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The 46-year-old Ukrainian Volodymyr Z. has been in custody in Warsaw since late September 2025. He has been the subject of an international arrest warrant and was detained in Poland on September 30, 2025. Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Karlsruhe suspects him of involvement in the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline in September 2022. However, last week, Warsaw’s district court extended Z.’s pretrial detention by 40 days, until November 9. For the liberal-conservative Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Germany’s extradition request causes a dilemma. Berlin remains a strategic partner for the Polish center-left government despite tensions. Moreover, Tusk is keen to present…

Several US and international news organizations on Tuesday refused to sign the new rules proposed by the Pentagon for media access. At least 30 news outlets, including the New York Times, the Associated Press, Reuters, AFP and Fox News, rejected the Pentagon’s new media policy, saying that it violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech.  The Pentagon had warned that it would revoke press badges for news organizations that did not agree with the media access rules.  Why are news outlets objecting to the new policy? Under the new policy, journalists have to acknowledge that they could be deemed security…

The German Book Prize, which recognizes the best German-language novel of the year, has been awarded to Swiss author Dorothee Elmiger for her novel “Die Holländerinnen” (The Dutch Women). “This novel is an event,” praised the jury; “a fascinating journey into the heart of darkness.” “Die Holländerinnen” follows a theater group’s journey into the South American rainforest to trace the fate of two Dutch backpackers who went missing years earlier. The novel is also nominated for the Swiss Book Prize and the Bavarian Book Prize, which will be awarded later this yearImage: Hanser VerlagThe novel is written from the perspective of…

The EU Commission announced Tuesday it would double its duties to 50% for steel imports above a a tariff-free quota — with the quota itself planned to be cut by 47% to 18.3 million tons a year. The proposal is subject to approval by the EU’s 27 member states and the European Parliament The decision comes under efforts to address global overproduction and a slump in European output that has left a third of the bloc’s steel production capacity idle.Harsh reactions on doubled steel tariffsTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video But questions…

Elon Musk’s mammoth SpaceX Starship on Monday completed its 11th test flight from a Texas launch site. This was the last test flight before SpaceX starts test-launching a new version of the giant rocket equipped with more features for Moon and Mars missions. The Starship was launched Monday from SpaceX’s south Texas launch facilities just after 6:25 pm local time (2325 UTC). The rocket included the Starship upper stage stacked atop its Super Heavy booster. After sending the Starship stage to the edge of space, Super Heavy returned for a controlled entry in the Gulf of Mexico 7 minutes after takeoff. After…

After a professional win at home against Luxembourg, Germany headed to Northern Ireland aiming to cement top spot. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann trusted the same team that won three days earlier, and they delivered. In front of a raucous home crowd in Belfast, Germany battled for a hard-fought 1-0 win that has them back on track for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico next year. Here are the key takeaways from Germany’s win vs. Northern Ireland. Set-pieces becoming a strength Nick Woltemade scored his first goal for Germany, awkwardly sending a corner into the goal off the back…

For 18-year-old Aisling Giltinane from Ireland, cyberbullying is a deeply personal issue as she experienced it when she was younger.  She jumped at the chance to join a small group of young Europeans who came to the EU Commission’s headquarters in Brussels, to meet with EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef in September to discuss it.   “I wanted to make a difference,” she told DW. “I wanted to show what we can do so that other kids don’t have to go through the same.” The participants — some still in high school, others already working — got a chance to bring their own ideas to the table. These include making it easier…

Two Venezuelan activists were shot and injured in the Colombian capital Bogota on Monday in what local authorities suspect was a targeted, hitman-style attack. Yendri Velasquez, a human rights and LGBTQ+ activist, and Luis Peche, a political analyst, were exiting a building in the north of Bogota when two unidentified gunmen opened fire at around midday. Both men, who have been living in Colombia since September 2024, were said to be in a stable condition in hospital, with Velasquez set to undergo surgery. Machado condemns attack “This attack constitutes a serious aggression not only against them but against all the…

The word “revolution” tends to conjure images of protests, rage, bloodshed, reshaped borders or toppled despots. But a look at the history of revolutions sometimes reveals a “mellower” aftermath: songs birthed in turmoil, which have stood the test of time.  Across centuries and continents, political and social upheaval have seen songs being composed either during an uprising or repurposed from folk traditions into tunes of resistance. And even what some may think are merry ditties — like “Yankee Doodle” or the Spanish “La Cucaracha” — have backstories that pack a punch. Inspiration for The Beatles Perhaps “La Marseillaise” — the stirring…

Economists from the US, Canada and France were awarded this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in economics on Monday, the final award of this year’s Nobel week. Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. The Nobel was awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm and comes after prizes for peace, medicine, physics, chemistry and literature were revealed last week.Has the Nobel Peace Prize gained prestige through Trump?To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Why did the Bank of Sweden…