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Election posters and campaign banners of candidates hang along main streets and roads ahead of the November 11 general elections in Mosul, Iraq.

Will public optimism bring political change in Iraq vote?

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Middle East updates: Turkey hosts ministers for Gaza talks

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A tea pot sits on top of a fire inside an olive grove in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

A tea pot sits on top of a fire inside an olive grove in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Israeli settler violence disrupts West Bank olive harvest

Israeli settler violence disrupts West Bank olive harvest

Israeli settlers have reportedly attacked over 100 Palestinians and vandalized entire groves since olive harvest began.

Israel's former Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, a woman wearing glasses, in court in October 2024

Israel's former Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, a woman wearing glasses, in court in October 2024

Israel: Ex-prosecutor admits leaking soldiers' abuse video

Israel: Ex-prosecutor admits leaking soldiers' abuse video

Released last year, the footage sparked uproar among Israeli right-wing groups. This report contains distressing images.

A yellow concrete block in between rubble

A yellow concrete block in between rubble

Gaza: Israel's 'yellow line' sparks pleas for truce progress

Gaza: Israel's 'yellow line' sparks pleas for truce progress

Nearly a month after Israel and Hamas signed the first phase of a ceasefire, Israeli troops still occupy much of Gaza.

Smoke billows over the village of Kfar Tebnit after an Israeli strike near Lebanon's border with Israel

Smoke billows over the village of Kfar Tebnit after an Israeli strike near Lebanon's border with Israel

Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire under pressure

Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire under pressure

Israel's PM Netanyahu warns he's ready to step up attacks against the militant group, claiming it is currently rearming.

Khader Al Astal, Zakaria Qaddoura and a helper are checking some of the aid collected

Khader Al Astal, Zakaria Qaddoura and a helper are checking some of the aid collected

Palestinian-German efforts to help the people of Gaza

Palestinian-German efforts to help the people of Gaza

A group of Palestinian-German engineers and doctors in Germany are doing what they can to help the people of Gaza.

A Palestinian boy is carrying a blanket on his shoulders. Other Palestinian men are walking among ruins with him in Khan Yunis

A Palestinian boy is carrying a blanket on his shoulders. Other Palestinian men are walking among ruins with him in Khan Yunis

How anti-Palestinian disinformation fuels racist discourse

How anti-Palestinian disinformation fuels racist discourse

DW Fact Check looks into the mechanisms that spread anti-Palestinian disinformation online.

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A man watches as smoke billows after a drone strike on the port of Port Sudan on May 6, 2025.

A man watches as smoke billows after a drone strike on the port of Port Sudan on May 6, 2025.

Sudan war: Could involved foreign powers stop the war there?

Sudan's warring factions rely on external support. Which country could exert enough influence to end the war?

Destroyed buildings as seen from the shell of a destroyed building.

Destroyed buildings as seen from the shell of a destroyed building.

Demining Gaza will prove a decades-long challenge

Displaced Palestinians are on the road again in Gaza, returning to destroyed homes that may conceal unexploded bombs.

From left, European Council President Antonio Costa, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for an EU-Egypt Summit, walking in front of EU and Egyptian flags. They are smiling and laughing.

From left, European Council President Antonio Costa, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for an EU-Egypt Summit, walking in front of EU and Egyptian flags. They are smiling and laughing.

EU embraces authoritarian Egypt for help on Gaza, migration

Observers told DW the European Union needs Egypt if it wants to help in Gaza and curb migration at home.

People attend the donation campaign organized for the reconstruction of Deir ez-Zor province. A large video screen shows various donations and a total of $23,684,113. A person is seen in silhouette in front of the screen.

People attend the donation campaign organized for the reconstruction of Deir ez-Zor province. A large video screen shows various donations and a total of $23,684,113. A person is seen in silhouette in front of the screen.

Syria's wildly successful crowdfunding: Real hope or PR?

Syria has held some of the world's most successful fundraisers, raising as much as $500 million for reconstruction.

A middle-aged person wearing glasses and a graying beard poses for the camera

A middle-aged person wearing glasses and a graying beard poses for the camera

Writing with trauma: Israeli and Palestinian authors speak

Israeli and Palestinian authors are struggling to articulate the anguish of the devastating war in Gaza.

A boy hangs a Palestinian flag amid widespread destruction

A boy hangs a Palestinian flag amid widespread destruction

What role for Arab powers in shaping postwar Gaza?

Egypt and Qatar remain central to Gaza's postwar future. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have set conditions for their help.