The 1936 Montreux Convention, which regulates warship passage through the Turkish Straits, still limits how much military presence NATO can maintain in the Black Sea. The decades-old treaty has come back into focus as Russia's war against Ukraine continues.
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveiled his cabinet after Keir Starmer's resignation. Burnham said tackling the cost-of-living crisis would be among his government's top priorities.
More than 25 firefighting aircraft have been deployed to battle a wildfire raging in central Spain for three days. The blaze continues to threaten a wide area north of Madrid.
Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow on July 20 in one of its largest attacks yet on the Russian capital. The barrage came hours after Russia struck Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles, in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes.
Almost all asylum applications by Russian army deserters are being denied by German authorities. DW and Russian-language outlet Astra spoke to one young man who fears being sent back to die on the front lines.
Protests continued across Ukraine for a third consecutive day despite the ongoing war, with demonstrators demanding the reinstatement of popular former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov following his removal. The unrest coincided with two days of meetings between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country's top military commanders.
Under new EU rules, large companies across the bloc can no longer dispose of unsold clothes, accessories and footwear. The regulation aims to reduce textile waste from the fashion industry.
The EU Commission has proposed weakening Europe's emissions trading system, a scheme that became a global blueprint for carbon pricing and cutting CO2. The move has reopened debate over how effective the system has been and where it falls short.
Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester, is set to become the United Kingdom's new prime minister on Monday. His move from regional government to the global stage raises questions about how he will approach foreign affairs.
Russia launched strikes on Kyiv on Sunday that killed one person and wounded several others. The attack came a day after a Ukrainian drone strike hit e-commerce warehouses near Moscow, in the latest exchange of the war.