The Argentinian president posted about a new cryptocurrency on social media before deleting the post hours later. In that short period of time, the cryptocurrency rose in value before tanking. Argentina's President Javier Milei faced criticism and threats of impeachment on Saturday after he made a post on social media promoting a cryptocurrency that quickly tanked in value. Milei promoted a new cryptocurrency on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) which increased in value to $5 (€4.75) before quickly tanking to below $1. Argentina's fintech chamber acknowledged that...

Police in the German city of Munich have said at least 28 people were injured after a car drove into a crowd of people, with police saying the driver was detained at the scene. Munich police said Thursday afternoon there was no public danger after a car drove into a group of people earlier in the day in the capital city of Germany's southern state of Bavaria. They said at least 28 people were injured in the incident. The driver was detained promptly at the scene, police said, later saying...

German media have reported that several people have been injured in the Bavarian capital after a car drove into a group. Several people were hurt on Thursday after a car drove into a group of pedestrians in Munich, the capital of Germany's southern state of Bavaria, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported, citing police officials. A police statement confirmed that a number of people had been injured in the incident. "The driver of the vehicle was secured on the spot; he currently poses no further danger," police said. Broadcaster RB24 said...

Skip next section Trump to talk with Jordan's King Abdullah on Gaza US President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Jordan's King Abdullah in Washington after suggesting that the United States should redevelop Gaza, with Palestinians to be resettled elsewhere. Trump's proposal, floated last week, is for the United States to take over Gaza, remove its residents and transform the territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East." The suggestion drew a negative response from Arab countries and beyond. Trump suggested on Monday that, if necessary, he would withhold...

Romania's centrist president has stepped down following pressure from opposition far-right parties after a presidential election was annulled in December amid accusations of Russian meddling. Romania's centrist president, Klaus Iohannis, announced his resignation in an emotional address Monday, saying he was stepping down to "spare" his country from the crisis that followed a cancelled presidential vote last year. Presidential elections had been due to take place in December, but were called off amid claims of Russian meddling and a first-round victory by a far-right candidate.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the left-leaning SPD and his main rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CSU/CDU bloc will be presenting their visions for the country's future. Follow DW for the latest. Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The center-right CDU's Friedrich Merz and the center-left SPD's Olaf Scholz are facing off on Sunday evening in the first major debate two weeks ahead of...

A flight carrying nine passengers and one pilot went missing shortly after it took off from a remote community in Alaska. Bad weather has hampered initial search efforts. Authorities are searching for a passenger plane that went missing over Alaska on Thursday, the state's Department of Public Safety said. The plane, which was carrying nine passengers and a pilot, was flying from the remote community of Unalakleet to Nome when it was reported missing at around 4 p.m. local time (0130 UTC). The airline, Bering Air, said officials lost contact...

The comments come after Washington’s decision to skip G20 talks to be held in Johannesburg, and days after US President Donald Trump announced funding cuts over Pretoria’s land expropriation bill. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa came out in defense of his country during a national address on Thursday, asserting that South Africa would not be bullied. "We are witnessing the rise of nationalism, protectionism, the pursuit of narrow interests, and the decline of common cause," Ramaphosa said during his State of the Nation address in Cape Town. "This is the...

A mob vandalized the home of Bangladesh founder and former PM Sheikh Hasina's father in Dhaka on Wednesday. Protesters were irked by a speech Hasina gave on social media. Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh, enraged at ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have torched her father and the country's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's home in Dhaka. The incident took place on Wednesday night as Hasina gave a fiery speech urging supporters to resist the interim government. Hasina delivered the address from neighboring India, where she is currently in exile. Protesters...