When Starbucks opened its first store in Beijing in 1999, it wasn’t just selling coffee; it was selling Western aspirations to China's rising middle class. The Seattle-based giant expanded rapidly to dominate China’s premium coffee scene. That early-mover advantage has, however, since eroded.
Pakistan approved a sweeping constitutional amendment on Wednesday, expanding the powers of the army chief while restricting those of the Supreme Court.
Palestinian prisoners deported outside the Palestinian Territories wave after being released from Israeli prison, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as they arrive at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Feb. 27.
Joud Ahmad Al-Angar (right) and his 12-year-old cousin Zain Nour recuperate from injuries after they found a bucket of pellets and brought it home, thinking it could help their family. The bucket detonated.
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offenses, meaning that he could potentially face up to 2,532 years in prison if found guilty of all of them.
Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The Saudi-born doctor accused of carrying out a deadly car attack on the Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg has said he wishes to testify "for hours, perhaps days" from Tuesday as his trial continues.
Published November 11, 2025 last updated November 11, 2025 Moscow is ramping up pressure in several pivotal points along the frontline in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, an overnight drone strike targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa. DW has more.
A German-Polish man has been arrested in the western German city of Dortmund on suspicion of having issued calls to attack politicians, and offering rewards for doing so, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. They said the man, identified only as Martin S.
In Pakistan at least 12 people have been killed following a blast outside a district court building in the capital, Islamabad. Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters that the blast was a suicide attack and that police were currently investigating. What do we know so far?
For 75 years, the US has wielded wartime operational control (OPCON) of South Korean forces. The set-up has its origins in the Korean War which erupted in 1950 and largely ended with the truce of 1953.
Indian police on Tuesday launched an investigation into a deadly car blast near the historic Red Fort in the heart of the Indian capital that killed at least eight people.
The man accused of killing six people by ramming a car into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg last December said on Monday that he was the one behind the wheel during the incident.