"African human skull, early 20th century, 2,000 euros." Adverts like this can be seen on social media. The trade is legal in ...

Japan pays the US $1.4 billion each year for the bases in Okinawa, which underpin their military alliance. But does the presence of American troops actually benefit the local population?

The EU and UK are working towards a level of cooperation not seen since Brexit, with new agreements on fisheries, trade and security. Deals were agreed as British PM Starmer hosts EU leaders in London ...

Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer, his office said on Sunday.

With just four seats left to assign, the center-right Democratic Alliance had secured a 32.7% share of the vote, which means ...

The military alliance's procurement agency is under scrutiny for deals on arms and munitions. In a sector with notoriously patchy oversight, defense boom corruption risks are very real.

An internal survey about extremist attitudes in the German military now found that it does not have "systemic" extremism in the ranks. But some researchers are skeptical of the safeguards in place.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries also have ambitious plans for their armed forces. DW takes a closer look.

The nationalist Alternative for Germany is shunned by other parties domestically. But elsewhere in Europe far-right parties are on the rise and some have made it into in government.

Cognac is considered by many to be the best brandy in the world. But those who make it are under pressure from Chinese and US duties, as well as global warming — all of which are forcing them to ...

A UN report has found that the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, as well as all women, are under constant attack by the Taliban authorities.