12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (889+ words) UN chief Antonio Guterres considers a resolution to the Cyprus issue to be vital for regional stability and has initiated a new diplomatic effort. What are the prospects for its success? UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last week became the first…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1168+ words) India reported an attack on a "defenseless" commercial ship which caused it to capsize and sink, but noted the crew were safe. Meanwhile, Lebanon and Israel met for talks despite Hezbollah's objections. DW has more. India's Foreign Ministry called for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) Israel's environment minister has reclassified crocodiles so that they can now be used for security purposes. Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reportedly wants them to surround a jail holding Hamas militants. Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman has given a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (606+ words) Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank attacked two mosques Sunday, setting them ablaze and scrawling graffiti. The incident follows a Friday clash that left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead. Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank set…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (853+ words) After being removed as head of Turkey's main opposition CHP in May, Ozgur Ozel has announced the formation of a new party. Dozens of lawmakers have followed him, but will he be able to challenge President Erdogan? In the early…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (173+ words) DW.com Iran, US locked in escalating confrontation Iran and the United States appear locked in an escalating confrontation after reported Iranian strikes on US bases in Jordan and Bahrain. Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz and has…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (441+ words) It comes over 40 years after the US suspended the direct route with Lebanon. The announcement was made after US President Donald Trump met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. The US will allow direct flights to Lebanon, President Donald Trump announced…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (280+ words) The latest arrest comes two months after he was released from detention on charges including "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Deutsche Welle correspondent Alican Uludag has been re-arrested in Turkey on Tuesday, just two months after being granted conditional release....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1093+ words) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Cyprus next week in what is seen as an effort to kickstart the stalled peace process. Why now? What is known about the plan? And what might be different this time round? Monday marks…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1068+ words) Malaysia's rare earth refinery in Gebeng is essential to a strategic deal between the Pentagon and Australia's Lynas mining corporation. Now, Malaysian activists are using it as leverage to support Palestinians in Gaza. The US needs to secure a supply…...