On average, the cartoons published on the Instagram account of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo get a few hundred reactions, but a recent drawing by cartoonist Eric Salch has prompted more than 15,000 social media users to express their dismay.
Just as human history is often divided into the eras B.C. and A.D., it's not unreasonable to imagine the Internet's story split between B.W. and A.W. — the "W" denoting Wikipedia.
The women escorting each country's athletes during the Parade of Nations wore floor-length puffy coats and oversized sunglasses, in the dark of night. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Stier/Getty Images MILAN — Fireworks. Mariah Carey. A dancing stovetop espresso maker.
Published February 6, 2026 last updated February 6, 2026 Iran said it "entering diplomacy with open eyes" as its representatives are set to meet US officials in Oman. It comes as US President Trump has ordered a naval buildup near Iran and threatened to attack. DW has more.
The United States' ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, said he was cutting all contact with Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of the country's lower house of parliament, known as the Sejm. Rose accused Czarzasty of making "outrageous and unprovoked insults directed against [US President Donald Trump]."
Berlin Brandenburg Airport said Friday it is suspending flight operations in the morning due to poor weather conditions. "Due to weather conditions, no take-offs or landings are currently possible," the airport said in a statement on its website. The airport already saw numerous cancelations on Thursday due to freezing rain.
The US military on Thursday said it killed two people in a strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the eastern Pacific. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the US Southern Command posted on X.
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland is under police investigation on "suspicion of aggravated corruption" over his alleged links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, police said on Thursday.
Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim president, on Thursday said the first parliamentary vote on an amnesty bill marked an important step towards "peace and national reconciliation."
Famine is spreading in North Darfur in western Sudan, United Nations-backed monitors said Thursday. Millions of people in Sudan have been facing malnutrition since a civil war began in April 2023.
Following a nationwide power outage over the weekend and a Russian drone and missile strike on Kyiv on Tuesday night, 1,170 apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital are currently without heat. At the same time, outside temperatures have dropped to below minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit).
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said he is prepared to hold talks with the US on Thursday after weeks threats from the Trump administration.