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The youth job crisis that first became obvious in China points to major economic and social problems that governments and businesses need to address. Last year, unemployment, weak job prospects and a general lack of economic opportunities drove young people onto the streets in Kenya, Peru, Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines. This year, concerns about youth unemployment have added fuel to protests in South Africa and Morocco. In India, they helped give rise to the Cockroach Janta Party, a movement that started as a satirical social media project but quickly gained national attention. China’s youth unemployment problem Youth unemployment refers to the…

The death of Kevin Keegan, regarded as one of the greatest football players of his generation, was announced in a statement released by his family on Monday. “It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75,” the statement read. “Kevin had been battling cancer and was surrounded by his wife and daughters in his final moments. A double Ballon d’Or winner, Kevin was a much-loved husband, father and grandfather.” Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on February 14, 1951, Keegan got his big break when he was signed by Liverpool’s legendary manager…

Now more than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Black Sea has become one of Europe’s key security frontiers. And yet, it is currently “quite empty of warships,” Thomas de Waal, a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, told DW. This, he said, “is a bit of a paradox.” To understand that paradox, we first need to need to take a closer look at the map. The Black Sea is bordered by six countries: Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia. The first three on that list are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO — the…

In recent years, the price of gold has climbed steadily. Aside from the current market blip (see chart below), an upward trend has been going for years. Since 2020, the price of gold has risen from $1,585 per ounce to more than $4,500 per ounce. Money should not lose value through inflation. Ideally, it should grow on its own because of interest. But such investments are looking less promising right now, as central bank interest rates are relatively low. As a result, investors seek a safe place to park their wealth — and precious metals are one option they turn to. Increased demand naturally…

Patience proved the critical virtue for Spain. The players had to wait for a kickoff delayed by, among other things, a Tom Cruise speech. They had to wait twice as long as usual at halftime. And they had to wait for 106 minutes of play and their 20th shot before Ferran Torres lashed home the goal that would win them a second men’s World Cup. “I’m very moved. Looking back and thinking about them, we’ve won everything, absolutely everything, with this generation of players,” said Spain coach Luis de la Fuente. “The match should have been decided much earlier … but this is a…

Chancellor Merz has said he might use the forced resignation of a senior ally as a chance to reshuffle his Cabinet. Meanwhile, a train security guard was critically injured in a clash with a passenger. DW has more.

Philippe Aghion is an expert in creative destruction. That’s the term economists use when innovations disrupt whole industries and create new ones. Think steam engine, assembly line production and the IT revolution. Or now, artificial intelligence (AI). For his groundbreaking research on how technological innovation can drive long-term economic growth, Aghion, who is French, was awarded the Nobel Prize for economics in 2025, together with Canadian Peter Howitt and Israeli-American Joel Mokyr. Philippe Aghion, Nobel laureate in economics 2025 and professor at College de France, INSEAD and London School of EconomicsImage: A. Becker/DW”More than ever, AI will bring creative destruction,” Aghion…

France’s Kylian Mbappe became the top scorer in World Cup history on Saturday after netting a 22nd goal in the third-place play-off against England. However, his team suffered a 6-4 defeat to the Three Lions in Didier Deschamps’ last match as France’s head coach. Mbappe is now one ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi on the World Cup all-time goal-scoring table. Messi will have a chance to win back the title when Argentina play in Sunday’s final.Mbappe needed 22 games to set the record, while Messi needed 33 matches to score his 21 goalsImage: Luke Hales/Getty Images/AFP Mbappe’s brace also saw the France captain move to the…

Skip next section Wildfire spreads across national park 07/18/2026July 18, 2026Wildfire spreads across national park Firefighting efforts have been complicated by the fact that the area is a former military site with unexploded ordnanceImage: Jens Büttner/dpa/picture allianceA wildfire has spread across around 388 hectares (nearly 1,000 acres) of Müritz National Park in northeastern Germany as dry and windy conditions hamper efforts to contain the blaze. Around 370 firefighters, police officers, forestry workers and soldiers are said to now be involved in the operation, a spokesperson for the district said. The fire has continued to expand because no rain has fallen, while…

Oil and gas exports from the Gulf face renewed disruption as fighting between the US and Iran intensifies. For both countries control of the Strait of Hormuz is key. Over the past months, Iran has shown that it can control or at least disrupt the strait, says Guntram Wolff, a senior fellow at Bruegel, a think tank, and a professor of economics at the Free University in Brussels. “Several months of bombing campaigns have not undone Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz,” said Wolff, leaving the US with the challenge of trying to get the upper hand. This week, traffic…