Meta, YouTube found liable in social media addiction case

Alphabet’s Google and Meta were found liable ​on Wednesday for designing platforms that are dangerous for teens, in a landmark verdict that could force tech firms to rethink how they defend themselves against ‌safety claims.
26 March 2026, 02:57 AM

Kim vows N Korea’s ‘unshakable’ support for Russia

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said his country will always support Russia, and complimented his counterpart in a letter published by state media yesterday.
26 March 2026, 02:10 AM

US still deciding how to resume nuclear tests: official

The United States has not yet decided how it will resume nuclear testing, a senior official said Tuesday, after President Donald Trump ordered an end to a decades-old moratorium.
26 March 2026, 02:00 AM

Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’

Gulf Arab states told the UN Human Rights Council yesterday they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the UN rights chief said might constitute war crimes.
26 March 2026, 00:34 AM

Some Gulf states and Jordan urge Iraq to stop attacks launched from its territory

The call comes to preserve "brotherly relations" and avoid further escalations, the statement says
26 March 2026, 00:31 AM

Swift end to war still unlikely

US President Donald Trump’s dramatic description of “very strong talks” with Iran suggested the door to diplomacy has been flung open for what he said could be “a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East”.
26 March 2026, 00:31 AM

Trump’s 15-point plan to end war

A media report late Tuesday revealed the details of a plan submitted by the US to Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East after President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had reached 15 “major points of agreements.”
26 March 2026, 00:26 AM

Jerusalem: Israeli police kill Palestinian man

Israeli police officers killed a Palestinian man who tried to seize a weapon from an undercover security agent during an overnight operation in east Jerusalem, police said yesterday.
26 March 2026, 00:24 AM

Thai tanker safely transits Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran

'Friends have a special place,' Iran's embassy in Thailand says
25 March 2026, 21:57 PM

Iran's initial response to US proposal 'not positive', senior Iranian official tells Reuters

The official says that Tehran's initial response has been delivered to Pakistan to be conveyed to Washington.
25 March 2026, 21:02 PM
25 March 2026, 19:27 PM

How many people have been killed in the US-Israeli war on Iran?

Data from field reports, local contacts, medical sources, civil society networks
25 March 2026, 19:17 PM

Iran military says fired missiles at US aircraft carrier

The Iranian Navy's Qader cruise missiles targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln, the statement said
25 March 2026, 17:26 PM

Asia looks to COVID-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis

South Korea considers work-from-home policies
25 March 2026, 17:04 PM

In Iran, hope gives way to fear as conflict rages on

Nearly a month after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran began, many who hoped the regime would soon fall have been left disappointed. DW spoke to Iranians about how the regime's survival has dashed those early hopes.
25 March 2026, 16:58 PM

Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’, Gulf states tell UN

Iran claims 1,500 civilian deaths from U.S.-Israeli strikes
25 March 2026, 16:49 PM

Price hikes, outlook cuts: What airlines are doing as fuel costs surge

Jet fuel prices have soared from $85-$90 per barrel to $150-$200 per barrel in recent days for an industry where fuel accounts for up to a quarter of operating expenses.
25 March 2026, 15:14 PM

'Deadliest year ever' for Red Sea migrants with 922 deaths: UN

Tens of thousands of migrants from Ethiopia, Somalia and neighbouring countries take the route across the Red Sea each year, mostly from Djibouti to Yemen, in search of work as labourers or domestic workers in wealthy Gulf countries
25 March 2026, 15:00 PM
25 March 2026, 14:55 PM

Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns

The exotic pet industry is experiencing rapid growth with a market nearing 10 billion yuan ($1.45 billion), Chinese state media have said
25 March 2026, 13:16 PM