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Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko arrested

Solar power surpasses coal as EU energy source

EU leaders urge more defense spending amid Trump push

Ski resort fire prompts safety questions in Turkey

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Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia launched full-scale war on Ukraine in early 2022, an escalation of a conflict that began with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

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People take part in a protest against the Polish government's decision to grant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu safe conduct were he to attend the event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Two people hold up a large cardboard sign that reads 'I'm ashamed of a government that protects war criminals.' A man beside them is speaking into a microphone. Warsaw, Poland, January, 10, 2025

Auschwitz: Poland divided on pledge not to arrest Netanyahu

Poland's pledge not to arrest Israel's Netanyahu if he attended the Auschwitz memorial sparked heated debate in Poland.

A woman, independent journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, appears in court holding Filipino journalist Maria Ressa's book 'How to Stand Up to a Dictator'

Georgia: Journalists and dissent under targeted attack

The trend of post-election persecution in Georgia is intensifying.

Nina Métayer, officially the world's best pastry chef

In 2023 and 2024, Nina Métayer of France was named the world's best pâtissière.

Europe's steepest cable car opens in Switzerland

Europe’s steepest cable car opened in the Bernese Alps at the start of 2025.

Donald Trump signs executive orders as U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance looks on

Trump's trade threats could compel reform, EU leaders say

A hot topic at the World Economic Forum is how the EU maintain free-trade values in the face of a Trump administration.

In this night shot, firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province in northwestern Turkey.

Turkey: Dozens killed in fire at ski resort hotel

A fire at a hotel in a ski resort northwest of Ankara has killed at least 76 people and injured more than 50.

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Germany

Deadly knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Germany

Police in Germany have arrested an Afghan man over a fatal knife attack in the town of Ashaffenburg.

Poland

A man wearing a scarf on his head and a jacket plays a piano. Microphones can be seen in the foreground.

International festival showcases blind singers and composers

A festival in Krakow, Poland, gives blind vocalists the chance to perform songs they have composed themselves.

Russian Federation

Russland Gazprom | Ukraine leitet kein Gas nach Westen weiter

EU looks to head off gas squeeze amid Russian LNG ban talk

European gas inventories are being used up quickly, leading to fears of a possible energy crunch.

Ukraine

Two art conservators dressed in protective white suits and wearing blue gloves examine a painting, portrait of a sitting woman.

How art from Ukraine's Odesa was rescued and sent to Berlin

Germany helped save dozens of Ukrainian artworks from destruction. They can now be seen at an exhibition in Berlin.

France

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands at Meseberg castle north of Berlin

France and Germany falter as Donald Trump presidency looms

Europe's two most important economies will lack stable governments when Donald Trump assumes office as US president.

Netherlands

A view of the Hague Court of Appeal prior to the ruling in the climate case between various environmental organizations and Shell

Major legal victory for oil giant Shell

A Dutch court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered the company to cut its carbon emissions.

Belgium

A view of Ionut Cibotariu playing the piano in an empty concert hall

How a stagehand became a concert pianist in Brussels

Ionut Cibotariu once dreamed of being a concert pianist. While working as a stage hand, he finally got his big break.

Italy

Italien 2024 | Tropea aus einer Drohne, Tyrrhenisches Meer

Tired of the tourist crowds? Try southern Italy's Tropea

A tourist spot with no crowds? We explore the southern Italian beach resort Tropea.

Spain

Spain scares off foreign property buyers with new tax threat

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to impose a 100% tax on foreign buyers. How does it compare with other countries?

United Kingdom

A plate with fired fish and chips decorated with a wedge of lemon, mushy peas and a sprig of parsley.

Is Britain seeing the end of its famous fish and chips?

Brexit is one of the reasons the price for the British national dish of fish and chips is skyrocketing.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures while speaking in front of Israeli flags

Israelis on Poland's defiance of ICC warrant for Netanyahu

Poland allowed Netanyahu to attend the Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony, which Netanyahu did not plan to attend anyway.

A woman raises a red-gloved hand in protest at a demonstration in support of teachers in Belgrade, Serbia, January 19, 2025. It is night time. In the background are many other protesters, some holding up signs; others holding up cell phones with the lights switched on

Is Serbia on the brink of a general strike?

After months of protests, demonstrators are calling for a general strike. The government is threatening retaliation.

Greenpeace activists block the access road to the heliport during a protest in Davos

Davos: Young people put pressure on WEF's rich and powerful

As the rich and powerful gather at the World Economic Forum, many people are wondering how to bring about big change.

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Flipping the Script: MEPs and EU voters reverse roles

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and voters switch places in the show produced by ENTR and DW News.

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What do we (think we) know about the Celts?

Drunken, barbaric warriors who battled the Romans naked — or matriarchal trading societies with refined artistry?

With decorated faces, two women dive into the water during the celebration of the Orthodox Epiphany, in the middle of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Alchevsk, in the Luhansk region, the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine.

Russia to Montenegro: Orthodox Christians observe Epiphany

In many places in Russia and Eastern Europe, the ice cover is not thick enough for the traditional Epiphany ice-bathing.

The heads and flapping arms of several swimmers, a cross in the foreground

In Serbia, swimmers brave icy waters for Orthodox Epiphany

On the Orthodox feast of the Epiphany, 100 competitors swam for the Holy Cross in the icy Vlasina River in Serbia.

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