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After struggling for years to finance his training, commercial pilot Todd Smith swapped his wings for climate activism.

About 3,000 people living near the village of Borgo Virgilio were asked to leave the area as a precaution before the detonation. An unusually serious drought revealed the unexploded bomb well below the typical waterline.

Heat waves, drought, forest fires — the past few weeks in particular have made us increasingly aware of climate change. To what extent is the travel industry contributing to this?

More famous for organized crime than culture, the southern Italian region isn't a popular destination for holidaymakers. But a growing demand for slow and experiential tourism could change that

Platforms such as Instagram, Telegram and Youtube play a key role in documenting Russia's invasion and rallying international support for besieged Ukraine. But they are also used to obscure facts and spread fake news.

A charity named after the British heir to the throne received a huge sum from the family of the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks Osama bin Laden, according to a newspaper report.

More than 20,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported so far, with the highest number of infections now being recorded in Europe and the Americas.

Mohammed Khalifa was said to be a key player in the "Islamic State" (IS) propaganda team, and narrated several violent videos. He was caught in 2019 by Syrian forces allied with the US.

Rights groups warn high-tech surveillance systems will be used to track down and eliminate the junta's opponents.

For over seven decades, Beijing has continued to view Taiwan as a renegade province and vows to "unify" it with the Chinese mainland.

According to statistics by the US Department of Agriculture, Ukraine was the world's seventh largest producer of wheat in 2021/22 with 33 million tons.

Women who protested against Taliban rules were threatened, detained, and tortured, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said in a new report.

NYC health commissioner Ashwin Vasan pointed to "the painful and racist history" which the terminology evoked "for communities of color" in a letter to WHO.

The former US President made his first visit to the capital since Joe Biden entered the White House last year. Meanwhile, Mike Pence has stuck a very different tone.

After some short-lived optimism that the worst of the Covid pandemic might be over, health experts are warning that the peak of the seventh wave has yet to arrive.

The vaccine by Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic has already been approved for the prevention of monkeypox in the US and Canada. The decision comes a day after the WHO declared the disease a global health emergency.

Several supporters of the president told The Associated Press that if Bolsonaro doesn't win a second term, Brazil will follow the catastrophic lead of Venezuela.

Tourists in Poland can visit the ruins of Adolf Hitler's Wolf's Lair, the bunker where he oversaw the war, the Holocaust, and survived an assassination attempt. DW's Suzanne Cords took a look around

A bailout from the International Monetary Fund will be critical in stabilizing Sri Lanka's finances, but critics say the Indian Ocean island needs to tackle food insecurity and political instability first.

France's president "expressed his disappointment" at the lack of progress after the suspension of talks in Vienna. He said that Iran needed to return to the accord and implement its nuclear commitments, the Elysee statement said.

A court in western Japan's Nara, where the assassination took place, agreed to prosecutors' request that the suspect be held for psychiatric examination, media reports said.

Precision-guided missile systems provided by the United States have allowed Ukraine to strike targets deep behind enemy lines and frustrate Russia's advance through the eastern Donbas region.

Indonesia and Malaysia say the EU's palm oil restrictions are unfair and "discriminatory" and are hoping for the WTO to resolve the dispute. Meanwhile, the EU has been introducing new limits on using palm oil as fuel.

After a two-year hiatus because of COVID, droves of party tourists are flocking back to the island of Zakynthos. Although Greece is desperate for tourism, locals and some officials feel that it's time for more control

Launched in 1972, the Interrail ticket has proven a resounding success. Generations of young, intrepid travelers have jumped at the opportunity to explore Europe by rail.