Stories for

Aerial view of a darkened landscape at dusk with city lights glowing below dramatic storm clouds lit by orange sunset rays
Environment
Smoky skies in Canada raise public health concerns exacerbated by climate change
12:22
A man in a dark suit and a woman in a light blue dress walk hand-in-hand through a doorway as staff applaud on both sides
Global Politics
Andy Burnham takes over as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade
6:21
French National Assembly chamber with members applauding as a screen displays vote results: 305 for, 199 against, on May 27, 2025
DW
France legalizes assisted dying over objections from some doctors and churches
5:26
A man in a black suit speaks at a microphone podium with a projected screen in the background
Ukraine
Ukraine’s defense minister dismissed amid cabinet changes
6:25
A group of people gathered at night by the sea, lit by a single light, with one person holding an acoustic guitar
Energy
Cuba’s power grid buckles as people face extended blackouts
11:54
England Lionesses fans cheering in stadium stands, waving St George's Cross flags with banners reading Chelsea Lionesses and Hucclecote Lionesses
FIFA World Cup 2026
Men’s soccer is big during the World Cup, but women’s soccer merch reigns supreme
5:32
A massive crowd of thousands of people packed together at a large outdoor gathering in India
Conflict & Justice
How India’s caste system persists across the globe
12:58
Conflict & Justice
Despite policy change, dowry deaths persist in India
7:11
Environment
Typhoon Bavi bears down on China
4:26
Out of Eden Walk
What tech powers a global walk?
7:33
LNG tanker Sun Arrows docked at an industrial port terminal with mountains in the background under overcast skies
Energy
How nations weaponize the energy trade during times of war
9:21
Two women in traditional dress sit on the floor weaving a rug with red and black yarn on a hand loom
Arts, Culture & Media
Can the internet save traditional rug-making in Kyrgyzstan?
6:16
A woman fully covered in a patterned cloth, face hidden, standing against a bare wall beside a vase of white flowers
Conflict & Justice
The war the world is struggling to see
8:21
A motorcyclist rides through a flooded urban street as residents and vendors wade through muddy floodwaters near market stalls
Climate Change
Torrential rain and floods in West Africa kill dozens
8:02
The Bolshoi Theatre illuminated at dusk, with its neoclassical columns and bronze horse-drawn chariot sculpture, as pedestrians walk in front
DW
A ballet about Rudolf Nureyev was almost lost to history
7:38
A person wearing a red beret and scarf walks across a bridge shrouded in heavy smog or fog
Environment
Pollution is changing how the world smells
6:26
Person holding a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services folder and a small American flag at a naturalization ceremony
Immigration
Who belongs?: The global battle over citizenship
7:44
Historic black-and-white photograph of Ellis Island’s crowded registry room, with immigrants seated on long wooden benches beneath two large American flags.
History
How global forces helped shape American democracy
13:45
A person stands amid the rubble of a collapsed multi-story building, with concrete slabs, debris, and scattered belongings covering the area
Natural disasters
After Venezuela’s earthquakes, anger grows over government and military response
6:21
Books
War correspondent Sally Hayden examines acts of love amid conflict
11:44
Unpaved red dirt road stretching through a rural village with houses, tropical trees, and a solar-powered street light
Environment
Brands invested in controversial carbon offsets earn climate label
7:03