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Live Published April 18, 2026 last updated April 18, 2026 Indian government's bid to redraw voting boundaries tied to quotas for women legislators was blocked in a parliament vote. It is the first major legislative setback for PM Modi's government. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/5CPbP Had it passed, the measure could have significantly reshaped India's

The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products at sea for about a month. The monthlong waiver on Russian oil and petroleum products came two days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had no plans to extend the sanctions relief. The license issued late Friday

Skip next section Lebanese PM condemns attacks on UN peacekeepers April 18, 2026 Lebanese PM condemns attacks on UN peacekeepers Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday condemned what he said was an attack on French United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. "I condemn in the strongest terms today's attack on members of the French

Football fans trying to get to MetLife Stadium from New York City for the World Cup matches this summer will have to pay $150 (€127) for a round-trip, according to local transportation officials. The price is almost 12 times higher than the usual $12.90 fare for the 15-minute trip from Penn Station in Manhattan to

France and the United Kingdom have said they are ready to lead a multinational mission to help restore freedom of navigation and trade in the Strait of Hormuz, only to be deployed once peace had been agreed in the region.  But at a meeting of the coalition of nonbelligerent states in Paris on Friday, the mood remained one of

Democrats are pushing to remove Donald Trump from office under the 25th Amendment after he threatened that "an entire civilization will die" if Iran didn't back down, a statement many have described as a potential war crime .  The US president's handling of the Epstein files and, in the past week, social media posts and statements lashing out against Pope Leo XIV have only intensified the discussion. What is the 25th Amendment?  The 25th Amendment

While walking through Berlin's western neighborhood of Spandau, a 13-year-old made a discovery that has been hailed as highly significant in Germany's archaeological history. He found a small bronze coin, which experts have since dated 2,300 years — back to the ancient Greek city of Troy, in present-day Turkey. For archaeologist Jens Henker of Berlin Heritage Authority

A concert by US rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, scheduled to take place in a Polish stadium in June was cancelled by the venue on Friday. "The concert by Ye (Kanye West), scheduled for 19 June 2026 at the Superauto.pl Silesian Stadium, will not take place due to formal and legal reasons," wrote venue

India's parliament on Friday failed to pass a vote on a controversial proposal to introduce a minimum quota for female lawmakers that would have also seen the Lok Sabha grow to over 800 seats. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed the amendment bills in a special session of the parliament, aimed

Donald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV— and a social media post depicting the US president as an AI-generated Jesus — proved to be the breaking point for Giorgia Meloni. The Italian prime minister, head of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, has long been seen as someone who could wield influence over the right-wing Trump, a key