Kalika Mehta

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04/15/2025April 15, 2025Diplomats gathered to organize aid and discuss how to help end violence and suffering in Sudan after two years of civil war. https://p.dw.com/p/4t8eQThe European Union and Britain on Tuesday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to ease suffering in Sudan, on the second anniversary of the country's civSudan crisisil war. Tens of thousands of people have died, 14 million people have been displaced and large parts of the country have been pushed into famine since 2023.

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04/15/2025April 15, 2025The antibody lecanemab is the first authorized therapy in Europe that targets the underlying process of Alzheimer's, rather than only treating symptoms. https://p.dw.com/p/4tAYDThe European Commission announced on Tuesday the approval of the antibody lecanemab to treat Alzheimer's. Lecanemab is intended for treatment in the early stages and is the first medication of its kind to be approved in the European Union, the commission said.

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04/14/2025April 14, 2025New amendments proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party constitution are aimed at permanently banning Pride events and other rights. https://p.dw.com/p/4t7YEHungarian lawmakers on Monday are voting on new constitutional changes proposed by the populist ruling party which target LGBTQ community, including by codifying into law a ban on Pride events, and a provision proclaiming that people can only be male or female.

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04/13/2025April 13, 2025The alleged perpetrator was shot by police after stabbing his victim to death with a kitchen knife. Both men were known to the police and had previously been convicted of assault and violating the Narcotics Act. https://p.dw.com/p/4t4dMA man suspected of stabbing another man to death at a Berlin underground station has died after being shot by police, the public prosecutors' office said on Sunday.

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Ecuador will head to the polls on Sunday for what is expected to be a closely fought second round in the presidential election. Incumbent Daniel Noboa, who has been president for just over 16 months, faces leftist Luisa Gonzalez, whom he beat in a 2023 race to finish out his predecessor's term. Noboa, of the National Democratic Action party, finished 16,746 votes ahead of his rival in the first round of the vote in February 2025.