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Several killed in Czech train crash, dozens injured

US: Trump's election interference trial in Georgia halted

French counter-terrorism police detain Russian-Ukrainian man

Slovakia: Robert Fico makes first comments since shooting

India election: Modi congratulated by Germany, US, Israel

Amanda Knox reconvicted in Italy slander case

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A view of the Sheikh Zayed Towers destroyed due to Israeli attacks after the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza City on June 4

Israel-Hamas war: Israel bombs Gaza as truce talks resume

Israel has said it pummeled central Gaza on Wednesday as international mediators seek a cease-fire. DW has the latest.

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Africa

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Nigeria: Can unions secure a wage deal before Monday?

Nigerian unions have suspended a nationwide strike to allow for more wage talks with the government.

Asia

A farmer squats in a poppy field in Myanmar

Myanmar's civil war drives up drug production

More farmers are turning to illegal drug production as civil war disrupts Myanmar's legitimate economy.

Germany

Black and white image: Soldiers leaving a landing craft, several military vehicles and other soldiers on the beach

D-Day at 80: Commemorating the Allied advance

The landing of the Allied troops at Normandy on June 6, 1944, heralded the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi rule.

Europe

350 million voters to elect European Parliament

Voters are choosing the next European Parliament. The hard right looks set to do well, but fall short of a majority.

Middle East

An Iraqi vendor offers tomatoes in Baghdad.

How high will 'heatflation' take Middle East food prices?

Extreme heat raises food prices in a phenomenon known as "heatflation." In the Middle East, prices will be even higher.

North America

Young adult sucking holding a yellow balloon to her mouth, apparently sucking out nitrous oxide (laughing gas)

Laughing gas: How dangerous is the party drug?

Governments want to regulate nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a party drug used by young adults in the US and Europe.

Latin America

A Chinese yuan bill is seen on the map of South America

Latin America's anger at China's economic clout grows

China's government has strong-armed countries such as Guatemala and outraged retailers in Brazil.

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India elections 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP won the most seats following in the election, which ran from April 19 to June 1. Though Modi will hold a third consecutive term in office, the party's wins were smaller than projected.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is garlanded by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Rajnath Singh, left, party President JP Nadda, right, and Amit Shah, at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 4, 2024

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EU elections 2024

People in the EU's 27 member states go to the polls in June to vote for a new European Parliament. The outcome will also shape the European Commission for the next five years.