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Sixteen of Europe’s premier women’s national teams are set to compete for continental supremacy. DW has you covered on the key facts as the tournament opens in Switzerland.

Earlier this month, 17-year-old TikTok star Sana Yousaf was shot dead by a man who had repeatedly contacted her online, according to police. The killing of the popular Pakistani teenager, who had more than 1 million followers across TikTok and Instagram, has raised renewed concerns over the safety of online personalities in Pakistan, particularly young women. “I had posted a story on social media while at a burger shop,” Hira Zainab, a Pakistani social media user, told DW. “On my way back, a car passed by, and someone called out my name.” Zainab, who has been active on Instagram since…

Temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) across parts of Europe over the weekend, as an early-summer heat wave tightened its grip on the continent. In Spain, temperatures hit 46°C (114.8°F) on Sunday in the town of El Granado, near the Portuguese border, setting a new national heat record for the month of June. The previous June high of 45.2°C (113.4°F) was set in Seville in 1965. Temperatures above 40°C were also expected in neighboring Portugal, with the capital, Lisbon, under a “red warning” for heat until Monday night due to “persistently extremely high maximum temperature values,” according to the…

US President Donald Trump is trying to turn back time by using import tariffs as a tool to force international companies to manufacture their products in the United States. Many companies produce abroad, usually to profit from lower labor costs in their respective host countries, or to have a closer relationship with customers. This creates jobs in foreign markets, which also boosts local sales. One such company is Volkswagen (VW). Two years ago, the German automaker celebrated its 70th anniversary as a “Brazilian” carmaker. The company began work in Brazil when it opened a warehouse in Sao Paulo on March 23, 1953.…

It was a collaboration that neither expected, but both needed. When Mumbai-based architect Kanhai Gandhi met Hedwig Bouley, the German founder of fashion brand LPJ Studios in 2018, the duo could have hardly known their sustainable artistic project would last years. Working from their respective studios in Bavaria and Mumbai under the name Bouley Gandhi, the duo create large-scale artworks out of upcycled fabrics, bringing awareness to the need for more sustainability in the fashion industry — one of the biggest polluters on the planet. “I’ve been a fashion designer for 40 years,” Bouley told DW. “About eight years ago, I decided I wanted to do something with…

Frankfurt’s Regional Court ruled on Wednesday that the German Football Association (DFB) must pay a fine of €130,000 ($151,000) for the misconduct of its former top officials. €20,000 of this was was waived due to “procedural delays” in the case. The public prosecutor’s office had accused the DFB of evading around €2.7 million in taxes and demanded that the FA pay a fine of €270,000. The defense rejected the charge of intentional tax evasion and called for an acquittal. Of the three defendants initially named, none remained in the dock at the conclusion of the 33-day trial. The proceedings against two former…

Since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, there has hardly been a more pressing issue for NATO than the defense of its eastern borders. Over the past three years, five of the six NATO countries that share a border with Russia or Belarus — Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland— have already made significant investments to better secure these borders, for example with fences and surveillance systems. But now, a new plan is in the works: land mines. Eastern NATO member increase border security Those five NATO countries recently announced their withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, the 1997 treaty which bans…

Police clashed with anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, on Saturday night, as demonstrators demanded early parliamentary elections and an end to President Aleksandar Vucic’s rule. Officers in riot gear used pepper spray to disperse crowds after flares were thrown near a counter-protest by Vucic supporters.Police deployed scores of officers in riot gear around government buildings and parliamentImage: Marko Djurica/REUTERS Earlier protesters, led by students, issued an ultimatum, saying the government must call snap elections or face a campaign of civil disobedience. The main demonstration then ended, but some protesters marched toward the pro-government rally outside parliament. Many were wearing goggles, masks,…

Time is running out for American and European trade negotiators working to cut a tariff deal before a July 9 deadline set by US President Donald Trump. So far, it remains unclear whether or not Trump’s threat of imposing a 50% levy on nearly all European Union imports will materialize — a move that could escalate the dispute into a full-blown transatlantic trade war. Given Trump’s erratic trade policy, global investors have grown increasingly wary of the US economy — and at the same time, are beginning to turn their attention toward Europe, especially Germany, the continent’s largest economy.Trump’s economic philosophy: A…

Lalo Schifrin, the Argentine musician considered one of the most influential film composers of his generation and writer for the “Mission: Impossible” theme music, has died at the age of 93, various media across the United States reported on Thursday. Schifrin died in the morning, according to his sons Ryan and William. Schifrin, who lived in the United States, was also a pianist and conductor. Among his other works are: “The Cincinnati Kid (1965) and “Bullitt” (1968), both with Steve McQueen, Paul Newman’s “Cool Hand Luke” (1968), and Clint Eastwood’s “Dirty Harry” (1971). But his creation for the 1960s “Mission: Impossible”…