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‘Where do you want to go?’: Six words that helped her start again

An aerial view of a road winding through a dense forest in the spring. Ryan Herron/iStock / Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ryan Herron/iStock / Getty Images This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on

House Vote Could End Shutdown on Day 43

The U.S. Capitol is shown on Tuesday, the morning after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the federal government. The House could vote on the plan as early as Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images The House of Representatives is expected to approve a funding bill on Wednesday that would

OpenAI loses song lyrics copyright case in German court

Large language models like ChatGPT, which use song lyrics in their responses without having paid license fees for them, infringe on German authors' rights laws, a Munich court ruled on Tuesday.  Judge Elke Schwager at the Munich District Court I said that OpenAI, the US company that owns ChatGPT, would be charged damages for the unauthorized usage. She did

Turkey: 2,000-year jail sentence urged for Istanbul mayor

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offenses, meaning that he could potentially face up to 2,532 years in prison if found guilty of all of them. Imamoglu, who has been in jail already for nearly eight months after being arrested and suspended from officein March, is seen as one

COP30: African youth push for climate justice

Anita Soina is a climate activist from Kenya with over 100,000 Instagram followers. She is widely seen as one of Africa's most promising voices in the environmental movement. The 26-year-old, who is a member of Kenya's Maasai community, traveled to the city of Belem in northern Brazil for COP30, the UN climate conference.  Soina said she

Magdeburg Attack Suspect Expected To Testify

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The Saudi-born doctor accused of carrying out a deadly car attack on the Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg has said he wishes to testify "for hours, perhaps days" from Tuesday as his trial continues. Six people were killed and more

Ukraine updates: Russian forces step up presence in Pokrovsk

Published November 11, 2025 last updated November 11, 2025 Moscow is ramping up pressure in several pivotal points along the frontline in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, an overnight drone strike targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa. DW has more. https://p.dw.com/p/53QmO Pokrovsk was an important rail hub before the war, and is now mostly in ruins.Image: Anatolii Stepanov/REUTERS

German, Polish eco-activists fight to protect the Oder River

Stefanie and Norbert Bartel's farm in eastern Germany is a stone's throw from the Oder River and right across from the Polish town of Porzecze on the opposite riverbank. The Oder's lush, fertile banks attract tourists, who cycle along the broad pathways and enjoy the rich birdlife. For the Bartels, whose farm doubles as a

Turkey football betting scandal: Arrest warrants issued

An Istanbul court issued arrest warrants for the eight suspects, including a club president and several referees, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. Murat Ozkaya is the president of Eyupsport, who play in Turkey's topflight Super Lig. Eleven other suspects who had also been taken into custody on Friday have been released on

Germany: Man arrested for darknet site targeting politicians

A German-Polish man has been arrested in the western German city of Dortmund on suspicion of having issued calls to attack politicians, and offering rewards for doing so, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. They said the man, identified only as Martin S. under German privacy laws, also published instructions on the darknet for manufacturing explosives, while calling for
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