The driver of a high-speed train has died in northern France after his train collided with a truck transporting military material. The train was carrying 243 people, at least a dozen of whom were injured in the crash.

As the US president escalates threats to destroy Iran, will NATO be collateral damage? A former American ambassador says the alliance is "not dead" but "deeply damaged" by trans-Atlantic divisions.

The US is deploying Vice President JD Vance to stump for longtime Hungarian PM Viktor Orban who trails in election polls. Orban is a symbol of the global far-right and an inspiration for Donald Trump.

India is advancing its civil nuclear program with its Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam now able to self-sustain a nuclear chain reaction. In other news, nine police officers have been sentenced to death. DW has more.

A debate is brewing about whether fare-evasion on trams, buses and trains in Germany should no longer be a criminal offense. Meanwhile, companies are starting to feel the pinch of war in the Middle East. DW has more.

Trump warned a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz, adding, however, "maybe something ... wonderful could happen, who knows." Meanwhile, strikes were reported on Kharg Island.

Tehran says it wants a permanent end to the war but refused to fully open the Strait of Hormuz, despite President Donald Trump warning it to meet his demands or be "taken out." Follow DW for more.

Kuomintang's chairwoman Cheng Li-wun hopes to meet Xi Jinping during her visit to China. Her goal, she said, is to "to preserve peace is to preserve Taiwan."

Supporters say modular reactors are key to meeting energy goals, but critics say they're a costly distraction.

Supporters say modular nuclear reactors are essential to meeting energy and climate goals, but critics slam them as a "costly distraction" that "won't solve any of our energy problems."

Ben Roberts-Smith is a Victoria Cross recipient and had been linked to the murder of unarmed civilians while deployed in Afghanistan.

The election of To Lam as the state president marks a shift in Vietnam's power structure where party leadership and state presidency were held by different people.

The DRC said it would "temporarily" receive migrants from the US, becoming the latest African nation to agree to do so.

Seoul's spy service says the North Korean leader's "most beloved" daughter is increasingly seen as a likely successor. Officials say her appearances at military events are meant to normalize the idea of a female heir.

The head of the Myanmar's junta Min Aung Hlaing has swapped his uniform for the top civilian office, but the move is unlikely to bring peace or even create distance from the authoritarian system imposed by the 2021 coup.

Pyongyang leader Kim Jong Un's sister says it was "very fortunate and wise" for South Korea's president to express regret for drone incursions into the North. Seoul had initially denied it was behind the survey flight.

As the US and Israel continue their war with Iran, airstrikes on Iranian pharmaceutical and medical facilities are harming thousands of people by denying them medical treatment, doctors and activists warn.

Russian drone strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa left at least three people dead overnight, including a 2-year-old girl. Meanwhile, Ukraine has continued retaliatory strikes against Russian oil facilities.

An election race is in full swing in Assam as it goes to polls this week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending three campaign rallies in the northeastern state on Monday. DW has the latest.

The Orion spacecraft is in its final phase, with NASA saying astronauts have broken Apollo 13's record for traveling the farthest distance from Earth.