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14/02/2025

Modi's visit to the White House comes days after a military plane full of shackled deportees from the US arrived in India, sparking a backlash in the country. However, India is hoping that legal pathways to work in the US via the H1B visa program for skilled workers will be maintained. (Via DW Business)

14/02/2025

Thousands of trucks carrying food and medicine have entered Gaza since a ceasefire began in January, according to the UN. But the organization says it is not enough and that people's needs remain "enormous".

14/02/2025

Archery has proved to help mastectomy patients recover and the benefits are not only physical. Flechas Rosas, or the Pink Arrows is an initiative in Spain made to improve the lives of breast cancer survivors.

Its name alone has become a verb: Missed the latest viral phenomenon? Just YouTube it. Somehow 21st-century life without...
14/02/2025

Its name alone has become a verb: Missed the latest viral phenomenon? Just YouTube it.

Somehow 21st-century life without YouTube seems unthinkable, no? And yet it began as a quirky idea by three former PayPal employees. Turning 20 this year, we look at how YouTube came to be.

Eighty years ago, Allied bombers destroyed huge parts of Dresden, killing thousands. Those exploiting the attacks for po...
14/02/2025

Eighty years ago, Allied bombers destroyed huge parts of Dresden, killing thousands. Those exploiting the attacks for political ends often give casualty figures vastly higher than is historically certified.

A fact check:

Climate action has been sidelined in the leadup to Germany's federal election and many policies are facing political bac...
14/02/2025

Climate action has been sidelined in the leadup to Germany's federal election and many policies are facing political backlash. Can activists navigate the challenges ahead?

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected criticism on Thursday of Washington's negotiating strategy with Russia on the...
14/02/2025

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected criticism on Thursday of Washington's negotiating strategy with Russia on the war in Ukraine and warned Europe against treating America like a "sucker."

"Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into 'Uncle Sucker,'" Hegseth told a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Europe should be primarily responsible for defense on the European continent, he said.

Hegseth set off a storm of criticism in Europe after announcing on Wednesday that it was not realistic for Ukraine to regain all its territory or become a member of NATO.

His comments came on the heels of a phone between US President Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin, who agreed to begin talks on ending the nearly three-year-long war.

Trump's unilateral overture to Putin raised alarm for both Kyiv and its European allies in NATO who said they feared the White House might make a deal without them.

"We, as a sovereign country, we simply will not be able to accept any agreements [made] without us," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters.

European leaders are pushing to ensure that Europe and Ukraine are at the table.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that "no decisions should be made over Ukraine's head."

Hegseth rejected the idea that he was undermining NATO or European security.

"NATO is a great alliance, the most successful defense alliance in history, but to endure for the future our partners must do far more for Europe's defense. We must make NATO great again," he said.

Trump announced that one of the plotters behind the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai will be extradited to India.The Asso...
14/02/2025

Trump announced that one of the plotters behind the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai will be extradited to India.

The Associated Press reported that Trump appeared to be referencing Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was convicted in the United States in 2011 for plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper.

"He's going to be going back to India to face justice," Trump said.

More updates from the Modi-Trump meeting:

Leaked details of the Trump administration's peace plan for Ukraine suggest that the US could sideline its European part...
13/02/2025

Leaked details of the Trump administration's peace plan for Ukraine suggest that the US could sideline its European partners and make concessions to Russia to accelerate the negotiation process.

13/02/2025

This is the moment a kayaker in Chile narrowly escaped death when a humpback whale swallowed him whole before releasing him unharmed:

It was a killer marketing stunt that has the Internet grieving. The language learning app Duolingo snuffed out its green...
13/02/2025

It was a killer marketing stunt that has the Internet grieving. The language learning app Duolingo snuffed out its green cartoon owl mascot, announcing "with heavy hearts" in post on X, that Duo is dead.

"Authorities are currently investigating his cause of death and we are cooperating fully," the company wrote. "Tbh, he probably died waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know."

The firm updated its profile pic on X with an image of the owl with crosses over its eyes and its tongue hanging out. Tuesday's announcement went viral. The app later posted a video that showed Duo getting "killed" by a Tesla Cybertruck.

It isn't the first time big brands have killed their mascots to generate a bit of press lenses. With over 113 million monthly active users, Duolingo is the most popular language app in the world.

It isn't the first time big brands have killed their mascots to generate a bit of press. In 2011, Aussie bug spray brand Mortein asked the public to vote on whether to let their 50-year-old fly Louie die. (Louie lived to see another day.) In 2020, the 104-year-old mascot of US nut brand Planters bit the dust, only to resurrect as Baby Nut, a top hat-sporting baby peanut.

Amidst all lamenting, Duolingo Owl, like many other cartoon corpses, seems likely to make a comeback.

"We've heard from authorities the best way to channel your grief and unlock more about the investigation is to do your lesson," wrote on X.

"Together, if we really try, we can bring Duo back."

Did you weep for Duo? Let us know in the comments👇

Since the Israeli military launched a major raid in the northern Israel-occupied West Bank, thousands of Palestinians ha...
13/02/2025

Since the Israeli military launched a major raid in the northern Israel-occupied West Bank, thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from their homes in refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem and elsewhere.

Will the West Bank be destroyed like Gaza?

13/02/2025

The US president is keen to fulfill his campaign promise of quickly ending the Ukraine war. But after his recent phone call with Russia's President Putin, many in Kyiv wonder if Trump can achieve a deal for Ukraine without looking like America lost out.

Police have arrested a 21-year-old German man suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a shelter for asylum seekers in a s...
13/02/2025

Police have arrested a 21-year-old German man suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a shelter for asylum seekers in a small town near Dresden.

13/02/2025

Marking another low point in strained relations, North Korea is demolishing Mount Kungang Reunion Center, Seoul said.

The venue hosted rare and tearful reunions for families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country.

Read more: https://p.dw.com/p/4qNu4

13/02/2025

A car that plowed into a crowd in Munich is being treated as a "suspected attack," according to Bavaria's State Premier Markus Söder. Police said at least 28 people were injured and the suspect was detained immediately at the scene.

DEVELOPING: Several people have been injured after a car drove into a crowd in Munich, German police said. "The driver o...
13/02/2025

DEVELOPING: Several people have been injured after a car drove into a crowd in Munich, German police said.

"The driver of the vehicle was secured on the spot; he currently poses no further danger," police said. Authorities didn’t immediately provide details as to the number of injuries or whether the act was deliberate.

The incident occurred just a day before high-ranking politicians from across the world gather in the city for the prestigious Munich Security Conference.

https://p.dw.com/p/4qORZ

📸: picture alliance/dpa

Elon Musk's X agreed to settle a lawsuit over what-was-then Twitter banning Donald Trump from the social media platform ...
13/02/2025

Elon Musk's X agreed to settle a lawsuit over what-was-then Twitter banning Donald Trump from the social media platform following the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

X will pay about $10 million to the case Trump brought against Twitter and Jack Dorsey, Twitter's former CEO, protesting his ban, the US-based paper reported.

More than 140 police officers were injured during the January 6 riots. Since his re-election, Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1,500 of the people arrested for having a role in the riots.

Twitter and other social media platforms removed Trump at the time due to concerns he would promote further violence with bogus claims that voter fraud caused his loss to Joe Biden in 2020.

After Musk purchased Twitter, he reinstated Trump's account and renamed the platform X. Musk contributed over $200 million to Trump's presidential campaign and was named the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a newly created agency aimed at reducing the US budget.

📸: AFP

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