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Border checks back in several European countries

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EU ambassadors reach migration reform deal

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Russia's war in Ukraine

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Russia's war against Ukraine has sparked a humanitarian crisis for the Ukrainian people and upended global food and energy security.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv

EU touts support for Ukraine on visit to Kyiv

EU touts support for Ukraine on visit to Kyiv

EU foreign ministers ventured to Kyiv with a message of solidarity. But their trip comes as fissures threaten to appear.

The foreign ministers of the EU and Ukraine at a meeting in Kyiv on October 2, 2023.

The foreign ministers of the EU and Ukraine at a meeting in Kyiv on October 2, 2023.

EU foreign ministers in Kyiv in show of support

EU foreign ministers in Kyiv in show of support

It is the first time that the EU Foreign Affairs Council has met outside the borders of the European Union.

Natalia Smolentceva speaks with Russian deserter who has made it to Munich, Germany.

Natalia Smolentceva speaks with Russian deserter who has made it to Munich, Germany.

Russian soldiers in search of country that will take them in

Russian soldiers in search of country that will take them in

DW speaks with Russian deserters who fled abroad to avoid having to fight in Ukraine.

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Bus carrying tourists crashes near Venice

Bus carrying tourists crashes near Venice

At least 21 people were killed after an Italian tourist bus crashed off a flyover near Venice and burst into flames.

microscopic image of a bed bug

microscopic image of a bed bug

Bedbugs: Small, resistant and very hard to fight

Bedbugs: Small, resistant and very hard to fight

Paris is fighting bedbugs. The parasites are extremely hard to get rid of. Our author found out the hard way.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh: Two women and a child sitting on a bench

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh: Two women and a child sitting on a bench

Nagorno-Karabakh refugees seek new life in Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh refugees seek new life in Armenia

Having fled in their tens of thousands, they're now facing an uncertain future. DW reports from the town of Dilijan.

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Fokus Europa Großbritannien Rasenmäherrennen

Britain: The lawn mower race

Britain: The lawn mower race

Picturesque Sussex hosts an unusual endurance competition where participants race lawn mowers.

Fokus Europa Rumänien Bären

Fokus Europa Rumänien Bären

Battling bear attacks in Romania

Battling bear attacks in Romania

To curb brown bear attacks, the Romanian government plans to allow more of the animals to be shot.

Workers in blue hygiene suits, masks and gloves manufacture LED chips in the clean room at the plant of Shandong Inspur Huaguang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd

Workers in blue hygiene suits, masks and gloves manufacture LED chips in the clean room at the plant of Shandong Inspur Huaguang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd

EU-China rivalry: Protecting sensitive tech from Beijing

EU-China rivalry: Protecting sensitive tech from Beijing

The bloc could restrict exports of tech to China. But getting all member states on board will be difficult.

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Germany

Fußball | Bundesliga | FC Bayern München | Jerome Boateng

Fußball | Bundesliga | FC Bayern München | Jerome Boateng

Jerome Boateng at Bayern Munich: An act of desperation

A possible return of German World Cup winner Jerome Boateng to Bayern Munich has created plenty of headlines.

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Poland

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Symbolbild Illustration künstliche Befruchtung einer Eizelle

Fertility treatments hotly debated in Polish elections

In vitro fertilization is a contentious issue in the Polish election campaign.

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Russian Federation

Celebrations at the Reichstag in Berlin

Celebrations at the Reichstag in Berlin

Russian textbook claims German unification was 'annexation'

Claiming that West Germany annexed the East, the book distorts history to fit to the Kremlin's anti-Western narrative.

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Ukraine

A view of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (left) and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell shaking hands

A view of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (left) and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell shaking hands

EU pledges lasting support for Ukraine at Kyiv meeting

For the first time, the bloc's diplomatic leaders have convened outside its borders, and in an active war zone.

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France

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REV ET Amphibus Paris

Marcel le Canard - Amphibious bus in Paris

How do you get around town in Paris by both water and land in the same vehicle?

Netherlands

Protesters stand in the middle of a brick street in the Hague, Netherlands holding up signs and Ukrainian flags

Protesters stand in the middle of a brick street in the Hague, Netherlands holding up signs and Ukrainian flags

Netherlands: The refugees from Ukraine who now are in limbo

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the Netherlands took refugees regardless of nationality. That is now being argued in court.

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Belgium

Three people, wrapped in a Moroccan flag, among a crowd of people at Antwerp's Grand Place

Three people, wrapped in a Moroccan flag, among a crowd of people at Antwerp's Grand Place

Belgium's Moroccan community shows support for quake victims

The plight of the earthquake victims has moved the Moroccan expatriate community in Belgium. Lucia Schulten reports.

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Italy

St Peter's Basilica at sunset

St Peter's Basilica at sunset

Catholic Church meeting: How explosive are calls for reform?

The church is in crisis but a major meeting of bishops in Rome will see unusually open dialogue.

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Spain

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Maya Bay

From Mallorca to Bhutan: Making tourism sustainable

For decades, local ecosystems have suffered under the weight of mass tourism. Can the balance be restored?

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United Kingdom

An aerial view shows the felled Sycamore Gap tree, along Hadrian's Wall, near Hexham, northern England.

An aerial view shows the felled Sycamore Gap tree, along Hadrian's Wall, near Hexham, northern England.

Iconic tree in Britain felled in an act of vandalism

The sycamore had stood by Hadrian's Wall in northern England for hundreds of years. Police have arrested a 16-year-old.

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A bombed out building in Mariupol

One year on: Life in Russian-annexed eastern Ukraine

One year ago, Russia announced the annexation Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhya regions.

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Cars and men against a mountainous backdrop

Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenians fleeing in dramatic escape

People are leaving however they can, cramped in cars, trucks and busses, many of them crying, hungry and traumatized.

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Hijab Frauenfussball

2024 Olympics: Why France bans veiled athletes

The next Olympic host has been embroiled in a debate over head coverings by athletes. What does it mean for women?

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Thumbnail EUROMAXX 23.09.2023

The 'Pater Noster' lighthouse hotel

On Sweden's Hamneskar Island, a decommissioned lighthouse has been converted to a hotel.

Young tourists sit at a viewpoint overlooking Barcelona.

Young tourists sit at a viewpoint overlooking Barcelona.

The 10 most visited cities in Europe

For World Tourism Day, we compared international tourist arrivals in 2022. Here's the ranking.

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BG Fabelwesen und Nessi

Is the Loch Ness Monster actually real?

For centuries, adventurers have searched for Nessie in vain. Some people refuse to give up.

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