Self-propelled howitzers, the Panzerhaubitze 2000, are the first heavy weapons sent by Germany to arrive in Ukraine. Ukraine confirmed the howitzers and other heavy weapons were received, but says they are just a drop in the ocean of what is needed to fen...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, saying the days of a unipolar world led by the United States were over. In a speech full of grievances at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said what he called the West's economic...

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine. Zelensky...

India is under massive pressure to break relations with Russia over the war in Ukraine. But can it afford to do so – and does it even want to? In Part 1 of “India’s Choice,” a special series on India’s geopolitical dilemmas, DW’s Richard Walker explain...

Sanctions against Russia are already having an effect. Prices are already rising, companies are closing and unemployment is rising. Especially in Russian aviation. What is the impact Russia's war against Ukraine is having on the country's industry?

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops are engaged in fierce fighting for every single meter of Sieverodonetsk. Ukraine says Russia has destroyed all but one bridge out of Sievierodonetsk - leaving few options for anyone hoping to leave....

This year's World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos was a more anxious affair than usual. The received wisdom that international trade creates a more peaceful world is being challenged.

Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence. No industry has remained untouched by this crunch. The tea industry, one of the most crucial industries for the country's GDP, is facing a double whammy: the economic slump and il...

The 27 EU members agreed a new sanctions package late on Monday covering more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports to the bloc, European Council President Charles Michel announced.

The wreckage of a plane which crashed with 22 people on board has been located in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal. Rescuers have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site. The plane was carrying locals and tourists to a mountain town.

This year's World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos was a more anxious affair than usual. The received wisdom that international trade creates a more peaceful world is being challenged. Now people talk of 'the end of globalization' and a new order to...

Moscow has set it sights on gaining control of the Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland. Russian troops are attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces by seizing key highways in the region.

The UK and other European countries have reported a small number of human monkeypox infections, a virus rarely seen in Europe. The US, Canada and Australia a...

The route between Europe's biggest inland port in Duisburg and China's economic centers is part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, the New Silk Road. Its 11,000 km rail route carries some 200,000 containers annually - and partially crosses through Russi...

Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the country desperately needs 75 million dollars within the next few days to afford essential imports, including medicine and fuel. In a statement on Monday he warned Sri Lankans that inflation and...