Dacian gold items, a 2,500-year-old helmet and wristbands, stolen from a museum in the Netherlands and then recovered by Dutch authorities, are presented during a press conference after being returned, at the National Museum of Romanian History, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Is Bulgaria going to be governed by a second Viktor Orban? Or will the rampant corruption in the country finally be tackled?
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled that Hungarian LGBTQ+ laws introduced in 2021 violated EU laws and values on multiple levels.
Skip next section Archbishop of Munich authorizes blessing of same-sex couples April 21, 2026 Archbishop of Munich authorizes blessing of same-sex couples Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, has said that priests may bless homosexual couples in the diocese.
"HiPP is the victim of blackmail" — this is what the press release from the major German baby food manufacturer says. Over the weekend, jars of baby food contaminated with rat poison were found in Austria and two neighboring countries.
Elon Musk did not appear on Monday for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors investigating alleged misconduct linked to his social media platform X and its Grok chatbot. Prosecutors told AFP news agency that they had "noted the absence of those summoned," without naming Musk directly.
Progressive Bulgaria, the party led by former President Rumen Radev, won a landslide victory in general elections in Bulgaria, official results showed on Monday. The party secured 44.6% of the votes after counting was complete. That means Radev's party is on course to win around 130 seats in the 240-seat parliament.
With a sweeping victory and a clear majority for former President Rumen Radev and diminished support for established parties, the result of Bulgaria's eighth parliamentary election in five years is set to redraw the country's political map.
Progressive Bulgaria, the party led by former President Rumen Radev, won a landslide victory in general elections in Bulgaria, official results showed on Monday. The party secured 44.6% of the votes after counting was complete. That means Radev's party is on course to win around 130 seats in the 240-seat parliament.
Published April 20, 2026 last updated April 20, 2026 Russian authorities said one man was killed in a Ukrainian drone raid on city of Tuapse. Meanwhile, Russia arrested a German woman in an alleged bomb plot. DW has the latest.
When it became clear to renowned German actress Tilla Durieux and her husband Ludwig Katzenellenbogen, a businessman of Jewish origin, in mid‑1934 that their residence permit in Switzerland would not be renewed, the two decided to leave for Zagreb — the capital of Croatia, in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Russia has gained almost complete control over the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, but about 18% of the Donetsk region remains outside of Russian control, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 12. The Russian army continues to advance, with its current offensive primarily targeting Kostiantynivka.