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Germany's Merz, Brazil's Lula reconcile after Belem comments German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently came under fire in Brazil for comments he made after his trip to the COP30 Summit in Belem. Ornella Vanoni, iconic voice of Italian music, dies at 91 Ornella Vanoni’s seven-decade career made her a defining voice of Italian music, bridging styles and generations. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid tribute to Vanoni and her "unmistakable" voice. Serbia scrambles to ensure its winter energy security Serbia's balancing act between its EU ambitions and close ties with Russia faces a severe test this winter. The unresolved fate of Serbia's Russian-owned oil and gas company NIS threatens the country's energy security. Ukraine's European allies say US peace plan needs 'additional work' Kyiv's allies in Europe have called a US draft proposal that seems to favor Moscow a "basis" that needs more work. Donald Trump has set a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept the deal. DW has the latest. Why Russia's environmental activists are all going underground Russians still protest environmental causes. But most of the country's climate change organizations have been banned and activists have been persecuted. At the same time, Russia is setting up authoritarian alternatives. Will Republika Srpska's presidential election bring change? The signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement 30 years ago left Bosnia and Herzegovina with a complex, fragmented governance framework. Voters in the Serb-majority entity within the country elect a new president on Sunday. Trump's peace plan for Ukraine: What we know so far A new peace proposal for Ukraine drafted by President Donald Trump's administration suggests significant concessions by Kyiv. Poland accuses Russia of carrying out state terrorism EU and NATO border state Poland has increasingly become the target of attack. But Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called a recent act of coordinated rail sabotage Russian "state terrorism." Ukraine 'ready to work' with US on plan to end war Ukraine's government has not said what the US-Russia proposal contains. The EU has insisted that Brussels and Kyiv be involved in any peace talks. Polish Church's gesture of reconciliation marks 60th anniversary Polish bishops reached out to their German counterparts in November 1965 with a message of reconciliation. Despite the Cold War and an ongoing border dispute, it was a turning point in German-Polish relations.