The ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, is seen, Aug. 23, 2019. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP On Thursday evening, Hayam El Gamal and her five children were freed after 10 months at an ICE detention center in Texas. That morning, a Texas federal judge had ordered their release.
Skip next section WW2 bomb defused in Rhineland-Palatinate April 26, 2026 WW2 bomb defused in Rhineland-Palatinate The village of Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate had to be evacuated after a 250-kilogram bomb from the Second World War was discovered. Some 800 people had to temporarily leave their homes on Sunday as authorities defused the bomb.
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has become the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. The 30-year-old set the milestone by winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, breaking the previous record.
Fighting continued between rebels and Mali's military junta on Sunday, with UN chief Antonio Guetterres calling for more security coordination across the Sahel region. The attacks began on Saturday when Tuareg rebels teamed up with al-Qaeda-linked jihadis to launch attacks against Mali's ruling military junta, which is supported by Russian mercenaries.
Embellished with a gilded iguana and a bouquet of fruits topped with a pineapple, an ostentatious piece of queer history was sold on April 24 for €300,000 ($350,000) at the Berlin branch of Germany's Lempertz auction house.
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Pensions have been a hot-button issue in Germany for many years, but this week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz himself reignited the controversy. "Statutory pension insurance alone will, at best, still provide only basic coverage for old age.
Live Published April 26, 2026 last updated April 26, 2026 No direct talks took place between US and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad. A ceasefire in the Iran war continues to exist, but a roadmap to lasting peace remains elusive. DW has the latest.