In Ukraine, men between the ages of 25 and 60 can be mobilized for military service. Recently, the government has launched a new initiative aimed at encouraging younger men who aren’t yet eligible for the draft...
‘Say cheese!’: Baboons take selfies
A woman accidentally dropped her phone into a baboon enclosure at a Netherlands zoo and had it returned to her "completely destroyed" and with "seven videos" taken by the monkeys. SUBSCRIBE to our...
French consumer group sues Nestlé and French ministers amid bottled water scandal • FRANCE 24
French consumer association UFC-Que Choisir has filed a complaint against Nestlé and several French ministers following revelations about the illegal microfiltration of Perrier water and suspicions of cover-up by the...
NATO’s defence spending target could be ‘unrealistic’, says alliance’s former chief
Lord Robertson, the former secretary general of NATO, has warned that a reported defence spending target of 3.5% for members could be unaffordable. He told Sophy Ridge half the countries in NATO "don’t even...
Police scour Portuguese scrubland on first day of new search for Madeleine McCann
Almost 20 years since Madeleine McCann went missing, specialist police teams from Germany are leading a new search of more than 20 plots of land in Portugal. Officers are using ground-penetrating radar equipment to...
What the election of Lee Jae-myung means for South Korea | DW News
South Korean media are reporting that liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected president in Tuesday’s snap election. His rival Kim Moon-soo from the ruling conservative People Power Party has...
What is Hajj and how do Muslims perform it?
Every year, millions of Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam. Here’s an explanation on its significance and the rituals involved...