AfD leaders have used their party conference to underline their goal of entering government at state and federal level. Meanwhile, Germany travel complaints hit record in first half of 2026. DW has more.

Populist right leader Nigel Farage has been referred to the UK parliament's standards watchdog after a report that he failed to declare benefits. The Reform UK leader is already under investigation over a separate gift.

South Korea plans to channel windfall tax revenue from its booming semiconductor industry into a new future fund. The money would help finance major industrial projects and to support younger generations.

As flights get pricier and gas prices stay high, more US travelers are turning to trains — and hitting a system built for freight, not people.

Arrests, torture, mock executions: War has seen the Iranian regime crack down on dissidents of all kinds. Members of the country's Baha'i faith have long been persecuted, but their situation is now worsening.

Three of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's sons made their first public appearances in months on Sunday. But the son who succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, Motjaba Khamanei, was nowhere to be seen.

The Indian passport has slipped one spot below last year's ranking on the Global Passport Index. Follow DW for more.

China has released the pastor of a prominent underground church after US President Donald Trump pressed his case with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. His family hailed the move as a hopeful sign for religious freedom.

Protesters in Albania say their government is selling the country its nature out to foreign investors and luxury developers. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama tells DW why he thinks people are so upset.

The Jehovah's Witnesses have secured a partial victory in a dispute over a unique archive documenting the community's persecution by the Nazi regime. It comes after a new memorial to the victims was unveiled in Berlin.

The US is celebrating its 250th birthday with a fireworks display and military flyovers in the capital. President Donald Trump delivers a late-night address after thunderstorms prompted an evacuation order. DW has more.

International rescue teams have begun closing up operations as deaths in Venezuela double quakes approach 3,000. Families are still looking for signs of their missing loved ones.

Polish general and freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko presented US founding father Thomas Jefferson with a moral test. Historians still disagree on whether Jefferson passed or not.

The US is celebrating 250 years of independence with a massive fireworks display and military flyovers in the capital. Leaders from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to India's PM Narendra Modi sent their well-wishes.

The army claimed it had regained control after the coordinated assaults on several towns and cities by Tuareg rebels and Islamists.

Party delegates of the far-right AfD are meeting in Erfurt as tens of thousands of people are protesting the event. Meanwhile, Jürgen Klopp said he was "ready" to jump in as Germany's head coach. DW has more.

To facilitate the deportation of criminals to Afghanistan, the German government is allowing Taliban diplomats into the country.

The pontiff's trip to the migration frontline of Lampedusa underscored a stark message for Europe and the United States as intolerance and indifference rise.

Indian government has designated 23 Pakistan-based individuals as "terrorists" under its anti-terror law. Follow DW for more.

The long-range strikes are the latest salvo in Ukraine’s expanding campaign to inflict economic damage on Russia and hinder its war machine.