Thousands have gathered in Auckland, New Zealand to celebrate New Year's Eve as it becomes the first major city to welcome ...

The new Syrian foreign minister met Qatar's prime minister and top diplomat. Assad Shaibani called on the US to lift Assad-era sanctions on Syria, as the new Islamist rulers strive to restart the ...

Elon Musk's public endorsement for the far-right AfD has the country's top leaders worried of undue influence on German democracy ahead of the February snap election.

Reports of the burning of a Christmas tree come days after Syria's interim leader moved to assure minorities they'd be ...

Syria's new rulers began an operation in western Tartous province, home to many from ousted leader Bashar Assad's Alawite sect. The killing of 14 police officers the previous day has irked the ...

The conservative Christian Social Union in Bavaria says it will only accept migrants who pay their own way. Experts see their policy proposals as electioneering and potentially illegal.

DW has the latest. Syrian rebels have entered ... A war monitor said government forces left Damascus airport These live updates have been closed. Thank you for reading. For the latest developments ...

Syria's new government plans to suspend the country's constitution and parliament for a three-month transition period, government spokesperson Obaida Arnaout told France's AFP news agency.

"Long live Notre Dame de Paris ... rang out a little after 7 p.m. local time as the ceremony was set to begin. DW's Lisa Louis in Paris said the sounds were met with cheers from those waiting ...

A war monitor and the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group both said rebels have entered Syria's third city, Homs. Pro-government media also said Assad's forces were taking up positions on the ...

DW takes a closer look at celebrations ... embassy and enhancing humanitarian aid deliveries, according to AFP news agency and Reuters. "They will take the necessary steps to reopen the embassy ...