https://p.dw.com/p/5GXOZ Paris and other European cities baked in temperature up to and exceeding 40°C last weekImage: Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto/picture alliance
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Russia is moving to expand its diplomatic presence in Africa, with plans to open new missions in four countries as Moscow deepens its engagement with the continent amid worsening ties with the US and Europe
Niger on June 18 and Burkina Faso and Mali on June 24 notified the United Nations secretary-general of their respective decisions to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The withdrawals take effect in one year
The internet can feel universal, but where you are born still decides whether you are likely to have it at all
1/8 1. Italy | Italy tops the global list with 61 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, comprising 55 cultural and six natural properties. From the Colosseum, Pompeii and the Historic Centre of Rome to Venice and its Lagoon, Mount Etna and the Dolomites, Italy’s heritage reflects the legacy of the Roman Empire, the Renaissance and centuries…
The European Union has maintained eight African countries on its latest list of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) regimes
The widespread consequences of global conflict are disproportionately affecting the world’s most susceptible populations, potentially driving more than 40 million individuals back into poverty, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. In an effort to protect citizens from escalating energy costs, countries have allocated an unparalleled $1.1 trillion to fossil fuel subsidies. However, specialists caution…
An underdeveloped nation is one that lags economically behind most of the world, with limited industrial infrastructure and minimal public spending on essentials such as education and healthcare. A larger share of the population lives below the poverty line, unable to afford basic necessities. That disparity tends to show up most starkly in health, where…
The milestone, achieved between July 2023 and April 2026, was recorded under Mission 300, a World Bank Group-backed initiative that
Discontent is brewing on the continent as a younger generation seek to dismantle the status quo