Access to Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat on mobile phones is currently restricted in Afghanistan. This comes after the Taliban cut internet and telecommunications services for two days last week.

US President Donald Trump said this means that all of the hostages will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw troops. DW has the latest.

Several ministers in President Daniel Noboa's Cabinet have called Tuesday's attack on his motorcade an "assassination attempt," although law enforcement has said little about the incident.

Caretaker Prime Minister Lecornu resigned on Monday only 14 hours after naming his Cabinet, which had met resistance from rival political parties.

Authorities announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man for allegedly starting the devastating fire in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades in January. It is considered the worst fire in the city's history.

Crossing fast-track citizenship off the books was a key migration-related election campaign promise from Chancellor Merz's CDU. Critics argue that this will deter highly qualified immigrants from coming to Germany.

Iris Stalzer, mayor-elect of the west German town of Herdecke, has told investigators it was her adoptive daughter who stabbed her repeatedly in her home this week. Police said Stalzer's life was no longer in danger.

Political deadlock, huge debts and another of President Macron's appointed heads of government has resigned. Concerns are growing in Berlin about the future of Franco-German relations.

Germany's competition watchdog has announced an investigation of Chinese discount online retail site temu.com, suspecting it of influencing retailers' prices. The site is the fastest-growing of its kind in the world.

Claims of a Gen Z church revival are spreading online. DW digs into the Barna study and other data to uncover what's really happening.

After years of stagnation, Germany is cautiously predicting growth in the coming years. The government says this will largely be a result of state investment in infrastructure and defense.

Tehran is increasingly shifting to unofficial channels and clandestine networks to keep selling its crude oil. Most of the benefits go to a small clique of corrupt Iranian elites — and China.

The Trump administration has accused the former FBI director of lying to Congress. Comey had led the FBI's investigation into Russian election meddling in 2016, and Trump had asked the Justice Department to pursue Comey.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to be the most expensive, polluting and political yet.

Gisele Pelicot has testified in the appeal hearing of the only man contesting his conviction of raping her in the presence of her husband. She told the man she never gave him consent and accused him of cowardice.

While the ties between the Taliban regime and Pakistan continue to deteriorate, India is recalibrating its policy on Kabul — and the visit by the Taliban top diplomat Amir Khan Muttaqi could serve as a turning point.

German automakers will press for fresh incentives to revive demand for electric vehicles during crunch talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Berlin faces pressure to act as German sales slump while Chinese rivals surge.

Following a series of recent incidents, the German government wants to boost police powers to shoot down drones. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has warned of cuts to plug a budget deficit. DW has more.

The impetus for reaching a peace deal in Ukraine following the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska has largely "gone," a Russian official has said. DW has more.

Can a veggie schnitzel legally be called a schnitzel even if it contains no meat? Some have argued such names are confusing consumers. The European Parliament seems to agree.