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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters
Explainer

How real is a coup threat against Russia's president?

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO
Explainer

What is hantavirus?

Police officials said they were investigating all possibilities. Photo: ANI/IMAGO
South Asia

Twin explosions put Punjab on edge

Iraq previously shipped the majority of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz but, on May 1, sent a first shipment of oil by truck through a newly opened border crossing towards a Mediterranean port on Syria's coast. Photo: Farid Abdulwahed/AP Photo/picture alliance
Middle East

Strategic neutrality: How Syria is winning in the Iran war

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Explainer

Will tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz?

Russian energy resources account for more than 80% of cargo on the Northern Sea Route. Photo: Denis Pomortsev/Zoonar/picture alliance
Global Economy

Why the Northern Sea Route is a risky bet for global trade

Photo: DW/Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/IMAGO
Tech

Palantir: Why its political manifesto is causing a stir

Roblox has over 85 million daily active users, with an estimated 40% under the age of 13. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Australia targets gaming platforms in child safety push

UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008
Europe

UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008

Kim Jong Un's daughter, Kim Ju Ae, is believed to be 13 years old. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP
Asia

North Korea: Will Kim's daughter and sister fight for power?

Snow covers residential buildings during a winter storm in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, US, February 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
USA

Blizzard warnings mount as fierce snowstorm hits US

Authorities say the tortoises are large enough to survive in the wild and withstand predators. Photo: Ecuador's Ministry of Environment/AFP
Offbeat

Giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sits with US President Donald Trump after the announcement of a trade deal between the US and EU in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27, 2025 Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Europe

Trump tariffs: EU grapples with fallout of US court ruling