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dw.com | Kate Hairsine |Jon Shelton |Julian Ryall
Published 06/02/2025Published June 2, 2025South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung has taken the oath of office. He stressed the need for reconciliation and the restoration of democracy after winning Tuesday's presidential election. DW has more.
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dw.com | Jon Shelton |Wesley Rahn |Felix Tamsut |Kate Hairsine
Published 05/13/2025Published May 13, 2025The US President made the announcement in Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his three-nation visit to the Middle East. He also secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. DW has more. https://p.dw.com/p/4uIoPWhat you need to knowUS President Donald Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in his first trip to the Middle East since returning to the White House.
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dw.com | Wesley Rahn |Felix Tamsut |Kate Hairsine |Jon Shelton
Published 05/13/2025Published May 13, 2025US President Donald Trump and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman signed an agreement covering energy, mining and defense. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/4uIoPWhat you need to knowUS President Donald Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in his first trip to the Middle East since returning to the White House.
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dw.com | Jon Shelton |Richard Connor
05/09/2025May 9, 2025'Take us seriously when it comes to all social interests,' Left Party co-leader saysAs Germany's Left Party begins a party conference, co-leader Ines Schwerdtner told DW she expects the new government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz to take her party seriously in addressing the problems Germany faces.
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dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Alex Berry |Jon Shelton
05/08/2025May 8, 2025Pope Leo XIV makes first addressPope Leo XIV has made his first address to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. "Peace be with all you," Leo told the crowd that had gathered at the Vatican. The 66-year-old US cardinal is the Catholic Church's first North American leader in its 2,000-year history.
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dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Alex Berry |Jon Shelton
05/08/2025May 8, 2025White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel chimneyWhite smoke has emerged from a chimney in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. The smoke signifies that the 133 cardinals inside the chapel have elected a new pope to lead the Catholic Church. A crowd of faithful erupted into cheers at St. Peter's Square as they watched the smoke pour from the chimney.
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dw.com | Matt Ford |Jon Shelton |Louis Oelofse |Rana Muhammad Taha
05/07/2025May 7, 2025Merz: Migration measures won't negatively impact neighborsChancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany would ensure its tougher migration policies would be "carried out in a way that will not cause problems for our neighbors."The new chancellor made the remark at a joint news conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Alex Berry |Jon Shelton |Richard Connor
05/08/2025May 8, 2025Welcome back to our updatesWelcome back to our live updates from the papal conclave, where 133 cardinals are voting for a successor to Pope Francis. Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to decide a winner — an outcome signaled by billowing black smoke through the chapel chimney on Wednesday evening.
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1 month ago | 
dw.com | Louis Oelofse |Alex Berry |Jon Shelton
05/07/2025May 7, 2025Cardinal electors fail to agree on next pope in first voteBlack smoke rose from the Vatican on Wednesday, signaling that Catholic cardinals — as expected — did not reach a decision on who should lead the church as the next pope. Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square needed to be patient as it took longer than expected for the smoke to billow from the chimney, more than three hours after cardinals began the conclave. The next vote is to take place on Thursday.
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dw.com | Jon Shelton
The World Food Programme on Friday said months of Israeli blockades have entirely depleted food stocks in Gaza. The WFP warned that thousands of Palestinians could die of starvation as a result of the policy.
