Independent media websites blocked by the Russian and Belarusian authorities say they are disadvantaged by the Google search engine. Journalists are calling for a new algorithm.
US rapper Wiz Khalifa was escorted off stage by police after he seemingly consumed cannabis while performing at the "Beach Please" festival in eastern Romania.
Kim Jo Yong, the North Korean leader's sister, has called South Koreans sending balloon-borne leaflets over the border "scum." She hinted that the North might resume sending trash-filled balloons to the South....
The Israeli military released the first of a series of investigations into the October 7 Hamas attacks. Findings show multiple failures by the military in Kibbutz Be'eri....
Pakistan has agreed a further IMF aid package as it struggles with high foreign debt and a shortage of tax revenue. Some 40% of the country's population lives in poverty....
Pyongyang said a joint NATO declaration this week "incites new Cold War and military confrontation on a global scale." The statement accuses North Korea of backing Russian aggression in Ukraine....
The government says the legislation, which could see asylum-seekers turned away at the border, is to combat Russia's "instrumentalized migration." But critics say the bill contravenes human rights obligations....
The alleged assault occurred in the Argentinian city of Mendoza. If found guilty, the accused, who remain in custody while investigations continue, face between eight and 20 years in prison.
The 2023 murder of Ecuador's presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio made him one of the most prominent victims of the country’s spiraling violence.
A Kenyan court ruled that the police had used lethal force by killing the journalist. Arshad Sharif had escaped Pakistan after his interview with a politician stirred controversy.
An energy facility in northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region has been damaged in an overnight Russian strike and water has been cut. Meanwhile, Russia claimed to have taken another village in the eastern Donetsk region....
New yen bills use 3-D holographic technology to curb counterfeiting, which Japan’s money printing agency called a world-first. Cashless payment has been slow to catch on in Japan....
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is accused of embezzlement during Catalonia's 2017 independence bid. He had hoped to return to Spain without fear of arrest after an amnesty law was passed by parliament.
The water quality of the Seine river is still not good enough to serve as the venue for swimming competitions at the Olympics, a report said. The opening ceremony is also set to take place on the river....
A new Louisiana law requires all public schools in the state to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. But civil liberties groups say this violates the First Amendment of the US constitution.
Over 1,300 pilgrims have died during this year's Hajj season, Saudi authorities have said, adding that the majority were "unauthorized" pilgrimed who accessed the holy sites via an illegal route....
The US Defense Cooperation Agreement with Sweden gives US forces access to Swedish military bases and permission to deploy military units to the country. Now, Sweden's parliament has given the agreement the go-ahead....
A report titled "Rings of fire" has warned hot temperatures pose health dangers for those competing. The report has been backed by climate scientists and athletes....
Russia's president is on a two-day trip to North Korea, his first in 24 years. He'll hold talks with Kim Jong Un, and most of his senior Cabinet members are part of the delegation....
Since the start of the EU-Belarus border crisis three years ago, migrants have made nearly 150,000 attempts to illegally cross into either Poland, Lithuania or Latvia, DW analysis shows....
Thousands of women took to Brazil's major cities to demonstrate against a bill that would classify abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy as homicide. Abortion is currently only allowed in certain cases, including rape....
Sudan and Russia have reportedly agreed to establish a Russian navy base near Port Sudan, on the Red Sea. The West does not appear to have a response to this move, which will bolster Moscow's military presence in Africa....