Author name: Deutsche Welle

After a yearlong flight of a billion kilometers, a Chinese space probe is set to take samples from an asteroid. The mission is part of what President Xi Jinping calls the country’s “space dream.”

Heavy monsoon rains triggered building collapses, landslides and widespread transport disruption in India’s financial capital, with forecasters warning of more rain. DW has the latest.

Beijing carried out the launch in what is known as a nuclear-free zone due to a longstanding treaty against testing nuclear missiles in the area.

The budget draft provides for more borrowing than initially planned, as well as a big increase in defense spending. Meanwhile, three men are facing trial over a massive stash of illegal weapons. Follow DW for more.

Fiji, which had grown closer to Beijing under its former leadership, will now consult Canberra on security developments.

The Ukrainian capital was hit by Russian ballistic missiles, with at least one building being hit. This comes after the large-scale attack on Kyiv last Thursday.

Heavy rains and high winds are battering Guam and the Northern Marianas ahead of the arrival of a “very dangerous” storm that could cut power supplies for weeks or months.