in response to more than a week of protests by students nationwide demanding reforms in…

DW News · News · 11:00 AM
Bodies of Pakistani sailors killed by Somali pirates return home | DW News

The bodies of three Pakistani sailors have arrived in Karachi after they were killed during a Somali pirate hostage crisis that lasted more than five months. The oil tanker was hijacked off Somalia's Puntland coast in…

DW News · News · 9:04 AM
Spain's housing crisis triggers snap election | DW News

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has dissolved parliament and called a snap election for November 29. He made the announcement after his minority government suffered a major setback in Congress, where lawmakers re…

DW News · News · 7:58 AM
Spain's PM calls snap elections for November | DW News

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called snap elections for November 29. The move comes after his minority government suffered a parliamentary defeat on Friday, when lawmakers rejected measures designed to addr…

DW News · News · 6:16 AM
Yemen’s government launches counter‑offensive against Houthis | DW News

The Saudi‑backed Yemeni government has just announced a major offensive aimed at retaking Houthi‑controlled areas. Houthi forces launched a major offensive in recent weeks, seizing control of a large swath of Yemen's…

DW News · News · 1:36 AM
Brazilian election headed to runoff | DW News

Latin America's largest election is headed to a second round after neither incumbent President Lula da Silva nor Senator Flavio Bolsonaro managed to win over 50% of the vote. Bolsonaro, from the right-wing Liberal Par…

DW News · News · 12:03 AM
LIVE: Results and analysis of Brazil's pivotal election | DW News

The polls have closed, the counting is underway, and Brazil is waiting to see whether a winner emerges tonight. The race was on a knife-edge as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro entered…