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- Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,354www.dw.com Myanmar earthquake: hundreds more confirmed dead – DW – 04/05/2025
The death toll for Myanmar's earthquake has risen to 3,354 and more than 200 are still missing, said state media. The military junta leader returned after a visit to Bangkok where he met leaders of nearby countries.
- Wind energy: How to build even better wind turbineswww.dw.com Wind energy: How to build even better wind turbines – DW – 04/05/2025
Solar has outpaced wind as the renewable energy leader. But recent innovations, like taller towers and longer rotor blades, could unlock significantly more wind energy potential — though not without challenges.
- Forgotten? The fate of German citizens abducted abroadwww.dw.com Forgotten? The fate of German citizens abducted abroad – DW – 04/05/2025
The recent video of a German nurse who was abducted in Somalia around seven years ago has put the fate of abducted Germans in the spotlight.
- Buchenwald: A warning against the dangers of extremismwww.dw.com Buchenwald: A warning against the dangers of extremism – DW – 04/05/2025
The Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp, which was liberated 80 years ago, was one of the largest on German soil. What role can remembrance play amid the current resurgence of far-right extremism?
- Bosnian Serbs declare German official persona non gratawww.dw.com Bosnian Serbs declare German official persona non grata – DW – 04/05/2025
German Secretary of State for European Affairs Anna Lührmann was expelled from the Serb entity of Bosnia in retaliation for German sanctions against the Bosnian Serb leadership.
German Secretary of State for European Affairs Anna Luehrmann was expelled from the Serb entity of Bosnia in retaliation for German sanctions against the Bosnian Serb leadership.
- US tourist arrested for entering forbidden Indian islandwww.dw.com US tourist arrested for entering forbidden Indian island – DW – 04/05/2025
A US tourist was arrested for entering North Sentinel Island, where the inhabitants shun all contact with the outside world. The tourist had carried a coconut and Diet Coke as a "gift" for the Sentinelese people.
- Trump fires NSA chief, far-right activist takes creditwww.dw.com Trump fires NSA chief, far-right activist takes credit – DW – 04/05/2025
US President Donald Trump fired the head of the National Security Agency, apparently at the urging of far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. Democrats slammed the dismissal.
US President Donald Trump fired the head of the National Security Agency, apparently at the urging of far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. Democrats slam the dismissal.
- US: Court orders return of migrant deported to El Salvadorwww.dw.com US judge orders return of wrongly deported El Salvador man – DW – 04/05/2025
The 29-year-old man, who lived in the country legally and is married to a US citizen, was deported due to an "administrative error." This is the latest blow to the Trump administration's hardline migration policies.
- Elon Musk and DOGE: Will Trump's radical reformer jump ship?www.dw.com Elon Musk and DOGE: Will Trump's radical reformer jump ship? – DW – 04/04/2025
Elon Musk could soon resign as an official advisor to US President Donald Trump. What's next after the exit of the man behind the administration's most controversial reform experiments?
- US: Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale for second timewww.dw.com US: Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale for second time – DW – 04/04/2025
TikTok users in the United States gained at least 75 more days with the app. President Donald Trump said his administration needed more time to negotiate a deal to keep the platform from having to shut down in the US.
- TikTok sale: Chinese video app gets another lease on lifewww.dw.com TikTok sale: Chinese video app gets another lease on life – DW – 04/04/2025
Donald Trump has extended the deadline for a deal to drive TikTok into American hands. The stakes are high for the popular Chinese video app's 170 million US users.
- German president criticizes US 'self-anointed elite'www.dw.com German president criticizes US 'self-anointed elite' – DW – 04/04/2025
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has criticized elements of US domestic and foreign policies, from the treatment of LGBTQ+ people in public institutions to the weakening of the transatlantic alliance.
- First German woman in space returns to Earthwww.dw.com First German woman in space returns to Earth – DW – 04/04/2025
Scientist Rabea Rogge landed back on the coast of California after four days of orbiting above the Earth. The mission included three other astronauts, all associates of billionaire Chun Wang.
- Fact check: Trump's false claims about tariffswww.dw.com Fact check: Trump's false claims about tariffs – DW – 04/04/2025
President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs — and made false claims to justify them. DW fact-checked two viral ones.
- Sexist chants shouted at female referee prompt investigationwww.dw.com Sexist chants shouted at female referee prompt investigation – DW – 04/04/2025
Referee Fabienne Michel was reportedly subjected to sexist abuse from the stands while officiating a football match in Germany's third division. The German Football Federation has opened an investigation.