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 <updated>2026-10-07T20:05:09Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:78184386</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Evicted Spanish pensioner who sparked housing protests has died, Madrid tenant union says]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T18:49:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T18:49:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/evicted-spanish-pensioner-who-sparked-housing-protests-has-died-madrid-tenant-union-says/a-78184386?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Maricarmen ⁠Abascal, the octogenarian woman whose eviction set off housing protests across Spain, has died, a tenants' union in Madrid has said.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79577245</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey: Could the Mecca defense pact become a game changer in the war against the Houthis in Yemen?]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T17:33:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T17:33:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-pakistan-turkey-could-the-mecca-defense-pact-become-a-game-changer-in-the-war-against-the-houthis-in-yemen/a-79577245?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to provide "practical measures" to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks. Could a new alliance reshape the war against the Houthis in Yemen?]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79584532</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Russia: WHO not able to 'fully' assess plague situation]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T17:16:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T17:16:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/russia-who-not-able-to-fully-assess-plague-situation/a-79584532?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The UN health agency said Russia should be more transparent about the case of the plague as reports of a second case of the disease emerged. Russia played down any concerns, saying the population faces no risk.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79583018</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Gerhard Schröder visits latest Russian employer, Hyperglobus]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T16:39:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T16:39:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/gerhard-schröder-visits-latest-russian-employer-hyperglobus/a-79583018?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visited a Moscow supermarket in his new role on the supervisory board. Schröder is no stranger to retirement stipends in Russia — or the scandal that accompanies them.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79583326</id>
  <title><![CDATA[German politicians warn of antisemitism on October 7 anniversary]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T16:04:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T16:04:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/german-politicians-warn-of-antisemitism-on-october-7-anniversary/a-79583326?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Leading German politicians including Chancellor Merz and President Steinmeier called for people to reject antisemitism.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79581777</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Transgressive, edgy DIY: What the 90s meant for British art]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T15:18:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T15:18:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/transgressive-edgy-diy-what-the-90s-meant-for-british-art/a-79581777?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The 1990s are remembered for Britpop and provocative fashion, but beyond the nostalgia, it was a decade of cultural experimentation and social change. Tate Britain's new exhibition looks past the familiar icons.]]></summary>
  <category term="Culture"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79570924</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany news: Merz rails against extremism, AfD sympathizers]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T15:17:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T15:17:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-rails-against-extremism-afd-sympathizers/live-79570924?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Political extremism threatens Germany's existing social order, Chancellor Merz has said. The Transport Ministry has proposed a five-year plan to improve Germany's ailing railroad infrastructure. DW has more.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79582493</id>
  <title><![CDATA[EU enlargement: European Commission tables reforms to prepare bloc for new members]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T15:05:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T15:05:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/eu-enlargement-european-commission-tables-reforms-to-prepare-bloc-for-new-members/a-79582493?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The European Commission is proposing earlier access to EU markets for candidate countries, new voting rules to reduce vetoes and extra safeguards for a bigger bloc. But is the reform fair — or even feasible?]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79583224</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Why music in Iran is more than just entertainment]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T14:58:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T14:58:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/why-music-in-iran-is-more-than-just-entertainment/a-79583224?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Iranian authorities are trying to persuade prominent singers in exile to return home. While the state seeks to harness music as a political tool, music has also become a powerful expression of dissent and resistance.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79563442</id>
  <title><![CDATA[South Sudan's road to elections remains uncertain]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T13:45:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T13:45:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/south-sudan-s-road-to-elections-remains-uncertain/a-79563442?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[South Sudan's first general election is set for December 22. Insecurity, political tensions and the failure to begin voter registration have raised doubts over whether a credible poll can be held.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79577254</id>
  <title><![CDATA[China's Golden Week reveals cautious consumer spending despite travel surge]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T13:18:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T13:18:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/china-s-golden-week-reveals-cautious-consumer-spending-despite-travel-surge/a-79577254?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Chinese visitors are returning from trips after the 13-day Golden Week holiday. Their subdued spending has raised fresh questions about domestic demand in the world's second-largest economy.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79580000</id>
  <title><![CDATA[German spy scandal threatens national security]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T12:39:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T12:39:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/german-spy-scandal-threatens-national-security/a-79580000?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The arrest of Germany's former intelligence chief August Hanning could undermine national security, experts warn, as allies may reconsider their intelligence relationships.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79577769</id>
  <title><![CDATA[France suspends use of stun grenades against protesters]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T12:12:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T12:12:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/france-suspends-use-of-stun-grenades-against-protesters/a-79577769?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[France suspended the use of stun grenades against protesters as allegations of student brutality draw more anger. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the country could not ignore students' concerns.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79576300</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany: Ex-spy chief sent to pretrial detention on treason charges]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T11:46:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T11:46:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ex-spy-chief-sent-to-pretrial-detention-on-treason-charges/a-79576300?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[August Hanning has been remanded into pretrial detention after his arrest. The case has prompted calls for transparency when spies leave the government.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79577396</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany: Did CDU lawmakers support the far-right AfD?]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T11:11:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T11:11:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-did-cdu-lawmakers-support-the-far-right-afd/a-79577396?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt. Germany's Social Democrats warn of a "unique breach of taboos."]]></summary>
  <category term="Germany"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79573924</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T09:51:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T09:51:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-goes-to-henri-b-kagan-and-kenso-soai/a-79573924?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking discoveries related to the origin of chirality and life's building blocks.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79547919</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia: What we know about the disease]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T09:44:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T09:44:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-siberia-what-we-know-about-the-disease/a-79547919?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[After a worker at a Russian plague research institute in Siberia died October 2, 2026, nearly 200 of her contacts were under medical observation. But authorities there denied pneumonic plague had caused the death.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79574551</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Ronaldo stays on under cloud as Messi exits internationals]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T09:23:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T09:23:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/ronaldo-stays-on-under-cloud-as-messi-exits-internationals/a-79574551?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Just hours before Lionel Messi played his last match for Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo posted his latest salvo in a row with Portugal. Ronaldo wants to play on despite the troubles, while Messi bathed in adulation.]]></summary>
  <category term="Sports"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79525772</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Nobelitis — How winning a Nobel Prize can give you delusions of grandeur]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T08:58:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T08:58:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/nobelitis-how-winning-a-nobel-prize-can-give-you-delusions-of-grandeur/a-79525772?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[After being chosen for one of the world's most prestigious awards, some Nobel laureates lose touch with reality and suddenly start spouting unscientific nonsense. They're afflicted by what some have called "Nobelitis."]]></summary>
  <category term="Science"/>
 </entry>
 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79474847</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Emerging economies are embracing solar power and skipping fossil fuels much faster than Europe or the US]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T07:48:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T07:48:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/emerging-economies-are-embracing-solar-power-and-skipping-fossil-fuels-much-faster-than-europe-or-the-us/a-79474847?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the world's poorest countries are banking on solar, wind and water instead.]]></summary>
  <category term="Environment"/>
 </entry>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79571380</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Israel marks third anniversary of October 7 Hamas terror attacks with memorials]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T06:51:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T06:51:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/israel-marks-third-anniversary-of-october-7-hamas-terror-attacks-with-memorials/a-79571380?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Families gathered at the Nova music festival site and other attack locations in memory of those killed by Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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