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Eighteen days after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the first hours of the war, and eliminating other political and military leaders, it would have been safe to assume the power center of the Islamic Republic had been fatally destabilized. "But as the third week of the

A Vatican appeals court on Tuesday declared a partial mistrial in the case that led to a jail sentence against a senior Catholic cardinal for the misappropriation of Church funds for a property deal in the United Kingdom. The court said the judgment against Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, over a botched London real estate deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that international attention must stay on Ukraine despite the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran. "There's obviously a conflict in Iran going on, in the Middle East, but we can't lose focus on what's going on in Ukraine and the need for our support," Starmer said as he

On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu expressed grief over the multiple suicide blasts that occurred on Monday, offering condolences to the families of the victims. The blasts happened less than 24 hours after the Nigerian military repelled a separate militant attack on the outskirts of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. Tinubu also directed his top

Skip next section Thanks for reading March 18, 2026 Thanks for reading We've now moved our live coverage of Iran war here.  https://p.dw.com/p/5Aa2l Skip next section Wrapping Up: The most important war updates from March 17 March 18, 2026 Wrapping Up: The most important war updates from March 17 Iran's supreme national security council confirmed that

While international attention is focused on the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States, an "open war" is escalating between nearby Afghanistan and Pakistan, which could have a strategic ripple effect throughout the region. Taliban rulers in Afghanistan on Tuesday accused Pakistan of carrying out an airstrike that killed at least 400 people at a

Gerry Adams, probably Northern Ireland's most prominent Republican politician during the internal conflict with the UK known as "the Troubles," testified in London's High Court on Tuesday, accused by victims of being ultimately responsible for bombings in England by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).  Asked by the claimants' lawyer Max Hill, whether he would speak

For many people, the arrival of an electricity bill might be met with a degree of dread. But in the small German village of Feldheim residents barely give them a second thought. "In my old apartment, I used about 2,400 kilowatt hours a year. All this technology needs a lot of electricity," said Jens Neumann

If you thought that the "I was here" style graffiti is a modern-day phenomenon confined to the backs of bathroom stalls, think again! New technologies are unearthing graffiti scratched on ancient sites like never before, giving voice to everyday people of the ancient world — from enslaved individuals to bored soldiers who etched their names onto

US President Donald Trump recently hosted executives from seven major defense contractors in the White House — part of an attempt by his administration to shore up the sector as the war against Iran intensifies. The conflict has exposed strains within the US defense sector. There are concerns over US stockpiles of long-range missiles and air-defence interceptors