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The Supreme Court Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday intervened in New York's redistricting process, blocking a lower court decision that would likely have flipped a Republican congressional district into a Democratic district.      At issue is the midterm redrawing of New York's 11th Congressional District, including Staten Island and a small

The U.S. Supreme Court Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images Guns, drugs, and the Second Amendment right to bear arms all merged at the Supreme Court on Monday in a case that could dramatically undermine the Gun Control Act of 1968. First a few basics: Marijuana use

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive ahead of the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol. Melina Mara/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Melina Mara/AFP via Getty Images Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have released video of depositions with former President Bill

FlyDubai planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Monday. Many airlines, including several in the Persian Gulf — including those based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar and others — have curtailed commercial flights for safety reasons following the expanding U.S. and Israeli bombardment in Iran. Fadel

A motorboat cruises off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, on the Strait of Hormuz, with a tanker seen in the background, on February 25, 2026. Tanker traffic through the strait has come essentially to a stop after Iran declared the strait closed following attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel. Fadel Senna/AFP

President Trump defended the U.S. military operation in Iran in public remarks Monday, before awarding the Medal of Honor to three soldiers. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump said Monday the strikes in Iran are aimed at destroying Iran's missile capabilities and its navy, making sure it cannot obtain

Skip next section Welcome to our Germany coverage March 2, 2026 Welcome to our Germany coverage The DW newsroom welcomes you with a warm Guten Tag at the start of a new week! We will be covering events as the German chancellor sets off on his second official visit to Washington, where his talks with President

Politics Published March 2, 2026 last updated March 2, 2026 India's opposition Congress Party has condemned the Modi government's response to the killing of Iran's Khamenei. Meanwhile, in a call with Israel's Netanyahu, Modi urged an early end to hostilities. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/59del The Congress Party criticized the timing of Modi's visit to

Argentinian President Javier Milei praised his relationship with the US President Donald Trump in an address to parliament on Sunday. He said that he wants to make the "strategic alliance" with the US a "state policy." Milei stressed the need to maintain good ties with the US, highlighting the financial support provided by Washington last year and

German politicians scrambled to interpret the situation in the Middle East this weekend. Conservative voices in government urged caution in assessing the strikes by Israel and the United States on Iran. Although the German government had long anticipated that US President Donald Trump might act against Tehran's regime, German politicians were initially as stunned by