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- The host of this year's UN climate summit remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels as it tries to inspire a global switch to clean energy.
- Droughts, floods and extreme heat are upping the pressure on delegates at the UN climate talks in Antalya, Turkey. Can countries move beyond pledges to concrete action?
- International protests continue after a court ruled that Russia must be allowed to return to international ice hockey. Germany is seeking a solution that will allow the country to host next year's World Championship.
- The strikes hit a major bridge and energy facilities in the Kyiv region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of trying to "push" Ukraine "into a blackout" ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi.
- Protesters are demanding a pause in data center construction in Europe. Campaigners planning protests in 16 countries say the AI building boom threatens water supplies, power grids and climate goals.
- Climate scientists say the world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree Celsius threshold in 2026. This year is also on track to become the second-warmest on record.
- Prosecutors labeled Brand a sexual predator, he was charged in sexual assault cases spanning from 1999 to 2009.
- Many questions still surround the National Socialist Underground whose existence was revealed by neo-Nazi terrorist Beate Zschäpe on November 4, 2011. How has German society reacted to NSU crimes? Has justice been done?
- The US president still insisted he "had to do" the controversial war, after his Vice President Vance also blamed it for the Republican loss. The Democrats now control both the US House and Senate. Follow live.
- The Democratic Party gained control of Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates. DW has more.
- Climate change has all but disappeared from Democrats' campaign pitches, replaced by promises to lower electricity bills. So what would the party really do for climate policy should it win control of Congress?
- Climate change has all but disappeared from Democrats' campaign pitches, replaced by promises to lower electricity bills. So what would the party really do for climate policy should it win control of Congress?
- There is currently more irregular migration between eastern Libya and Crete, Greece. It's raising questions as to what connects people smugglers with powerful militias in eastern Libya and then in turn, Europeans.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed hope for Korean reunification during a visit to the heavily fortified border. Meanwhile, President Steinmeier has held talks with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing. DW has more.
- With ties between South Korea and the Trump administration strained, the South Korean government worries that Donald Trump's pursuit of a diplomatic breakthrough with Kim Jong Un may come at Seoul's expense.
- Young people in Germany are preparing to protest over education and climate change. Politicians fear violence like in France, but an expert sees differences.
- A new Lancet report reveals the growing toll of climate change on human health, from rising heat deaths and drought to food insecurity and lost livelihoods.
- A person intentionally drove into a group of people in a northern German town, police have said. The suspects fled on foot and remain at large.
- In a seismic political shift, Serbia’s longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
- The weather department warned that a depression over the Bay of Bengal could intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, with winds reaching 140 kmph. DW has more.
