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Ukraine: Zelenskyy says security deal could go to referendum The US has broached the idea of Kyiv giving up the Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, the Ukrainian president said. New facilities in Laos and Cambodia: Is China expanding its military presence in Southeast Asia? China has been growing its economic relationships in Southeast Asia. Now new military facilities in Laos and Cambodia are causing smaller countries to worry China's military networks are also expanding. Microsoft says all services working again US tech giant Microsoft says it has fixed problems that led to a global outage of its services. The glitch severely disrupted online communications in businesses and governments for more than 24 hours. Sudan: Misery worsens amid plummeting aid for displaced people Sudan's humanitarian crisis is exacerbated by cuts in international aid. Almost 34 million people are in need as war and drone strikes are making it difficult to deliver aid to the population. Nigeria: How the pcoming elections are influeced by the rise of AI disinformation As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 polls, the use of artificial intelligence in the electoral process has prompted questions about integrity and institutional readiness. Can Nigerians trust their democratic processes? Espionage accusations: a pressure tactic for Turkish government critics This week's arrest of an employee of a German foundation in Istanbul has put focus back on the Erdogan administration's pressure tactics. The arrest is far from the first of its kind. Gen Z protests: Do Baby Boomers really have it better than young people? Should young people in Germany be more worried about their future than Baby Boomers were in the 1980s and 1990s? Or should both generations take to the streets and protest together? DW checked the data. SpaceX launches Starship rocket, fails to recover booster SpaceX had planned to catch and later reuse both stages of its biggest rocket for the first time. But the booster exploded over the Gulf of Mexico, while the spacecraft continued into orbit. Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi in New Orleans A freighter collided with a cruise ship carrying around 130 people in New Orleans, causing the paddlewheel vessel to capsize. More than 30 people were hospitalized, but all passengers survived and were accounted for. The dangers of revising Europe's security architecture Experts warn against revising Europe's security framework because they say it would mean granting Moscow its longstanding wish of renegotiating postwar security on the continent. Why does El Salvador's Bukele have troops in Haiti? Haiti's Prime Minister congratulating El Salvador's President for a gang crackdown in Haiti has shone a light on the relationship between the two countries. What's going on, and where does the US stand? Iran targeted US radar system in Bahrain Iran claimed it struck US radar systems in Bahrain, while the US said it had intercepted the attacks. Clashes continue in the Strait of Hormuz, as the war remains in a state of de-escalation.