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A crowd waves Indian flags at a Modi speech in New York

Modi to mobilize India's diaspora during US visit

PoliticsSeptember 19, 2024
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News

September 19, 2024

Hong Kong: First person sentenced under new security law

September 19, 2024

North Korea says it tested 'super-large' warhead missile

September 19, 2024

Vietnam tycoon on death row faces new trial

September 19, 2024

US says Iran emailed Trump campaign material to Biden staff

September 18, 2024

FBI disrupts major Chinese hacking group, director says

September 18, 2024

India: Kashmir votes in assembly elections after a decade

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Reports & Analysis

Sri Lanka Thalawakele | Teeplantagenarbeiter vor der Präsidentschaftswahl

Sri Lankans go to the polls as economy experiences upswing

Sri Lankans go to the polls as economy experiences upswing

Sri Lanka is slowly coming out of an economic crisis. The upcoming elections will decide, where the country is going.
BusinessSeptember 19, 202403:15 min
Modi (center) raises his hand while speaking to US Congress, with Kamala Harris and Speaker Kevin McCarthy behind him

US election: Indian Americans are a growing political force

US election: Indian Americans are a growing political force

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a high-profile visit to the US, with the election campaign in full swing.
PoliticsSeptember 19, 2024
Petronas Twin Towers Hochhäuser KLCC Skyline von Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia

Malaysia's chip industry booming amid tech shift

Malaysia's chip industry booming amid tech shift

As the US-China trade war heats up, Malaysia's industry is booming, attracting investments from global tech giants.
BusinessSeptember 19, 202402:43 min
India has a difficult choice to make: Should it protect its old ally or help Bangladesh's new government?

India faces calls to return Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh

India faces calls to return Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh

India has a difficult choice to make: Should it protect its old ally or help Bangladesh's new government?
PoliticsSeptember 19, 202403:56 min
A security guard stands watch with a gun

Bangladesh's garment workers return to jobs after unrest

Bangladesh's garment workers return to jobs after unrest

Can the new interim government tackle longstanding problems affecting the industry?
BusinessSeptember 18, 202401:44 min
A member of the Indigenous Penan community in Sarawak, Malaysia, standing in a forest

Malaysia's Indigenous Penan struggle against deforestation

Malaysia's Indigenous Penan struggle against deforestation

Logging, palm oil plantations and dam building have threatened the way of life for Malaysia's nomadic Penan community
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 18, 202402:50 min
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People displaced from the Akakhel and Tirah valley of Khyber where the Pakistan Army launched a military operation against Taliban militants, arrive in Bara Khber agency, Pakistan, in October 2014

Pakistan: Why these displaced people can't return home

Thousands of people were forced out of their villages when Pakistan launched a crackdown on jihadis a decade ago.
ConflictsSeptember 18, 202404:07 min
A Rohingya woman carries jackfruits at Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh: Can West help Yunus deal with Rohingya crisis?

Nearly a million Rohingya refugees have sought safety in Bangladesh, after facing purges and violence in Myanmar.
ConflictsSeptember 17, 2024
A man looks at robots at the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2024

China's technology drive leaves young people jobless

AI, green tech and chipmaking are not labor intensive, so what about the millions of young Chinese who can't find a job?
BusinessSeptember 17, 2024
A workers meeting at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg with workers and management facing it off

Volkswagen's crisis: How can Europe's car industry survive?

While Europe's carmakers mull factory closures their Chinese rivals want to set up shop here. What's going wrong?
BusinessSeptember 17, 2024
Participants attend the World Nomad Games in the Kazakh capital of Astana.

In northern Kazakhstan, relations with Russia still strong

Despite the war in Ukraine, people in Mamlyutka in northern Kazakhstan maintain good relations with Russia.
PoliticsSeptember 16, 202404:05 min
An election rally in Kashmir ahead of regional polls

Kashmir: Voters discuss election hopes and fears

Kashmir is heading for the first regional election in a decade. DW spoke to some voters.
PoliticsSeptember 16, 202402:41 min
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Specials & Events

Global Eyes Podcast Teaser

Global Eyes: A new take on security policy

Is the war in Ukraine making your chapati cheaper? On Global Eyes we break complex issues down to what really matters.
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Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo, follows her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand.

Baby hippo attracts huge crowds to zoo in Thailand

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, is drawing large crowds at a zoo in Thailand and has become a huge sensation online.
SocietySeptember 15, 202401:41 min
A woman taking part in archery

Kazakhstan: Spectacular World Nomad Games close in Astana

Kazakhstan has hosted this year's World Nomad Games, for sports in the tradition of Central Asian nomadic peoples.
CultureSeptember 14, 20246 images
Indonesian tattoo artist Areu Pendul and his colleague tattoo a customer's leg.

Hand-tapping: Traditional Indonesian tattoos

Using only a wooden stick and a needle, this tattoo artist taps designs into the skin.
ArtsSeptember 14, 202404:38 min