Author: DW

Our gender is identical to our sex, written in our genes, can be clearly assigned and does not change over our lifetime. That’s what many people say. The woman on one side, the man on the other ― you’re either a princess or a knight, with nothing in between. And you certainly have no say in the matter. Your sex is what you’re born with. Period. US President Donald Trump believes this. During his inauguration in January 2025, Trump said it would be US government policy “that there are only two genders, male and female.”   And in a TV debate two…

Yasin Seiwasser believes that most people are breathing wrong – to their own detriment. “We humans breathed perfectly as babies, because a healthy baby always breathes into the nose and into the stomach and never flat upwards.” Breathing through the nose into the stomach is best, the 48-year-old told DW. The mental and breathing coach believes in the power of breathing and sees various breathing techniques as the key to success, not just in competitive sports, but also in everyday life. Samurai warriors and Zen Seiwasser was aware of the importance of breathing beyond the obvious, even as a child.…

On the opening day of an AI summit in Paris co-hosted by India, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday a European AI strategy would be unveiled the following day at the event.  He declared that France was in the race for artificial intelligence development and called on attendees to choose Europe — broadly seen as lagging far behind the US and China in the sector — for their business needs.  Speaking in English, he said “we will adopt the Notre Dame de Paris strategy” on AI projects that saw France rebuild the renowned cathedral in just five years after a devastating…

Two private jets collided at Scottsdale Airport’s runway in the US southwestern state of Arizona on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring others, officials said. “A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona around 2:45 p.m. local time Monday, Feb. 10 (2145 GMT),” the US Federal Aviation Administration said. At least four other people were injured in the crash, according to Scottsdale Fire Department Capt. Dave Folio. The FAA added that the number of people on board the colliding jets was…

Reliquaries, crosses, images of saints, finely embossed in gold and silver, set with mother-of-pearl, quartz and ivory: The Guelph Treasure is undoubtedly one of the most important church treasures of the Middle Ages. The Guelphs are the oldest princely house in Europe and the family amassed a trove of valuables. The treasure comprises 44 masterpieces of medieval church art and has a value of hundreds of millions of euros. It can currently be admired in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin — but that might change soon. Whether the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), which currently holds the objects, is the rightful owner or whether they…

Beginning in Paris on Monday, the AI Action Summit aims to create a framework for sustainable artificial intelligence. The two-day event at the Grand Palais is co-chaired by France and India, and will bring together nearly 100 countries and more than 1,000 stakeholders from the private sector and civil society. Among them will be French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and US Vice President JD Vance. The meeting follows up on the UK’s Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit in 2023, which focused on fundamental discussions about AI  governance and safety, and…

Protesters blocked roads across Serbia on Sunday, marking 100 days since the collapse of a canopy at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad. Hundreds of students blocked a major highway and bridge in the capital, Belgrade, for seven hours. The protest was accompanied by 15 minutes of silence for the victims, with protesters throwing 15 white roses that had been painted red into the Sava river that runs through Belgrade. Also on Sunday, demonstrators blocked three major roundabouts in Novi Sad and threw roses into the Danube. The protests are part of a campaign led by…

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party appeared set to secure the most seats in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. The result would be a drop from the more than 50% that Kurti’s party won in 2021. This means the Vetevendosje (Self-Determination Movement) party would need to form a coalition to stay in power in a country whose politics are dominated by the relationship with neighboring Serbia and Serbs within its borders. Kurti proclaimed victory for his Vetevendosje (Self-Determination Movement) party late on Sunday.  “We are the first party, the winning party that will create the next government,” Kurti told…

When Bob Marley took to the stage in front of 8,000 people in the Cologne sports hall in June 1980, he was already struggling with the cancer that would eventually take his life. But he remained as charismatic as ever, captivating the audience as he sang “Redemption Song” and other favorite tunes. Less than a year later, on May 11, 1981, Bob Marley died of complications related to melanoma. He would have turned 80 on February 6, 2025. Marley brought reggae and its messages to the world. He helped make the genre so famous that it was even added to…

Israeli forces have begun pulling back from a key corridor through Gaza as part of its ceasefire deal with Hamas.As part of the deal, Israel agreed to withdraw its military from the four-mile-long Netzarim corridor, which separates northern Gaza from the south. When the ceasefire began last month Israel began allowing Palestinians to cross the corridor and return to their homes, many of which are little more than rubble after 15 months of war.Hamas has celebrated the withdrawal as a victory and said the Hamas-run police force had deployed to the area to supervise the flow of Palestinians passing through.Little…