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The message has clearly reached the Kremlin: Alexander Lunin, former Russian commander from the war against Ukraine, wants a meeting with Vladimir Put ...

"I also received orders, but I did not carry them out", Igor Shchetko tells DW. The former soldier in the Russian missile forces wonders why ...

When Lyudmila first offered paid sex in May 2022, she was 18 years old. Shortly before that, Russia had launched its full-scale offensive against Ukr ...

A man stands on the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas and asks everyone to remain quiet - so that rescue teams can hear if anyone is screaming ...

Iran has hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz after warning it would not allow vessels to leave the Persian Gulf without its permission. Accord ...

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have attacked Moscow, the Crimean Peninsula and the Tula Region with drones. The Russian Ministry of Defense reports the d ...

Code red, temperature records, restrictions on public life and even deaths - Europe continues to be gripped by the heat. France and Britain recorded ...

"The resilience of Iranian society should not be underestimated," experts warn. Despite the economic burden and the blows of the war, opposi ...

The Russian economy is increasingly struggling to cope with the ongoing war against Ukraine. There is a lot of evidence of this - for example, the fin ...

Comment by Veselin Stoynev: Public finances may be bad, but not catastrophic, as those in power suggest. The measures they are introducing in respo ...

Fuel shortages are growing in Russia: panic buying is taking place in many places, and the sale of gasoline and diesel is restricted in every fourth r ...

Since the beginning of this year, the Bundeswehr has been sending letters to young people who will soon turn 18, asking them if they are ready for pos ...

News from Afghanistan rarely reaches the world, but what we do learn is extremely disturbing. In early June, the Taliban detained at least 30 women in ...

The Swedish pension system consists of three pillars: state pension, company pension and private savings. What is more special in this case is that pa ...

For Bulgarians, the "civil servant" is a collective image: of the sullen counter man, of the convenient party appointee known as "ladybug" or of a pr ...

Belarusian-Ukrainian relations have reached an escalation - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued an ultimatum to Alexander Lukashenko. H ...

London is the largest financial and commercial center on the island. Before leaving the EU, the two opposing camps - supporters and opponents of Brexi ...

Iran's economy was already in crisis, and the war brought it to the brink of collapse. The agreement with the US will now allow oil exports to bri ...

"A chancellor's task is to use conciliatory rhetoric that is capable of building bridges", say communication experts. Is this exactly Me ...

On Sunday morning, June 21, Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed administrator of Crimea, sent a very clear message on social media: "Dear resident ...

The El Niño weather phenomenon is emerging in the Pacific Ocean, which will affect the climate around the world in the coming weeks. "Ther ...

Comment by Ivaylo Noizi Tsvetkov: Is Putin losing the war against Ukraine? The question is somewhat misleading, insofar as we should rely on induct ...

Comment by Evgeny Dainov: Every dictator begins the establishment of his regime by destroying civil society - even before he sets about subjugating ...

The uncertainty and despair of not knowing where your child is is a reality that more and more parents in Kenya face. Like those of 17-year-old Ramzi ...

Ten years ago, a campaign marked by half-truths and lies ended with a vote for Britain to leave the EU. The result caught London unprepared for the co ...