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"It offers the perfect combination of grueling climbs and exhilarating descents," explains Tatjana Paller. The 30-year-old German finished fourth in the Olympic sprint and will also compete in the mixed team event of ski mountaineering, or" skimo" for short. Last year, Paller won bronze in the sprint at the World Championships in Morgins, Switzerland. She has been a

From Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" to Beyonce's "Renaissance," concert films have become a top-grossing genre in recent years. British pop star Charli xcx was also approached to make a film around her concert tour after she became a cultural phenomenon with her 2024 album "Brat." "It kind of felt like a way to elongate the life span

Published February 27, 2026 last updated February 27, 2026 German commuters are facing transport misery with local bus and tram strikes across the country. However, there's been good news for travelers who take trains with national rail operator Deutsche Bahn. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/59Uds A major public transport strike has brought most buses, trams

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Pakistan has bombed major cities in Afghanistan, declaring an 'open war'  Afghanistan says it is carrying out operations in provinces along the border with Pakistan Both ​sides have reported heavy losses and issued conflicting death tolls Here are the latest news, headlines and

A foreign student at Columbia University was released just hours after being detained by federal immigration authorities on Thursday and shortly after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed concerns about her arrest during a meeting with President Donald Trump. Elmina Aghayeva, a neuroscience and politics senior from Azerbaijan, was arrested in Manhattan early on Thursday morning

Paramount Skydance is poised to emerge as the winner in a monthslong bidding war to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after streaming giant Netflix declined to raise its takeover offer on Thursday. The board of Warner Bros. announced that Paramount's offer of $31-a-share (€26) was superior to the deal of $27.75 per share previously agreed on with

Both Afghanistan and Pakistan acknowledged fighting in border areas on Thursday, albeit disagreeing markedly on exact developments on the ground and the extent of each other's losses and gains. It's the latest escalation of violence between the uneasy neighbors in tensions that can ultimately be traced all the way back to the Taliban reclaiming control

The US artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Thursday that it would not give in to pressure from the Pentagon to allow unrestricted military use of its technology for fear that it could be used for mass surveillance or in fully-autonomous weapons. What did Anthropic say?  "Using these systems for mass domestic surveillance is incompatible

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified to a congressional committee on Thursday that she had no new information regarding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and that she does not recall ever having met the convicted child sex offender. In her opening statement, Clinton said the panel "justified its subpoena to me based on its

Ties between India and Bangladesh frayed after Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to Delhi amid violent protests that toppled her 15-year rule in 2024. Now, the South Asian neighbors are taking steps towards reconciliation by resuming visa services. Bangladeshi diplomatic missions across India will now fully reopen tourist visa services. India's visa operations