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April 13, 2026 The world's largest cement maker paid off terrorist groups in Syria in order to keep manufacturing there, judges in Paris ruled. https://p.dw.com/p/5C5uR A Paris court on Monday found the former CEO of Lafarge, Bruno Lafont, and eight other former employees guilty of financing terrorism in Syria. Lafont has reportedly been jailed for

"The things I say are not meant as attacks on anyone," Pope Leo XIVsaid on Monday as he flew to Algiers for a four-day African tour. "I am not a politician. I am inviting all people to look for ways of building bridges of peace and reconciliation of looking for ways to avoid war any

Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and subsidiary Eurowings began a 48-hour strike on Monday morning.  Hundreds of flights are set to be canceled, with the major hubs of Frankfurt and Munich hit hardest, in the fourth strike of 2026 to hit the airline. Lufthansa is struggling to negotiate terms both with the pilots' trade

Voters in Peru headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president and members of Congress. Sunday's election took place amid a spike in violent crime and corruption, and there was currently no clear favorite candidate among disgruntled voters. Keiko Fujimori, a conservative former congresswoman and daughter of the late strongman President Alberto Fujimori, looked

At 69 years old, Lady Fatou on Monday became not only the Berlin Zoo's longest-residing tenant but also maintained her title as the oldest gorilla in the world. Born somewhere in West Africa in 1957, she arrived in Europe at the port of Marseilles in 1959 amongst the luggage of a French sailor. According to

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday at the start of an 11-day tour of four African countries. The visit also includes stops in Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The pontiff is the first-ever leader of the world's Catholics to visit the Muslim-majority country of Algeria, where he aims to help "build bridges between the Christian

Skip next section IN PICTURES — World's oldest gorilla celebrates birthday in Berlin April 13, 2026 IN PICTURES — World's oldest gorilla celebrates birthday in Berlin She is known as the "grand dame" of Berlin Zoo, and Fatou reached the grand old age of 69 this Monday. Gorilla Lady Fatou first came to Berlin Zoo

Burundi last month nominated former Senegalese President Macky Sall to succeed United Nations Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres, whose second and final term ends on December 31, 2026. In ​his vision statement for the role, Sall said the UN needed to be reformed, streamlined and modernized. But Senegal said in a diplomatic note to the African Union

Skip next section Oil tankers avoiding Strait of Hormuz ahead of announced US blockade April 13, 2026 Oil tankers avoiding Strait of Hormuz ahead of announced US blockade Despite US assurances that a planned blockade of Iranian ports on Monday will not restrict transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway is being avoided by most

Hungarian voters turned out in force on Sunday to deliver a landslide victory to pro-European candidate Peter Magyar, who has pledged to turn the country away from its far-right, authoritarian course under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Magyar's center-right Tisza party is set to gain 138 seats in Hungary's 199-seat parliament, giving it five seats more