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Germany news: People change Easter holiday plans amid crises

Skip next section WATCH: Germany rehearses mass evacuations for a NATO war April 4, 2026 WATCH: Germany rehearses mass evacuations for a NATO war Russia's threat has pushed Germany to carry out the biggest war drill of its kind in decades — testing its readiness for mass evacuations of wounded allied soldiers from NATO's eastern

Artemis II passes halfway point to Moon, sends Earth photos

The Artemis II mission successfully continued its lunar flyby path, passing the halfway point between the Earth and the Moon, NASA has said. Artemis II astronauts are the first to fly towards the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. They will not land, as their mission is a test of the capsule itself and the

India: LPG tanker to Mumbai crosses Hormuz

Published April 4, 2026 last updated April 4, 2026 Green Sanvi becomes the seventh India-bound LPG vessel through the strait amid Iran war disruptions, as New Delhi scrambles to secure fuel supplies. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/5BeMP The Jag Vasant docked in Mumbai this week after sailing through Hormuz [FILE: April 1, 2026]Image: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Ukraine: ‘Massive’ Russian air strikes kill at least 14

Ukraine came under massive air attacks from Russia on Thursday night and throughout Friday, which killed at least 14 people across the country. Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was facing wave after wave of air strikes on Thursday night and Friday morning, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia's full-scale assault on its neighbor continued into its 1,500th day.

Beauty as strategy: Why K-beauty is also a political success

First it was cars and electronics, then pop music and films, and now the beauty industry: skincare and cosmetics "made in Korea" are in demand all over the world. More and more Westerners are raving about South Korean beauty products. This success is no coincidence, nor is it a purely aesthetic phenomenon. The east Asian country has made its

Afghanistan earthquake of magnitude 5.9 kills at least 8

At least eight people were killed in Kabul after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 rattled parts of northern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, officials said. The quake was centered in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 150 kilometers east of the Afghan city of Kunduz, and was felt across Afghanistan, and in parts of Pakistan and India. The ​quake was at

Iran war: Search on for missing crew member of downed US jet

Skip next section Iraq closes border crossing after US-Israeli strikes kill one, injured at least five April 4, 2026 Iraq closes border crossing after US-Israeli strikes kill one, injured at least five Iraq's Border Ports Authority on Saturday announced the closure of the the Iraq-Iran border crossing at Shalamcheh after the site was targeted by

Trump seeks $1.5T for defense, 10% cut to domestic programs

US President Donald Trump on Friday aimed to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion (€1.3 trillion) in his 2027 budget proposal. The request, which comes five weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, would lift military spending by more than 40% in a single year — the steepest increase since World War II. To partially offset

Turkey and Armenia: When will the border crossings open?

When the Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, stepped out of a car and walked toward his host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in June 2025, it was a truly historic moment. The two politicians shook hands, and turned to face the cameras together. It was the first time a representative of the Armenian government had

Iran war: One downed US fighter jet pilot rescued

Skip next section Thank you for reading April 4, 2026 Thank you for reading We're continuing our coverage of the search and rescue operations for the missing crew member of the US fighter jet downed over Iran here, along with other headlines in the US-Israeli war with Iran. https://p.dw.com/p/5BeDi Skip next section Trump declines to
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