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US resumes student visas, demands social media access – DW – 06/18/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Matt Ford

06/18/2025June 18, 2025State Department officials will review applicants' social media accounts for "indications of hostility" towards the United States. https://p.dw.com/p/4wA0IThe United States announced on Wednesday that it would resume processing of visa applications from foreign students but that all applicants would now be required to make their social media accounts available for review.
Mexico: Hurricane Erick reaches category 2 as landfall nears – DW – 06/18/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Matt Ford

06/18/2025June 18, 2025Local authorities have urged people living in low-lying areas or near rivers to move to shelters as Hurricane Erick approaches. Forecasters warn of intense rainfall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. https://p.dw.com/p/4w9zKHurricane Erick was upgraded to a Category 2 storm on Wednesday as it closed in on Mexico's Pacific coast packing 155 kilometers-per-hour (96 miles-per-hour) winds.
Germany updates: Court to rule over Syrian 'torture' doctor – DW – 06/16/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Matt Ford

06/16/2025June 16, 2025A Frankfurt court is expected to hand down a ruling in the case of a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity. In sport, Bayern Munich began their Club World Cup campaign with a thumping win. DW has more.
Germany updates: Soldiers gather for first-ever Veterans Day – DW – 06/15/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Matt Ford

Published 06/15/2025Published June 15, 2025Germany is marking its first ever Veterans Day with a series of events in Berlin and across the country. Elsewhere, Bayern Munich get their Club World Cup campaign underway in the United States. DW has more.
ICJ backs Equatorial Guinea in Gabon islands dispute – DW – 05/19/2025

1 month ago | dw.com | Matt Ford

05/19/2025May 19, 2025The tiny island of Mbanie measures just 30 hectares but has been at the center of a territorial dispute between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The world court has found in favor of the latter. https://p.dw.com/p/4uclwThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Monday that the islands of Mbanie, Conga and Cocoteros off the coast of Gabon legally belong to Equatorial Guinea, settling a decades-long dispute between the West African neighbors.
¿Cuán fiables son las verificaciones de hechos mediante IA? – DW – 19/05/2025

1 month ago | dw.com | Matt Ford |Ines Eisele

19/05/202519 de mayo de 2025El uso de chatbots de inteligencia artificial para la verificación de sucesos va en aumento. Sin embargo, de Grok, ChatGPT, Meta AI y otros no siempre son fiables.
India-Pakistan updates: Explosions heard after ceasefire – DW – 05/10/2025

1 month ago | dw.com | John Silk |Richard Connor |Kieran Burke |Matt Ford

05/10/2025May 10, 2025'Explosions heard across Srinagar,' Kashmir chief minister saysBlasts were heard across the city of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, just hours after India and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire, according to Omar Abdullah, chief minister of the territory Jammu and Kashmir. "What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!" he said on X. In another post, he wrote: "This is no ceasefire.
India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire, Trump announces – DW – 05/10/2025

1 month ago | dw.com | Kieran Burke |Matt Ford

05/10/2025May 10, 2025Fake news spreading amid India-Pakistan hostilitiesViral social media posts claim to show India's attacks on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. But some videos are used out of context and are seemingly aimed at stoking tensions even further. DW's fact-checking team had a look at some of the viral videos doing the rounds in the context of the escalation between India and Pakistan. Read DW's full report here.
Pakistan launches missiles after saying India targeted bases – DW – 05/10/2025

1 month ago | dw.com | Matt Ford

LivePublished 05/10/2025Published May 10, 2025Pakistan has accused India of firing missiles at three of its military's air bases on Saturday. Pakistan's military said it then launched missiles at Indian-controlled areas of Kashmir. DW has more.
German updates: Merz govt to reject more asylum-seekers – DW – 05/07/2025

1 month ago | dw.com | Matt Ford |Rana Muhammad Taha

05/07/2025May 7, 2025 Tusk hails 'new opening' in German-Polish relations, issues migration warning Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hailed a "new opening" in German-Polish relations as he welcomed Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Warsaw on Wednesday evening, saying the boost was "perhaps the most important in the history of German-Polish relations in more than 10 years." However, Tusk warned the new chancellor against unilateral migration policies such as national border controls or...