Monitoring the status of hostages still in Gaza after Hamas’s attack

A total of 251 people were taken in the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. We’re tracking what happened to each of them.

Source: Washington Post

'Give me the head!' Neuroscientist inspires whale and dolphin research in Brazil

Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose in the heat.

Source: NPR

German election 2025: What's in the party programs?

Immigration and the economy are the topics that dominate the political debate in the run-up to the general election on February 23. DW looks at the main parties' campaign platforms.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Sebastian Coe: Transgender athletes threaten women's sport

Sebastian Coe is hoping to become the next president of the International Olympics Committee. He spoke exclusively with DW about his issue with transgender athletes competing in the female category.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Four released Palestinians in critical condition, hospitalised in Ramallah

Released Palestinians report severe malnutrition and physical abuse in Israeli prisons.

Source: Al Jazeera

More than 25 people arrested in Lebanon after attack on UN convoy

More than 25 people have been arrested in Lebanon after a convoy carrying United Nations peacekeepers came under attack on Friday. The force’s outgoing deputy commander and a Nepalese soldier …

Source: France 24

Baltic states break away from Russia’s power grid

Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia have disconnected from Russia's power grid, which is a move that leaders say will save them from "geopolitical blackmail."

Source: Deutsche Welle

How sabotage on undersea cables affects our digital world

Most of the world's data travels via ocean cables, which are at risk of frequent sabotage. DW explains where they lie and how they are protected.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Serbia's striking students and populist president to hold parallel rallies as tensions spike

Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic have planned parallel rallies on February 15 as both mark the country's Statehood Day with notably contrasting messages.

Source: France 24

Two-year-old girl and her mother die from Munich car attack injuries

Afghan man was arrested on suspicion of deliberately driving car into trade union demonstration on Thursday

A two-year-old girl and her mother died on Saturday from injuries suffered in the …

Source: The Guardian

JD Vance decried as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones

US vice-president’s comments, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, called inaccurate and misogynistic

JD Vance has been labelled an “extremist” after he launched a broadside against the UK’s efforts …

Source: The Guardian

Rachel Reeves has three options to dodge an economic crisis and all are unthinkable

As her £9.9bn of headroom evaporates, chancellor will have to raise taxes, cut spending or break ‘iron-clad’ fiscal rules

When Rachel Reeves stood up in the House of Commons on …

Source: The Guardian