An NHS trust and ward manager will be sentenced next week for health and safety failings – more than a decade after a young woman died in a secure mental health hospital. Alice Figueiredo was 22 years old when she...
US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights due to govt shutdown
More than 1,000 flights have been cancelled across the United States due to the federal government shutdown. The disruptions have hit 40 of the country’s busiest airports. Selina Downes reports from Reagan Airport...
US airlines cancel hundreds of flights due to longest ever government shutdown | DW News
US airlines are canceling hundreds of flights because of the federal government shutdown. Authorities have ordered a 10 percent reduction in air traffic. The shutdown, caused by Republicans and Democrats failing to...
Trump agrees a one-year exemption on Russian energy sanctions for Hungary • FRANCE 24 English
US President Donald Trump gave Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban a one-year reprieve from sanctions for buying Russian oil and gas on Friday after the leaders heaped praise on each other during a meeting at the...
Is the “period tax” in Pakistan coming to an end? | DW News
"I want the stigma to go away." A young Pakistani lawyer is fighting to eliminate the "period tax" — a levy that adds up to 40% in taxes on menstrual hygiene products in Pakistan. Several countries...
German Chancellor Merz at COP30 | DW News
At the COP30 climate conference in Belem, German Chancellor Merz made a brief appearance. How does climate protection stand in the way of what world leaders like him need most urgently to revitalise their national...
Trump exempts Hungary from sanctions for buying Russian oil | DW News
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday his country received an exemption from US sanctions on imports of Russian oil. Orban was speaking with reporters from Hungarian media outlets following his talks with US...