How hotter weather is making us poorer
Heat waves, wildfires and floods have cascading economic impacts, causing incomes to decline and the price of basic goods to rise. The trend will escalate as temperatures continue to increase.
Environment
News
News helicopter crashes in LA, killing 3
A helicopter belonging to an NBC news affiliate was covering a large traffic accident in the southern California city when it crashed. The cause is currently unclear.
News
Supporting acts pull out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over dropping Macklemore
Macklemore was dropped over his pro-Palestinian stance, amid accusations of antisemitism. Sheeran said removing the artist was not his decision but that of the tour’s promoters.
News
AI leaders call for regulations, Trump dismisses ‘hoaxes’
AI giants are working to create a standards body amid rising alarms about the dangers of the industry. Meanwhile, Trump has dismissed the warnings, and a divided US Congress has failed to act.
World
Criticism of LGBTQ+ raids in Turkey is growing
Several raids and arrests of LGBTQ+ persons in Turkey have triggered sharp criticism from numerous Turkish organizations — and also from Brussels.
Germany
High fuel prices challenge the German government
Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to provide relief to motorists. But exactly how this is to happen remains unclear.
News
South Africa probes deaths of 7 women near Johannesburg
Police have warned women to take extra care in parts of Johannesburg as similarities between seven deaths fuel fears that the cases could be connected.
Germany
Knobloch: Thoughts of the Nazi era are back in everyday life
Charlotte Knobloch is one of the best-known representatives of Jewish life in Germany. In a DW interview she expressed shock at the recent AfD election victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
World
Why do authoritarian regimes target the LGBTQ+ community?
A recent crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey is symptomatic of a wider rights regression, according to experts. It’s worse under authoritarian regimes, but why is it such a popular policy for these states?
News
Russia: Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire proposal is ‘good idea’
The Kremlin has hailed an “energy ceasefire” proposed by US President Trump, but has criticized a French initiative to share its nuclear deterrent. Meanwhile, hostilities have continued on the ground and in the air.