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Emmanuel Macron can be a peacemaker in Cameroon

Rebecca Tinsley

Macron must urge Cameroon's president, Paul Biya, to embrace peace talks for the country's Anglophone regions.

Another Volkswagen CEO bites the dust

CEO Herbert Diess is resigning from VW after just four years. But his problems went deeper than a few off-color remarks.

Nord Stream 1 restart is a partial EU victory

Andrey Gurkov

Putin is using gas as a weapon — and the EU will have to put up with it to gain time, if it wants to win the endgame.

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Truss vs. Sunak leadership race divides UK's Tories

Barbara Wesel

The runoff between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak shows the split in Britain's Conservative Party, writes DW's Barbara Wesel.

Mario Draghi's resignation spells trouble

Bernd Riegert

The prime minister's resignation is hugely damaging for Italy as it struggles with one of its biggest crises in decades.

ECB comes to rate-hike party with a bang

Ashutosh Pandey

The hike could hurt the ECB's credibility as being predictable, but that's a small price to pay in these unusual times.

Zelenskyy is the problem, not his friends

Eugen Theise

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's firing of close confidantes hides the real problem in Ukraine: a lack of reform.

Tehran talks strong on symbolism, short on substance

Sanam Vakil

Will the talks between the leaders of Iran, Russia and Turkey in Tehran have any geopolitical implications?

Putin, Tehran and the drone dealers

Kersten Knipp

Disclaimers of Iran not supplying Russia with weapons-capable drones are hardly credible, says DW's Kersten Knipp.

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North Macedonia and the EU — the Theater of the Absurd

Boris Georgievski

After waiting for 17 years, North Macedonia has taken the next step toward EU membership — but no one is celebrating.

Documenta's antisemitism scandal

Stefan Dege

It was time for the head of the Kassel art show documenta to resign, DW's Stefan Dege writes.

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Forgiving fist bump

Michaela Küfner

Joe Biden's Middle East trip will do little for the midterm election prospects of his Democrats back home.

No progress without revamp of Sri Lankan system

Amirthanayagam Nixon

Sri Lanka needs a political overhaul to stamp out the abuse of power and graft that landed it in such dire straits.

Beth Mead and Alessia Russo celebrate a win for England over Norway

Opinion: Most impressive England display I've seen

DW's Matt Pearson has been watching England teams for more than 30 years. The women's 8-0 win over Norway stands alone.

Putin's callous disregard for Syria's displaced

Kersten Knipp

By exploiting the refugee situation on the Syrian border, Putin is once again sacrificing people for his politics.

Germany: Welcome to the club of crisis nations!

Astrid Prange de Oliveira

Germany now finds itself in permanent crisis, making it a bit more Brazilian — that's just normal.

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Johnson's overdue resignation

Boris Johnson should step down immediately as prime minister, DW's Bernd Riegert writes.

Can NATO save eastern Europe?

Sabina Fati

NATO can protect its eastern European members against Russia — but not against their own internal problems.

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Hong Kong: China must be held accountable

Chung Ching Kwong

On the 25th anniversary of Britian's handover of Hong Kong to China, Beijing's strongarm tactics are a constant threat.

NATO: Sweden, Finland boost unity against Putin

Bernd Riegert

NATO’s ambitions are growing. Sweden and Finland are set to join and the alliance is strengthening its eastern flank.

G7: Can West wean India off Russia influence?

Isha Bhatia Sanan

Both the West and Russia are trying to bring India into their respective folds. But what does India want?

Ukraine on the way to the West

Roman Goncharenko

With EU candidacy status for Ukraine and Moldova, the time of buffer zones between East and West is coming to an end.

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Divided States of America

Carolina Chimoy

The Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling marks a historic turning point in the United States.

Climate justice must be more than a promise

Mathias Mogge

The G7 countries should finally take responsibility for the climate crisis — and act on it.

Antisemitic art at documenta: A scandal foretold

Sabine Kieselbach

The curators of this year’s documenta were long accused of supporting anti-Jewish tendencies. Now, there is a scandal.

World swimming body got it wrong

Blair Hamilton

Sports governing bodies risk marginalizing trans women with mixed policy messages, argues researcher Blair Hamilton.

Macron's majority loss could be a win for France

President Macron has lost his majority in parliament and will now have to learn the art of compromise, says Lisa Louis.

Admitting Ukraine is right, but EU must change

Barbara Wesel

Brussels has sent the right signals to Kyiv — and Moscow — but the bloc really has to focus on internal reforms.

Olaf Scholz in Kyiv — winning back a bit of trust

Rosalia Romaniec

Many billed the chancellor's trip a "mission impossible," but Rosalia Romaniec says it went better than expected.

In Northern Ireland, Johnson gets out the chainsaw

Barbara Wesel

The British leader is tearing the Northern Ireland Protocol out of the Brexit Agreement, an act of political insanity.

Deportation of asylum-seekers to Rwanda deplorable

Isaac Mugabi

Since a court has now prevented the UK from deporting Rwandan asylum-seekers, it's high time to scrap the deal entirely.

Ryanair's insensitive Afrikaans flyby

Cai Nebe explores why Ryanair’s move to make South Africans take tests in Afrikaans was mind-bogglingly insensitive.

'Islamophobic' remarks put pressure on India's Modi

Smita Sharma

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces huge challenges to contain the domestic fallout over anti-Islam remarks.

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German team not taking a knee in Budapest was a mistake

Jonathan Harding

Germany could so easily have demonstrated their values in Hungary, DW's Jonathan Harding writes. But they chose not to.

An aerial view of the bombed-out Ukrainian city of Bucha

Opinion: Ukraine's geographical tough luck

Julia Stachiwska was forced to flee her Bucha home. Though she could now return, she would not find safety she writes.

Europe's monetary policy shift comes (too) late

Henrik Böhme

The European Central Bank announced it will tighten monetary policy, but Henrik Böhme isn't impressed with the timing.

Merkel fails to show self-criticism over Russia policy

Anja Brockmann

DW's Anja Brockmann was disappointed by Angela Merkel's first interview since retiring as chancellor.

Forget Amber Heard, beware of the misogynist backlash

Reactions to the Johnny Depp, Amber Heard case signal a growing backlash against feminism, writes DW's Julia Hitz.

Peace in Ukraine is illusory at present

Roman Goncharenko

Three months after the war in Ukraine began there's no end in sight. The most dangerous phase is just starting.

A healthy planet for all starts with an end to fossil fuels

Bhavreen Kandhari

We need renewables to protect our children's health, says Bhavreen Kandhari, of India's Warrior Moms group.

The EU must get a grip

Alexandra von Nahmen

The EU's oil embargo is a long overdue step after weeks of dispute that have shown cracks in European unity.

Diversity is not just a trend

Sheila Mysorekar

People need to think about diversity — and not just on German Diversity Day.

Police brutality in Brazil

Astrid Prange de Oliveira

The death of a black man in a police car in Brazil has sparked protests. Police violence has to be a political priority.

Enough talking — it's time to act

Manuela Kasper-Claridge

The world has reached a crossroads and DW's Manuela Kasper-Claridge argues we must take action.

Scholz in Africa — Mission accomplished

Claus Stäcker

Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a lot to live up to on his visit to Africa. But he didn't disappoint.

Russia must be held accountable

Miodrag Soric

Russia must not be let off scot-free, forcing other countries to foot the bill for Ukraine's reconstruction.

Mariupol — a symbol of Ukrainian courage and Russian shame

Roman Goncharenko

Russia's occupation of Mariupol does not mark the end of the port city's Ukrainian history.