Germany is rearming — and not only on Earth. Last year, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius earmarked around €35 billion for space capabilities. Inspector Thomas Daum explains why space has become a new battlefield.
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A Russian driver also died when their mini-bus plunged under the ice to the bottom of the lake in Siberia.
Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he will to cut off his country's emergency electricity supply to Ukraine unless Kyiv resumes pumping Russian oil to Slovakia.
The car went underwater after hitting a patch of thin ice. Seven Chinese tourists, including a couple with a 14-year-old boy, have died.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, breaks the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with his sixth of the Games.
Two Hezbollah have confirmed to the Associated Press that eight of their members, including local-level officials, were killed in Friday’s Israeli attacks on the eastern Baalbek region. The IDF says the strikes eliminated members planning operations against Israel.
Candidates and their supporting organisations have two weeks to collect the necessary signatures of support.
The baby monkey, named "Punch", has drawn attention online and among visitors who have come to see him in person.
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For the first time in its history, a Kazakh documentary has premiered at the Berlinale’s Forum section — one of the world’s most influential film festivals. ‘River Dreams’, the debut feature by director Kristina Mikhailova, gives voice to women imagining life beyond male
The heart given to two-year-old Domenico was reportedly severely damaged during its transfer to hospital.
In Doha’s vibrant dining scene, international cuisines bring people together, offering moments of shared culture, hospitality and everyday connection across communities.
A man skiing with his son was among the victims on Friday, bringing the region's avalanche death toll this season to at least 21.
Cuba’s Health Minister says the country is headed to a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, saying the US blockade of oil on his country is rendering hospitals helpless and puts thousands of lives at risk.
The US has pursued further Central Asia investment deals as Kazakhstan signed agreements worth hundreds of millions during the president's Washington visit.
The US military said it targeted a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean late on Friday which its intelligence identified as a drug-trafficking vessel, killing three people on board. The US Southern Command said the boat was using known narco-trafficking maritime routes.
On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular that captures the contemporary Francophone world: multi-ethnic, multilingual, and shaped by migration.
International Mother Language Day: Speaking and playing in a second language has no impact on mother-child brain synchrony, a new study has found.
As Beijing pushes forward in robotics, which it displayed at the Lunar New Year performance, a bigger question is emerging: how advanced are these systems really, and should Europe be concerned?
Central Asia is investing heavily in cultural infrastructure, from privately funded museums in Kazakhstan to state-led institutions in Uzbekistan. These contrasting approaches reveal how culture is being mobilised as strategy, legacy and soft power across the region.
Once considered a dystopian fantasy, space-based solar could soon transform the renewable energy sector.
A flurry of new collaborations offer chic yet comfortable options for your next travel day.
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Far-left militants are suspected of being behind Quentin Deranque's death and the party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon is being widely condemned.
Seven Ukrainian men and women in uniform reveal how Russia's invasion in 2022 has changed them.
The US president said that the new measure will effective immediately raise the 10% worldwide tariff on countries, many of which 'have been ripping the US off for decades, without retribution.'
Hungarian foreign minister accuses Ukraine of sabotage and says his country will block financial assistance for Kyiv until transit of Russian oil resumes. Ahead of a key election, Budapest ups its anti-Ukraine rhetoric.