6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (297+ words) The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea when it ran into bad weather. Officials say six people have died and 130 are still missing. An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea on Sunday after…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (112+ words) dw.com Berlin is dealing with the biggest cyberattack in its history after hackers stole nearly 6 terabytes of government data in a ClickFix scam and demanded a €2 million ransom. How did it happen? How could a single employee's mistake expose…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (106+ words) DW.com Russia's President Putin has rejected an offer to sit down face-to-face on neutral ground by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy had told DW that he was willing to meet his Russian counterpart at the G20 summit. Russia's leader ruled out…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (127+ words) DW.com Sweden's decision to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14 has become a key election issue. The government says tougher measures are needed, while critics question whether prison will reduce youth crime. Sweden has lowered the age…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (758+ words) Canceled language exams, disrupted plans to study in Germany and the disappearance of an important cultural link: DW users shared how the closure of Germany's Goethe-Institut in Russia affects their lives. Germany's Goethe-Institut will close all Russian branches by September…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (107+ words) The AfD's landslide victory marks a turning point. What are the consequences for Germany when a far-right party wins so decisively in Saxony-Anhalt? Nadine Lindner, political correspondent for Germany's public radio Deutschlandradio, reporting for years on German federal politics and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (438+ words) The nearly 1,000 year-old, 70-meter-long tapestry is considered a symbol of UK-France friendship. More than 100,000 tickets have been sold. The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London opened Thursday to much fanfare, in what British newspaper the Times has dubbed "Tapestry-mania," with more…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (39+ words) DW.com For generations, students have learned from maps that shrink Africa. The push for more accurate world map projections is prompting calls for changes in textbooks across the continent....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (685+ words) The exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum is eagerly anticipated across the UK, as the medieval masterpiece is considered by many to be a symbol of the country's identity. First, let's start with a clarification: Strictly speaking,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (582+ words) Israeli media reported that the UAE contacted Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu before the October 7, 2023 attacks, warning him that Hamas was planning a major operation. The prime minister has rejected the reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday denied…...