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Bulgaria: Fire at factory making munitions for Ukraine

Bulgarian authorities are investigating a fire at a munitions factory for links to an explosion at a similar facility in August. Arms maker EMCO says ...

Sep 12, 2026
Trump visits Ireland, says unification would be 'fantastic'

US President Donald Trump's trip to Ireland to watch a golf tournament has also included meetings with leaders there....

Sep 12, 2026
Uganda lays 'boy king' Oyo to rest amid succession row

A funeral is underway for King Oyo Nyimba, who was crowned in the Tooro Kingdom in 1995 aged just 3. His death at 34 has triggered a dispute over a su...

Sep 12, 2026
BRICS summit leaders urge 'maximum restraint' in Middle East

The joint declaration at the BRICS 2026 summit expressed 'deep concern' over hostilities in the Middle East. China's President Xi Jinping said the Ira...

Sep 12, 2026
Russian GRU spies behind failed Leipzig attack: reports

A German newspaper has cited reports tying a failed attack at Leipzig Airport to Moscow's GRU military intelligence agency. One suspect's ties to GRU ...

Sep 12, 2026
Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before election

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula's top rival in next month's election, is under investigation for alleged corruption linked to financing a bio...

Sep 12, 2026
Corals as climate archive: Are El Ninos intensifying?

Records from the past few decades show that, during this period, El Nino events have been frequent and often extreme. But is this normal, or is it the...

Sep 12, 2026
Uber leaves two key African markets — and their drivers in despair

Uber's departure from Nigeria and Uganda has left countless customers high and dry. But what about drivers? With fuel prices, maintenance, and other o...

Sep 12, 2026
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles day after trilateral drills end

North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea a day after the US, South Korea and Japan concluded joint military exercises ...

Sep 12, 2026
Russia's drone war comes to Moldova and Romania

Incursions by Russian drones into Moldovan and Romanian airspace are increasingly common. This week the Ukrainian president's plane was stopped from t...

Sep 12, 2026
DW exclusive: Zelenskyy offers to meet Putin at G20 in Miami

In an interview with DW, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was in a strong position to negotiate and offered to meet Vladimir P...

Sep 12, 2026
France: Sabotage suspected in train derailment

Dozens were injured when a train derailed between Rouen and Caen in Normandy, northwest France, on Friday evening. Police believe the accident may hav...

Sep 11, 2026

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