The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.

Abdul El-Sayed, who could become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate if he wins in November, has been targeted by false claims online following his victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.

Europe's largest statue of the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated on Saturday in the Polish village of Konotopie. What will the monument mean for the village it towers over and for the Catholic faith in Poland in general?

Jets have shot down a foreign drone over Latvia after it entered the Baltic state's airspace. Its origin remains unclear, but the incident adds to concern over repeated incursions along NATO's eastern flank.

Earlier, the electoral commission suspended vote counting after alleged attacks on polling staff and the theft of marked ballot papers.

Zambia has halted the counting and publication of election results after violence targeting poll workers and reports of stolen ballots. The electoral commission says it will reassess the suspension within 24 hours.

The "Russian House" stands in the heart of Berlin. Critics have long said it is used to spread propaganda for Putin's Russia. Now, French authorities accuse it of espionage.

Sophie Woods has completed the 2,000-kilometer Via Alpina faster even than the fastest-ever man. DW explains why she is not the only woman breaking men's records in extreme sports.

Hundreds of people had to leave a village near the Hürtgenwald as a wildfire approached. Firefighters say they're unlikely to be able to return today amid high temperatures, humidity and wind. DW has the latest.

Hundreds of villagers have been evacuated in western Germany after a wildfire spread close to a village. Meanwhile, farmers have warned that drought and high temperatures could cause major crop losses. DW has the latest.

Centuries-old hunger stones are emerging as Europe's rivers recede. Among the most famous is the Decin hunger stone in the Elbe River with its cryptic message.

Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 63% of the vote, but his main rival, Count Binface, took over a quarter, as Farage skipped the count citing security concerns.

A rescue operation continues on Friday morning after a tunnel disaster in India's Uttrakhand state. An Air India flight that had suffered a 300-foot drop briefly lost key flight controls, a probe says. DW has more.

Researchers in Munich and Stockholm blocked the lifelong social cost of early adversity in mice with a single compound. The catch: it only worked when given during the trauma, not after.

Researchers in Munich and Stockholm blocked the lifelong social cost of early adversity in mice with a single compound. The catch: it only worked when given during the trauma, not after.

Unprecedented rainfall in Japan's Chiba prefecture has stranded thousands of passengers at Tokyo's Narita airport and prompted authorities to issue the highest-level rain warning for the first time.