Deutsche Welle: DW.com - Top Stories https://www.dw.com/english/?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf hourly 4 2002-05-01T00:00:00Z 2026-07-30T02:26:20Z https://rss.dw.com/images/DW-L-RGB_whitebg.png https://www.dw.com/english/?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages https://www.dw.com/en/spain-hundreds-of-migrants-attempt-to-swim-toward-ceuta/a-78166847?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Spain's Civil Guard, maritime Rescue Services and the Red Cross said they rescued migrants from the water. The interior minister acknowledged the country was facing an "extraordinary, exceptional situation." 2026-07-29T23:15:00Z News en 78166847 https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-us-launches-strikes-on-iran-as-powerful-response/live-78166958?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf The US military said the strikes were in response to Iranian strikes on US forces a day earlier. Trump had threatened to hit Iran "very hard" in response to its strikes. Follow DW for more. 2026-07-29T22:45:00Z News en 78166958 https://www.dw.com/en/explosions-in-kyiv-after-zelenskyy-warns-of-russian-strikes/a-78167375?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf At least one person was killed in a Russian air strike on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned that Russia had "prepared a massive attack," citing air force reports. 2026-07-29T22:38:00Z News en 78167375 https://www.dw.com/en/report-finds-2025-was-deadliest-year-for-antisemitic-attacks-outside-israel/a-78166044?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Germany had the highest number of antisemitic incidents in 2025, both in absolute and relative terms, a report has found. 2026-07-29T20:42:00Z News en 78166044 https://www.dw.com/en/how-well-are-lgbtq-rights-protected-across-europe/a-78166254?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf After the attack on Berlin’s Pride event on Saturday, the situation of the LGBTQ+ community in Germany is a topic of conversation. How well are queer rights protected in other European countries? An overview. 2026-07-29T19:53:00Z World en 78166254 https://www.dw.com/en/france-expels-russian-media-commentator-over-disinformation/a-78165435?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Tensions between Xenia Fedorova and the French date back to 2017, when President Emmanuel Macron accused her of spreading "defamatory falsehoods." 2026-07-29T17:28:00Z News en 78165435 https://www.dw.com/en/k-pop-s-bts-opt-out-of-new-asian-music-grammy-consideration/a-78164222?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf The K-pop sensation BTS, snubbed when nominated for Grammys in the past, say they're not interested in winning a new Asian music category. 2026-07-29T16:26:00Z News en 78164222 https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-egypt-s-difficult-balancing-act/a-78162983?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf The US-Iran war has already had a negative economic impact on Egypt. Now new threats from the Houthi group in Yemen are likely to worsen that. At the same time, Egypt is trying to stay on good terms with all parties. 2026-07-29T16:19:00Z World en 78162983 https://www.dw.com/en/german-muslims-are-alarmed-by-the-islamist-terror-attack-in-berlin/a-78157854?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Germany's Muslim organizations condemn the Islamist terrorist attack targeting Berlin's Pride celebrations and fear repercussions. 2026-07-29T15:40:00Z Germany en 78157854 https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-sell-off-has-fifa-finally-gone-too-far/a-78163682?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf A new FIFA proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup has been met with fury in the football world. Under Gianni Infantino’s presidency, FIFA has become increasingly profit-driven, but is this too much? 2026-07-29T14:51:00Z Sports en 78163682 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-temperatures-to-soar-amid-new-heatwave/live-78155827?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Germany is once again baking under extreme heat. Meanwhile, Chancellor Merz's Cabinet shake-up — triggered by a surrogacy scandal — was formalized in a series of ministerial appointments. 2026-07-29T14:30:00Z News en 78155827 https://www.dw.com/en/bmw-to-cut-up-to-8-000-jobs/a-78162615?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Nearly half of BMW's German staff will receive a voluntary redundancy offer in the carmaker's bid to reduce staff by about 8,000 people. 2026-07-29T14:26:00Z News en 78162615 https://www.dw.com/en/europe-wildfires-spain-lets-people-return-france-faces-extreme-heat/a-78153758?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Spain lifted evacuations for Avila province, a day after doing so in parts of the Madrid area. To the north in France, temperatures rose again, with extreme heat warnings in much of the country, including Gironde. 2026-07-29T14:19:00Z News en 78153758 https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-ugandan-lost-20-years-of-her-life-to-xenophobia/a-78144564?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf After decades of building lives in South Africa, hundreds of African migrants were forced to leave by renewed anti-immigrant tensions. A Ugandan who spent two decades in South Africa shared with DW how she's coping. 2026-07-29T14:05:00Z World en 78144564 https://www.dw.com/en/iran-signals-gas-price-hike-as-fuel-crisis-looms/a-78160208?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Iranian authorities want to dampen fuel consumption, but a sudden increase in gasoline prices risks social unrest as many Iranian households are already under severe economic pressure. 2026-07-29T13:11:00Z World en 78160208 https://www.dw.com/en/lebanon-s-pilot-zone-plan-can-it-work/a-78148597?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf The Israeli army has handed so-called "pilot zones" back to the Lebanese, The move is meant to facilitate an end to fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, and to Israeli occupation. But locals and experts are skeptical. 2026-07-29T13:10:00Z World en 78148597 https://www.dw.com/en/bayreuth-festival-opens-with-celebration-and-commemoration/a-78152152?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf To mark its 150th anniversary, the Bayreuth Festival remembers victims of the Holocaust — and confronts its founder's antisemitism. 2026-07-29T12:14:00Z Culture en 78152152 https://www.dw.com/en/france-dj-kavinsky-found-dead-at-paris-home/a-78159118?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf The star of the French electro scene, whose real name was Vincent Belorgey, was best known for his 2010 single Nightcall which he performed at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 2026-07-29T11:27:00Z News en 78159118 https://www.dw.com/en/japan-hospitals-struggle-after-deadly-kumamoto-earthquake/live-78155782?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Rescuers are searching for survivors after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southern Japan, killing over a dozen people and causing widespread damage. 2026-07-29T11:16:00Z News en 78155782 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-how-effective-are-exit-programs-for-islamists/a-78156050?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Germany has set up many programs to help individuals break away from the radical Islamist scene. Following the Islamist terror attack on Berlin's Pride event, critics say the programs are ineffective. 2026-07-29T11:14:00Z Germany en 78156050 https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-police-issue-firs-over-abusive-posts-against-modi/live-78156014?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf Delhi police asked X to provide details on users who allegedly posted or shared "abusive" content on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 2026-07-29T09:31:00Z News en 78156014