The military alliance's procurement agency is under scrutiny for deals on arms and munition. In a sector with notoriously patchy oversight, defense boom corruption risks are very real.

Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer, his office said on Sunday.

With just four seats left to assign, the center-right Democratic Alliance had secured a 32.7% share of the vote, which means ...

The fire happened in a building that housed a jewelry store at gound level and residential space above. Authorities say it ...

Iran summoned the British charge d'affaires to its foreign ministry in Tehran to protest the arrest of several Iranian nationals in Britain. The Iranians were arrested on charges related to terrorism ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries also have ambitious plans for their armed forces. DW takes a closer look.

The nationalist Alternative for Germany is shunned by other parties domestically. But elsewhere in Europe far-right parties are on the rise and some have made it into in government.

Cognac is considered by many to be the best brandy in the world. But those who make it are under pressure from Chinese and US duties, as well as global warming — all of which are forcing them to ...

Pope Leo XIV has met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy also met with US Vice President JD Vance ahead of talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir ...

An internal survey about extremist attitudes in the German military now found that it does not have "systemic" extremism in the ranks. But some researchers are skeptical of the safeguards in place.

A UN report has found that the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, as well as all women, are under constant attack by the Taliban authorities.