The United States is ending restrictions governing official contacts with Taiwan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday, a move hailed by Taipei as ending “decades of discrimination”.
Several dead as Storm Filomena wreaks chaos across Spain
Spain’s Interior Ministry confirms at least four deaths after downpours from Storm Filomena burst riverbanks and blanketed parts of the country in as much as 50 centimetres of snow.
UK coronavirus deaths surpass 80,000 with another 1,035 reported
The UK has now reported more than 80,000 coronavirus-related deaths, after another 1,035 were added to the total. The total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test now stands at 80,868. Another...
Boeing plane missing in Indonesia after losing ‘more than 10,000ft in a minute’
A search and rescue operation is under way in Indonesia after contact was lost with a Boeing 737-500 plane on a local flight. Tracking service Flightradar24 said on Twitter that the flight “lost more than 10,000ft...
New footage emerges from Capitol building riot
Three more people have been charged in connection with the storming of the Capitol building – including a newly elected West Virginia politician. Democrats are now laying the groundwork to impeach the President in...
First migrants moved to new tents at Bosnia camp struck by fire, blizzard
Bosnian authorities have started moving some migrants and refugees stuck at a burnt out camp into heated tents, a UN migration official said Friday, as fresh snow and freezing weather added to the misery of people...
Covid update: Coronavirus news from around the world | DW News
Following criticism in Germany of the pace of the coronavirus vaccination roll-out, a health ministry official has revealed that Berlin has struck preliminary deals for an extra 50-million vaccine doses in the summer...