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Why North Korea's Kim Jong Un doesn't need a US deal Donald Trump's overtures to North Korea's dictator have gone nowhere, with an emboldened Pyongyang accelerating its nuclear program and solidifying alliances with Russia and China. Turks in Germany anxious after AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt The Alternative for Germany party's win in Saxony-Anhalt has alarmed people of Turkish origin in eastern states. Will workers and business owners abandon the increasingly AfD-friendly region for the more welcoming west? Hong Kong Tiananmen activists jailed for up to 7 years Three pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's Beijing-backed national security law. Magyar vs. Moscow: Hungary's new tough stance toward Russia Hungarian PM Peter Magyar has abruptly ended the era of his predecessor's warm relations with Russia: Budapest has expelled 10 Russian diplomats from the country. Moscow is considering halting gas supplies in response. Philippines ferry fire: Search continues for dozens missing Firefighters searching for survivors combed through the smoking remains of a ferry off the coast of Coron island in the Philippines. Five people died and over 40 have been rescued Germany's connection to the 9/11 attacks The 9/11 plot, including the twin tower attacks, was partly planned by the so-called Hamburg cell. A look at how Germany's national security was reshaped. Digital data leeches: Trading on our profiles US tech companies gather, link, and sell more and more information about their users. The scandal involving the dating app Grindr shows how easy it is for highly sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands. 25 years after 9/11: Al-Qaeda weakened but not gone 25 years after 9/11, the terrorist group al-Qaeda is no longer the global terrorist organization it once was. Its central leadership has been weakened, but offshoots remain strong across Africa and Asia. Germany’s Goethe-Institut is closing in Russia. Russians tell DW how canceled exams are upending their plans Canceled language exams, disrupted plans to study in Germany and the disappearance of an important cultural link: DW users shared how the closure of Germany's Goethe-Institut in Russia affects their lives. African Parks: when conservation becomes a question of power African Parks is dedicated to protecting wildlife on the continent across some vast areas. But the organization faces allegations of human rights abuses by rangers. Now Prince Harry is stepping down from its board. North Korea spends war windfall on arms, infrastructure The Ukraine war and Pyongyang's alliance with Moscow have delivered an economic boost to North Korea, allowing the regime to pursue a range of long-desired projects. Are electric vehicles really bad for the environment? Some German politicians are calling for a delay to the EU plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles, saying cars must be judged on the entire carbon footprint. But the full picture still says EVs are more climate friendly. Myanmar seeks closer foreign ties amid global isolation Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has been on a diplomatic offensive since becoming president in April, but foreign friends may still be few and far between.