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Germany hosted an international conference on Wednesday to raise funds to help those affected by the war in Sudan. Wednesday also marks the third anniversary of the war between the Sudanese military under Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. Ahead of the start of the conference, German

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran politician Roelf Meyer as the country's ambassador to the United States, after a year when the post was vacant amid difficult ties with Donald Trump's administration in Washington.  Ramaphosa's spokesman Vicent Magwenya announced the appointment in a message to the Associated Press and other news outlets.  "I can confirm

German Health Minister Nina Warken, of the ruling conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), has outlined key features of the government's planned reforms for ailing health care system. Warken's draft legislation, on track to be passed this summer, aims to prevent further increases to the health insurance contributions. "We simply cannot spend more than we take in," Warken said

A small river has become a flashpoint in a broader regional conflict: The course of the 145-kilometer (90-mile) Litani River in Lebanon mirrors the front lines of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The Litani River also highlights the current fragility of international law. Despite the growing escalation in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, the

More than 93 million people in Iran are living in the shadow of a war that could flare up again at any moment. Many Iranians are now fearing the difficult days that lie ahead. After the failed peace talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan earlier this month, Washington began blockading Iranian ports

The European Union says a new age verification app is technically ready. The app is designed to meet the bloc's strict digital rules. The tool could soon help users prove their age online without sharing personal data, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday. How does it work? Once released, users will be able to

News outlets in the US and around the world extensively cover the second administration of Donald Trump. Amid this flood of information on current events, film directors Demid Sheronkin and Can Dündar take a step back to assess the state of free speech and democracy in the US with their new DW documentary, "Democracy Under Attack: Can Dündar and Trump's

The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Marrakech, lies on the edge of the Sahara and is known as the "door to the desert." Ouarzazate is probably best known for the Atlas Film Studios, where blockbusters from "The Mummy" to "Gladiator" and "Game of Thrones" have been filmed. But a

At the heart of Peter Magyar's victory in the Hungarian parliamentary election on April 12 was more than just anger at high-level corruption and economic hardship. His win was also a repudiation of Viktor Orban's "illiberal democracy," a rejection of his drift away from the European mainstream and a warning not to stray too close to Moscow's orbit.

How will Trump's blockade of Iranian oil work? After US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan collapsed at the weekend, US President Donald Trump said the US Navy would block ships entering or leaving any Iranian port or coastal facility via the Strait of Hormuz. Until the war began in late February, a fifth of the world's seaborne