Senegal supporters protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco during the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco on Jan. 18, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco.
The Venezuela team celebrates after defeating the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami.
Published March 17, 2026 last updated March 17, 2026 Three Ukrainian nationals are facing espionage charges in Stuttgart. Meanwhile, a fresh round of public transport strikes has paralyzed traffic. DW has more.
At least 23 people were killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings, police in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri said on Tuesday. More than 100 other people were injured in the blasts that took place on Monday evening in the capital of Nigeria's restive Borno state.
Afghanistan accused Pakistan of carrying out an airstrike that killed at least 400 people at a drug treatment hospital in Kabul late Monday. Afghan officials said the strike hit the 2,000-bed rehabilitation facility at around 9 p.m.
A plan to dismantle a building in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, went wrong, killing at least four people and injuring four others, the authorities said. According to a statement by the country's interior ministry, the army and other institutions took part in rescue efforts to find people trapped under the rubble, with at least two people being pulled out alive.
Skip next section Israel says Basij head Gholamreza Soleimani killed in strike March 17, 2026 Israel says Basij head Gholamreza Soleimani killed in strike The Israeli military has claimed it has killed Basij head Gholamreza Soleimani in a strike.
Skip next section Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to suspend all flights after strike call March 16, 2026 Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to suspend all flights after strike call Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, which serves Germany's capital and the surrounding region, will cancel all flights and traffic on Wednesday after the Verdi union announced a strike for that day.
US President Donald Trump's demand for European allies to help secure the passage of oil and gas tankers through the Strait of Hormuz was a major talking point at today's meeting of European Union foreign affairs ministers in Brussels.
Skip next section Thanks for reading March 17, 2026 Thanks for reading We've seen a number of US partners, including Germany, say they weren't going to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has gone back and forth in his relationship with Donald Trump: A year ago, Merz presented himself as a sharp critic of Trump. Then came a long phase of rapprochement — political opponents accused Merz of pandering to the US president.
China's National People's Congress (NPC) last week approved by an overwhelming majority a law that had been submitted to the legislature three years ago: the Law Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress. There were 2,756 votes in favor of this "ethnic unity" law, three abstentions and three votes against.