Walter

Live March 18, 2026 Flights to the German capital’s only major commercial airport have been halted amid strike action by critical staff. Later, the chancellor is set to address lawmakers on topics including Iran. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/5Aani All departures and landings are canceled for the entire day, but not everyone appears to have

President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has won the presidential election in the Republic of Congo, according to provisional results. The 82-year-old leader garnered nearly 95% of the vote, Interior Minister Raymond Zephirin Mboulou announced on state television. The results, pending Constitutional Court certification, grant Nguesso a fifth consecutive term. Mabio Mavoungou Zinga of the Alliance party came

In the beginning, it was just a game. One we've all played numerous times: select the squares with a stop sign, enter the text below, reassemble the puzzle — and check the box declaring, "I am not a robot." Yet, every time we select images determining whether what we see is a cat or a croissant, we end up

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has responded to takeover threats from Donald Trump, saying that the US would face "unbreakable resistance" if it tried to seize the country. His remarks come as Cuba struggles with a multitude of economic woes largely brought about by pressure from the US, which is trying to cut off the flow of foreign currency

Skip next section 14 arrested for throwing chicken bones in Ganges after Iftar party March 18, 2026 14 arrested for throwing chicken bones in Ganges after Iftar party The Ganges is one of the most polluted rivers in the world, especially in the lower plains regionImage: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images Indian police arrested 14 Muslim men

In German politics, the rule is supposed to be simple: no cooperation with the far right. The "Brandmauer" — the firewall against the far-right populist AfD party — is treated as a democratic red line, at least at a national level. But in Brussels and Strasbourg, a larger and more unsettling question is emerging: Does Europe's center-right still

The sums invested in different countries around the world by oil-rich Gulf states are astronomical. Sovereign wealth funds belonging to countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and other Gulf countries manage around $5 trillion (€4.35 trillion) worth of investments. "The global impact of the Gulf countries is not limited to oil,"

Iran's supreme national security council confirmed the death of its chief, Ali Larijani, on Tuesday evening. Israel said earlier that it had killed Larijani in an airstrike. Larijani was the most senior Iranian figure killed since  Iran's Supreme Leader ​Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in an Israeli strike on February 28.  Larijani was reportedly one of the few people trusted

A US federal judge on Tuesday directed the Trump administration to reinstate more than 1,000 employees at "Voice of America" (VOA) and restart the state-funded broadcaster's operations. The decision by District Judge Royce Lamberth comes ten days after he ruled that President Donald Trump's appointment of an official to carry out sweeping layoffs at VOA was

Skip next section Death toll from Israel's Beirut strikes rises — Lebanese Health Ministry March 18, 2026 Death toll from Israel's Beirut strikes rises — Lebanese Health Ministry This building in the Bachoura district was completely destroyedImage: Mohamed Azakir/REUTERS The Lebanese Health Ministry has updated the death toll from Israeli strikes on central Beirut on